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…
The Royal Mail postal system is adopting Movopack’s returnable packaging solution – believed to cut CO2 emissions by 84% compared to single-use packaging – following a £2 million (€2,402,070) funding round.
Berry Global and Stora Enso have designed a custom version of Berry’s CombiLight pot for Finnish brand Valio’s PROfeel protein puddings, aiming to help the company meet its commitment to reduce plastic usage by 15% in its single-use single-serve packaging by 2026.
After teaming up with Smurfit Westrock, Poppin Candy is distributing its products in bespoke printed, ‘pizza-style’ postal boxes designed to capture the eye on social media.
Halal meat processor Solmaz Foods has partnered with Fortress Technology to utilize four of its metal detectors for food quality control, reducing processing and product waste costs by an estimated 50%.
pricon, a wholesaler for optician stores in Germany, has announced it will be utilizing hey circle’s reusable shipping packaging to cut waste and CO₂ emissions, with shipping bags in two sizes covering approximately 90% of all shipments.
As negotiations continue at INC-5 in Busan, the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty calls for a legally binding instrument to set international obligations, take sector-specific action, and enforce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes in a bid to eliminate plastic pollution.
At this year’s Sustainable Packaging Summit in Amsterdam, Gem-Pack Berries announced its partnership with Reborn Material to utilize its enzyme additive technology to create PET clamshell packaging for berries, said to integrate ‘seamlessly’ into the PET manufacturing process.
Negotiators at INC-5 are urged by the Global Self-Care Federation, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), and the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (IGBA) to prioritize patient safety and accept plastic medical packaging…
To help scale up its compostable, seaweed-based packaging, B’Zeos has secured over €5 million in total raised equity and grant funding through a seed round led by Faber and supported by International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG)’s venture capital unit.
A series of studies led by Searious Business examines the barriers and levers for reusable packaging systems across five countries in Africa and North America – uplifting reusable shopping bags, refillable home care products, and refillable beverage bottles as the next solutions.
Ferag and Sparck Technologies have designed a continuous, ‘one-touch’ process to prepare boxes automatically, from order-picking to dispatch, in a ‘first’ for the e-commerce industry.
SEE (Sealed Air Corporation) and Bradbury’s Cheese have announced the CRYOVAC AutoWrap Lite system, said to reduce plastic usage by up to 65% compared to traditional thermoformed packs.
