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…
By the end of 2023, Paptic closed €27.5 million in growth financing, including investments from the UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund, Emerald Technology Ventures, SIG InnoVentures, and EIC Fund towards the end of the year.
At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Hydro joined the First Movers Coalition’s “green” supplier database for the decarbonization of heavy-emitting sectors, and the First Suppliers Hub – a tool designed to help companies action their climate commitments – was launched.
Businesses must be prepared for the incoming implementation of Ireland’s deposit return scheme in February 2024, Reconomy warns, with less than two weeks left to arrange collection points.
Various macroeconomic conditions were blamed for hindering trading conditions for recycled polyethylene last year. Mark Victory, senior recycling editor at ICIS, runs us through his predictions as to how the cost of living, incoming legislation, and other factors might continue to impact the…
Upon the fifth close of its Circular Plastics Fund in December 2023, Infinity Recycling has reached €135 million in committed capital from various institutional investors, with which it aims to support advanced recycling companies to scale up their operations.
Starbucks has outlined its roadmap towards more sustainable coffee cup consumption, which involves designing cups, straws and lids for recycling or composting; accepting consumers’ reusable cups in all North American order channels; and sharing recyclability data between stores.
A coalition of non-profit industry and non-governmental organizations have formed the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods, intending to work with global governments and regulators to pursue safe, sustainable, holistic, and harmonized food packaging regulation.
Independent footprint software startup Pickler has raised €500,000 in a funding round and aims to help packaging companies calculate, share, and reduce their emissions effectively, as well as overcome greenwashing in sales and marketing.
In its Global Forest Industry Summary for 2023, Wood Resources International attributes tightening hardwood pulplog supply, decreased Russian lumber shipments and prices, and uncertainty in the European energy market to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
With 2024 under way, Smurfit Kappa details its vision for premium packaging in the coming months – minimalist, personalized, and sustainability-minded designs that tell a story and engage consumers in an immersive experience.
