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…
Following a provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Council on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the packaging industry has made its stance known – praising action against ‘forever chemicals’ and eventual reviews of biobased plastic content, yet criticizing the…
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has conducted a data-based study evaluating the environmental impacts of single-use and reusable food and beverage packaging in a range of materials and serving contexts – yet the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods (ASPF) cautions that it…
In an open letter to the European Parliament, Vytal, Interzero, Bumerang, and other players in the reuse industry call for a ban on single-use packaging for on-site consumption, mandatory reuse quotas across all industries, and measures against reuse loopholes to be introduced to the Packaging and…
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s most recent Global Commitment Progress report was a chance to evaluate how far the packaging industry has come in its voluntary efforts to achieve a circular economy for plastics. In this report, we put the focus specifically on the progress made by FMCGs – and…
Carbios and Landbell Group have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding for the sourcing, preparation, and recycling of post-consumer PET waste, with 15kT of flakes set to be supplied every year from 2026.
DS Smith has announced a £48 million investment in a new fibre preparation line at its Kemsley paper mill. The company says this multi-year investment will deliver returns through improved efficiency and reduced costs.
In the latest edition of the Brief, we cover everything we know about seaweed-based packaging so far – how it works, where its sustainability claims come from, what designs are currently on the market, and the developments to look out for in the future.
At the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin, key players from fruit and vegetable supply chain organizations came together to warn against the singling out of fresh produce in blanket plastic bans – instead supporting a ‘non-ideological, data-driven’ approach to the Packaging and Packaging Waste…
New data sets have led the Renewable Carbon Initiative to suggest that products derived from crude oil and natural gas have much higher carbon footprints than previously thought, with those for commodity plastics rising by around 30% and fossil naphtha’s footprint almost doubling.
Itero Technologies has been awarded €5 million by the EU’s Just Transition Fund to contribute to its chemical recycling demonstration plant for mixed plastic waste at Brightlands Chemelot Campus.
Seventy-three industry leaders from almost twenty industrial sectors have supported the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal, which calls for enhanced competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience for basic industry sectors in Europe in light of economic and political conditions.
Paboco, The Paper Bottle Company, has launched full-scale production for its paper-based bottle product at its manufacturing site in Slangerup, Denmark – aspiring to produce over 20 million fibre-based bottles by the end of 2025.
