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…
As popular media focuses unprecedented attention on the issue of plastic waste, stakeholders across industry have continued working to integrate polymers into the circular economy model. Exclusive interview with CEFLEX’s Graham Houlder
The many positive benefits of plastics – in particular the material’s contribution to a more sustainable world – will be highlighted on the RPC Group stand (A40) at this year’s Packaging Innovations at the NEC.
The World Packaging Organisation has recognised ProAmpac for developing a stand-up, flexible food pouch with a special de-gassing valve that keeps live probiotic microorganisms “happy” on their way to consumers.
AMUT S.p.A. is proud to announce the merging by incorporation of the company AMUT DOLCI BIELLONI, after the acquisition of Dolci Bielloni company 100% capital shares, made in 2014.
According to research of the MacArthur Foundation (EMF), merely 14 percent of the plastic packaging used globally makes its way to recycling plants, while 40 percent ends up in landfill and only 1/3 in fragile ecosystems.
Stand-up pouches are one of the fastest growing pack types. In 2014 Schönwald estimated that in 2018 in Europe almost 45 billion stand-up pouches would be used… This mark was exceeded in 2017
Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes was among the 330 delegates seeking to map the future of a sector that looks to have an increasingly prominent role in packaging
Amid a flurry of popularly driven single-bullet announcements on plastic waste and packaging, the EU's new strategy is a typically deliberative and balanced approach, setting out to define how plastics fit the broader circular economy agenda.
The UK’s leading frozen food specialist announced that it aims to eliminate plastic packaging by 2023. Iceland’s head of packaging Ian Schofield spoke to Tim Sykes about the implications.
May's beleaguered government won praise for 'getting serious about plastic waste'. What are the connotations for industry - and is the direction of travel conducive to holistic sustainability goals?
