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…
Carbios, L’Occitane en Provence, and Pinard Beauty Pack are packaging a shower oil from the L’Occitane Amande range in a transparent PET bottle made entirely from enzymatic recycling – a step towards the retailer’s target to produce all its retail bottles from 100% post-consumer recycled PET by…
In a joint development agreement, Zotefoams and Refresco intend to conduct in-market trials for ReZorce, a mono-material packaging substrate for beverage cartons; and another partnership with Südpack hopes to produce up to 100 million ReZorce cartons every year.
Apparently, Mondi’s Hug&Hold – its paper-based alternative to plastic shrink wrap for bottle bundle packs – reduces carbon footprint by 43% compared to LDPE shrink wrap, alongside other reported environmental benefits.
In this edition of The Brief, we look at re-branding in packaging: why and when companies choose to re-brand, the aims of re-branding, and how it can impact the consumer.
ALPLA and Re-Purpose have formed a strategic partnership to improve local waste collection and supply ALPLA’s PET recycling facility in South Africa while creating new jobs for disadvantaged people in local areas.
Mondi has invested €200 million in the paper mill in Duino, Italy - once fully operational, it will reportedly be capable of producing 420,000 tonnes of recycled containerboard for packaging solutions and will be Mondi’s widest recycled paper machine at 8.5 metres.
Dow and SCG Chemicals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate advanced and mechanical recycling technologies in the Asia Pacific region – aiming to process 200kt of plastic waste annually by 2030.
Winners of the FINAT Sustainability Awards will be announced at Europe’s leading packaging sustainability event – the Sustainable Packaging Summit, on 12th November 2024 in Amsterdam. This has been announced thanks to a partnership between Summit organizer Packaging Europe and FINAT, the…
Matrix Pack has entered a strategic partnership with PulPac to produce cutlery made from Dry Molded Fiber – a move hoped to serve as a lower-cost, environmentally-conscious replacement for single-use plastic and wooden solutions.
Dow and Freepoint Eco-Systems have announced an agreement for an estimated 65,000 metric tonnes per year of ‘certified-circular, plastic waste-derived’ pyrolysis oil to produce new, virgin-grade equivalent plastics in Dow’s U.S. Gulf Coast operations.
