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…
Gerdau Graphene, the nanotechnology company pioneering advanced graphene-enhanced materials for industrial applications, has announced that Packseven, one of Brazil’s largest flexible film makers, has commercialized the world’s first graphene-enhanced stretch film, according to a report from…
Republic Services and Ravago have created a new partnership, Blue Polymers, set to produce 100% post-consumer recycled resin for packaging, amongst other products, and push for circularity in the plastics industry.
Coop and Gordon are joining forces on a pilot project to deliver refrigerated food to consumers’ doorsteps in reusable crates and bags in a scheme thought to reduce the climate impact of paper bags.
After his presentation at Sealed Air’s PACK DIGITAL event in March this year, we spoke to Adobe’s Principal Cloud Consultant Matteo Oriani about the ways Adobe’s Experience Cloud and other digital solutions can be used to facilitate packaging design and create personalised experiences.
Wunderman Thompson Turkey has developed a new label and Instagram filter to prevent foodservice outlets from serving imitation ketchup in Heinz bottles by identifying the exact Pantone shade of the sauce.
Origin Materials and Husky Technologies report the successful use of injection moulding equipment to process PET containing FCDA – a bio-based chemical utilised in PEF production – into preforms and bottles for advanced packaging and more.
MACK is incorporating Notpla’s plant-based, water-soluble film into its refill cleaning product line in a reported ‘world-first’ for the home and laundry care market – aiming to phase PVOH and PVA out of its packaging and reduce microplastic leakage.
Aramco, TotalEnergies, and SABIC have converted oil derived from plastic waste into ISCC+ certified circular polymers in the hopes of creating a domestic value chain for the advanced recycling of plastics into circular polymers in Saudi Arabia.
Klöckner Pentaplast and Dow are launching the kp FlexiVac R, a multilayered vacuum film for fresh food applications that has been certified as fully recyclable.
Morrisons has partnered with Podback to trial the introduction of recycling points for coffee machine pods in 29 of its stores – aiming for an easy and convenient drop-off service.
Reloop and the Container Recycling Institute (CRI) have released a study rejecting claims that deposit return systems for beverage containers have a negative impact on sales, suggesting that there is no conclusive evidence to connect them.
