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…
Digital print for packaging is worth $13.2 billion in 2017, and will climb to $23.2 billion in 2022, according to the latest exclusive research from Smithers Pira.
Bob Neagle, Global Business Unit Manager for LPA at Videojet, answers a series of questions in order to shed some light on the labelling challenges manufacturers face and how best to deal with them.
Global demand for protective packaging in e-commerce applications is projected to increase 9.6% per year to $7.8 billion in 2021. This is the fastest growing market for protective packaging.
Ahead of Nexus 17, keynote speaker and Tjoapack founder Eric Tjoa recalls the journey towards the EU FMD and shares his predictions for the future use of technology as the pharmaceutical sector commits to protecting patient safety.
Adrian Pittock of pharmacy packaging specialist, Valley Northern, explains the importance of labelling for healthcare professionals working in hospitals, pharmacies and doctors’ practices.
New developments in marker technologies for sorting plastic packaging should not be viewed as ‘the answer’ to increasing recycling rates, however they could be valuable in other ways leading to higher quality and value in recycling.
This paper reviews the current situation of recycled plastic materials in food contact applications, showing the different opportunities currently available to use recycled plastics as food contact materials.
A Q&A interview with Joakim Weidemanis, Vice President & Group Executive for Danaher’s Product Identification Platform, in which he discusses the platform, its structure, goals and benefits to both brands and the packaging industry.
Amid much market talk centred on the migration to flexible packaging, David Baker of RPC Promens describes how rigid plastic packaging continues to help shape the modern world
