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…
James Drake-Brockman, Divisional Director of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print talks about plans for the event’s return to Birmingham’s NEC on 28 February & 1 March 2018.
Colour and imagery are the most attention-grabbing aspects of packaging design, according to research by contract packers WePack, investigating public perception of packing aesthetics in the digital age.
In September 2018 FachPack, the European trade fair for packaging, processes and technology, will go into its next round of events. And since October 2017, it has had a new face at the helm, in the shape of Cornelia Fehlner.
Many consider the Coca-Cola’s ‘Share a Coke’ campaign in 2013 a watershed moment in branding, bringing the versatility of digital print into the mainstream. But when will mass customisation give way to a new era of personalisation?
Counterfeit pharma figures continue to grow due to increasingly complex supply chains, the increased sophistication of counterfeiters, a lack of enforcement capacity, and the expansion of e-commerce, writes Essentra's Rupert Taylor
Tim Sykes asks whether, in a world where 'what feels right' often trumps the factual, keeping quiet about the positive impacts of packaging is the bigger risk.
Head & Shoulders is fighting marine waste with a 25% recycled beach plastic bottle. Tim Sykes spoke to brand owner P&G's Lisa Jennings and SUEZ's Jean-Marc Boursier about the project, lessons learned, extensions and broader waste strategies
The Xerox digital print live! event held in Hever, UK, on 19th October 2017 demonstrated how digital print can support and accelerate start-ups such as in the extremely competitive chocolate sector within the food industry.
Mehmet Gözetlik shook the design world by releasing images of familiar branded goods stripped of the ‘visual noise’. Passionate as ever about rescuing the human psyche from data overload, he talks to Tim Sykes about minimalism in a maximalist market.
