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…
We know that renewables are going to play a key role in helping to build a more sustainable packaging industry, and thus a more sustainable world. But how will they do this, and what are the particular challenges and opportunities for fibre-based alternatives to plastics? Victoria Hattersley…
Cepi has unveiled an updated test method to evaluate the recyclability of paper products in laboratory conditions, intended to assist companies in achieving their goals of sustainability and circularity.
Cepi has presented a position paper arguing that appropriate legislation surrounding carbon emission, especially that which directly benefits the paper and pulp industry, is essential to reaching the European Union’s net zero carbon goals.
Following the release of the European Commission’s Winter Preparedness Package, Cepi calls on national governments to prioritise the paper and pulp industry when securing affordable gas supplies and implementing legislation to boost resilience as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents ongoing…
Cepi has released its annual statistics for 2021, which demonstrate its recovery after the initial outbreak of COVID-19 with a 15.9% increase in turnover and the growth of segments both positively and negatively impacted by the pandemic in 2020. Can the pulp and paper industry’s resilience…
While Cepi says that the ENVI Committee’s recent votes on the ‘Fit for 55’ package offer some positive provisions in principle, it warns that paradoxical legal positions regarding carbon capture and biomass could undermine the pulp and paper industry’s decarbonisation initiatives and bioeconomy…
Cepi has written to the European Commission calling for paper and pulp sectors to be recognised as essential suppliers, which would make them eligible for state aid and preferential gas deliveries – an intervention the group says is urgent and necessary as paper mills across Europe shut down…
The 4evergreen alliance has released its Circularity by Design guideline aimed at providing the packaging value chain with clear recommendations for designing fibre-based packaging for recycling from the start of its lifecycle.
A new report from Cepi suggests that as the paper and board industry “bounces back” from the challenges of COVID-19, shifting trends in material use are becoming longer-term patterns, with packaging production reporting the highest levels of growth ever.
Over the past few weeks, we have been asking representatives from key organizations across the packaging industry two key questions about circularity. Here is what they had to say.
