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…
Traceless Materials has collaborated with Gastro Team Bremen (GTB) - a subsidiary of Aramark catering - to test its ‘plastic-free, naturally compostable’ fries pickers on a large scale at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Nuremberg, Germany.
Palantir Technologies has announced a multi-year partnership with Fedrigoni, aiming to accelerate Fedrigoni’s stock optimization and demand forecasting through Palantir’s AI solutions.
Amcor has helped Bulldog Skincare implement over 62% post-consumer recycled plastic into its tubes and reduce their sleeve thickness by almost 17% – a move set to save around 8.5 metric tonnes of plastic annually.
The European BIOSUPPACK project says it has developed a compostable, renewable material from brewer’s spent grain that can replace conventional polyolefins and be used to develop new thermoplastic materials and coatings for packaging in the food, cosmetics, and household cleaning sectors.
Pellenc ST has revealed that its optical sorting technology is being used at a new sorting plant for PET beverage containers in Skurve, Norway, created through a collaboration between Infinitum and Nordic Recycling Systems.
Using identification markers and digital sorting technologies, the REDYSIGN project reports the successful detection of contaminants and effective sorting of smart packaging for fresh meat.
Mondelēz, Mars, Nestlé, L’Oréal USA, and Walmart are among the big brands suspected of leaving the U.S. Plastics Pact in the past few weeks. What does this mean in practical terms? Tim Sykes, Packaging Europe’s brand director, investigates.
The European PET Bottle Platform has become a liaison organization to the European Committee for Standardisation’s Technical Committee – a move set to promote bottle-to-bottle recycling for PET in upcoming design for recycling legislation.
Suzano and Kimberly-Clark have announced a US$3.4 billion joint venture focused on manufacturing, marketing and distributing tissue products such as toilet paper, napkins, paper towels and facial tissues in over 70 countries.
Liwayway Vietnam and BioTech have adapted LIMEX Pellet - a limestone-based material from Japanese firm TBM - for their flagship snack and liquid detergent product packaging.
Toscotec and Essity have announced the completion of the ‘world’s first’ tissue machine running solely on geothermal steam at their Kawerau site in New Zealand, seeking to enable the tissue industry’s transition from fossil-based to renewable energy.
