On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
PET prices are on the rise while availability declines. Caroline Murray, senior editor at ICIS, speaks with suppliers and outlines the geopolitical and industrial factors shaping the current landscape.
CCL Industries has signed a binding Option Agreement to acquire shrink sleeve company Sleever, a move anticipated to expand its global manufacturing network and its application and decoration technologies.
According to McKinsey, paper and packaging companies should pursue multiple smaller deals throughout the year, rather than large acquisitions, to achieve growth, increase returns, and overcome industry disruption.
Clean Cult has released new and returning scents across its laundry detergent, dish soap, and hand soap portfolios, packaged in paper-based cartons and available on Amazon.
Indorama Ventures, Nigerian Breweries and Genesis Energy have entered a strategic partnership to establish ‘one of Africa’s largest’ recycled PET (rPET) production facilities in Lagos, Nigeria, anticipated to produce up to 45,000 tonnes of food‑grade rPET resin annually.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the country’s packaging market ‘significantly declined’ in the first year of war – but sectors such as food, paper and cardboard reportedly doubled their volumes in 2023. Valery Krivoshey PhD and Veronika Khalaydzhi PhD IAC of Upakovka outline the key…
With cost now the biggest driver for retailers and brand owners in Europe, has the environment taken a back seat? Neil Osment, Managing Director of packaging market research company NOA, investigates.
In its latest report, The Consumer Goods Forum’s Plastic Waste Coalition of Action identifies setbacks and recommends guiding principles to help low- and middle-income countries apply extended producer responsibility to liquid packaging cartons.
In a bid to upscale reuse in the Global South, Smartfill and DY|DX have open-sourced the core design and technical architecture of their dispensing systems for liquid FMCG products, first developed alongside Unilever and Bopinc.
Project STOP, co-founded by Borealis and Systemiq, says it expanded access to end-to-end waste management services to 772,485 people in 2025, aiming to establish Indonesia’s first regency-wide circular waste management system in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java.
In an effort to expand its presence in Ecuador, Smurfit Westrock has completed an asset purchase of Cartomanabí – including its annual corrugated production capacity of over 50,000 tons.
Chemicals company Dioxycle has announced a multi-year partnership with L’Oréal aiming to process captured carbon emissions into ‘high-performance, sustainable’ packaging materials.
