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…
Jocelyne Ehret, director of packaging consulting services for PTIS in Europe, part of HAVI Global Solutions, talks Tim Sykes through the concept of Holistic Packaging by Design™.
Packaging is one of the fundamental factors of logistics activities for protecting goods from supplier to customer - so how best to ensure it does not become a weak link in the distribution network?
Another dynamic association supporting its industry at interpack is amec envasgraf – the Spanish Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association, itself a branch
Tackling food waste, enabling ecommerce and holistic packaging will be among the key trends for the packaging industry in 2017, according to a new trends alert from industry leader HAVI.
DuPont Teijin Films is the global leader in polyester films and a renowned innovator at the forefront of the flexible packaging market. Dr Keith Rollins (Chief Innovation & Marketing officer) and Steven Davies (Market Manager) told Tim Sykes how the
In our third drupa interview Jules Lejeune, managing director of FINAT (the international association for the self-adhesive label industry) provides a point of view from the world of labelling.
In a retail environment of ever-increasing consumer choice and demand, leading to greater numbers of SKUs and shorter product lifecycles, the world of packaging and artwork production is having to adapt accordingly
Tim Sykes caught up with Mike Richmond, VP, Packaging Technology Integrated Solutions, at HAVI Global Solutions shortly after Mike's appearance at the Global Packaging Summit to discuss the collision of innovation, mass customisation and big data.
We are in the middle of a revolution. The Internet is changing everything: design, marketing and trade structures. This also has far-reaching consequences for packaging
Alison Ingle, group packaging manager at Nestlé UK & Ireland, tells Tim Sykes how the giant brand owner approaches packaging development from the point of view of sustainability and other major innovation drivers.
At FEFCO's annual Summit in Berlin Packaging Europe's Tim Sykes caught up with outgoing FEFCO president Roberto Villaquiran, CEO Europe at Smurfit Kappa, and his successor Jan Klingele, managing partner of Klingele Papierwerke, who shared their thoug
Marco Mensink, director general of the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), talks to Tim Sykes about developing the breakthrough technologies that will enable the paper industry to hit carbon reduction targets while remaining economical
