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 controversial proposed tax on single-use plastic packaging has raised questions over how to best recover and recycle this material. Taxes or deposit return schemes – how can we use economics to incentivise more recycling?
James O’Brien, global MES business lead at Zenith Technologies shares his experiences on how MES can and will bring efficacious changes to packaging processes and examines whether its benefits outweigh any implementation challenges.
Javier Riera-Marsá, the president of the Hispack Organising Committee, analyses the situation of the Spanish packaging industry and reveals some recent trends that will be visible from May 8-11.
Viktor Puzakov, Global Marketing Manager at Videojet Technologies, looks at how beverage consumers are leaning more and more towards natural and organic products.
At Anuga FoodTec, ExxonMobil introduced Mobil SHC™ Grease 462 PF, an advanced NSF H1 registered high temperature synthetic lubricant for the food and beverage and packaging sectors.
Packaging is indispensable to ensure the shelf life of food products. It protects the product from damaging influences and prevents the development of microbes that are harmful to health.
In the first part of a series of articles, Uli Merkle, head of marketing services at Busch Dienste GmbH in Germany, explores the benefits of vacuum technology in the food packaging industry.
The Digital Nomad encourages us to have a look at the small marginal gains that can add up to make a significant difference. There's never a bad time to make positive changes but make sure those changes are right for our business and clients
John Wolf, Sealed Air Vice President of Strategic Fulfilment Solutions, talks about the important role air can play to keep products safe during transit.
As the debate about plastics rages on, packaging producer Supravis weighs in with a big-picture overview of the environmental challenges facing the industry today and the important role of multilayer films in addressing them.
