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…
Stuart Fish, team leader for void fill and protective packaging solutions at Automated Packaging Systems, outlines the benefits of different packaging options in order to efficiently meet growing demand from consumers.
Paul Foot, a partner and patent attorney at intellectual property firm Withers & Rogers, explores innovation in the context of the proposed 'latte levy'.
Crest Solutions partners with pharma companies across Europe to deliver and support solutions for serialisation and aggregation. The project manager from a recent collaboration in Ireland shares key practical takeaways from the experience
As popular media focuses unprecedented attention on the issue of plastic waste, stakeholders across industry have continued working to integrate polymers into the circular economy model. Exclusive interview with CEFLEX’s Graham Houlder
Stand-up pouches are one of the fastest growing pack types. In 2014 Schönwald estimated that in 2018 in Europe almost 45 billion stand-up pouches would be used… This mark was exceeded in 2017
Marsha Frydrychowski, director of marketing services at Resource Label Group picks out six trends pharmaceutical packagers in the USA need look out for in 2018.
The costs of serialisation put focus on ROI. Tim Sykes spoke to Molteni's Tiziano Petrucciani about the company’s collaboration with Rockwell Automation, using serialisation as a springboard for modernisation of its manufacturing processes
Smurfit Kappa's Arco Berkenbosch explores the science behind shelf impact with Tim Sykes and shares insights from a recent whitepaper ‘Marketing on the shelf - exactly how in control are you?’
Elisabeth Skoda finds out how the possibilities for 3D printing have expanded in the packaging industry in recent years beyond prototyping towards final products from professor Neil Hopkinson, director of 3D printing at Xaar
Steve Wood, CEO of Covectra Inc, sets out his vision of an industry that harnesses serialisation to deliver better supply chain efficiency and patient outcomes.
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