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…
Packaging specifications: for some technologists it’s an administrative bane; for others there's a systematic pleasure in outputting the perfect piece of documentation. Richard Beckett of Oriflame makes the case for the value of a good spec.
Flexible packaging consumption in Europe grew by 2% to around €14bn in 2017, with about the same growth rates in both Western and Eastern Europe, according to research by PCI Wood Mackenzie.
42 businesses, including major food, drink and non-food brands, manufacturers and retailers right through to plastic reprocessors and packaging suppliers, sign up to a world-first pact.
Mespack, the company for flexible packaging solutions of the Duravant Group will, from the 8 to 11 of May, attend Hispack 2018, the international packaging and logistics fair, with two new important innovations in their portfolio.
Heavy Duty Sacks 2018 conference brings together industry participants from across the supply chain including raw material suppliers, equipment manufacturers, film and sack producers, and end users.
"Start me up" is the slogan for visitors to the NPE 2018 show from 7 to 11 May in Orlando when they have the opportunity to put the material all-rounder ISEC evo 102 to the test in a live quality check.
OTI Lumionics, a developer of advanced materials and manufacturing processes for OLEDs, has announced the launch of its Aerelight for Print technology.
To reach its stated goal of becoming three times more efficient by 2030 — dubbed “Factor 3” — Henkel will have to improve its efficiency by an average of 5-6 % per year.
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest environmental problems, the University of Portsmouth reports.
