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Polystyrene mechanically recycled into yoghurt cups in supermarket ‘first’
INEOS Styrolution has completed a collaborative project to mechanically recycle polystyrene into yoghurt cups, set to hit Lidl supermarket shelves
The packaging stories and trends to follow in 2025
The Packaging Europe editorial team kicks off the New Year with its predictions for the packaging industry in 2025, from
UPM the ‘only’ forest and paper company listed in Sustainability Index
UPM is reportedly the only company from the forest and paper industry to make the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)
Cosmetics gifted in paperboard advent calendar by Metsä Board and partners
Lumene, Metsä Board, and Van Genechten have developed a ‘multi-dimensional’ advent calendar for cosmetic products, which is inspired by
How consumers can (and do) consider sustainability in Christmas gift-giving
As an ALPLA survey indicates that 64% of Americans avoid over-packaged Christmas gifts, 87% reuse wrapping paper and gift
Toppan sets sights on the Americas as it acquires Sonoco’s TFP business
Toppan Holdings Inc. is acquiring Sonoco’s Thermoformed & Flexible Packaging (TFP) business with the intent to expand its sustainable
Berry and VOID Technologies develop pet food packaging for store drop-off recycling
Berry Global (Berry) and VOID Technologies have created a high-performance polyethylene (PE) film for pet food packaging, aiming to
LOG applies Dow resins to drug bottles as gas, moisture and oxygen barriers
Utilizing pharma-grade resins powered by Dow, LOG Pharma Primary Packaging’s barrier line claims to lower the weight of
Bostik and Brückner Maschinenbau partner to deliver full-service approach to produce peelable BOPET lidding films
This partnership is driven by the market’s lack of a full-service approach to manufacturing lidding films. It entails
Stora Enso provides wood-based pack for Wilfa’s kitchen mixer
Stora Enso has developed a wood-based pack for Wilfa’s kitchen mixer made from Papira – a protective foam made
EU-funded project recycles multi-layer plastic flexibles into new food-grade packs
The EU-funded CIRCULAR FoodPack project has successfully recycled flexible plastic multilayer composites (MLCs) into food-grade polyethylene packaging using
