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…
C.I. Takiron Corporation (formerly C.I. Kasei Co., Ltd), the leading Japanese manufacturer of SANZIP re-closable zipper products, has rebranded its sound and sensation innovation, SenzoZIP, to ‘SANZIP Sensory™’.
The protective packaging specialist Storopack has added a space-saving substitute for traditional bubble wrap to its portfolio, with AIRplus® Wrap film.
Managing director Aaron McIvor talks to Packaging Europe about how WaveGrip, a brand new innovative, smart multipacking solution for beverages, offers operational efficiencies, quality and pack integrity.
Global demand for functional and barrier coatings in paper and paperboard applications, is forecast to grow by 4.9% year-on-year to $5.18 billion by 2022.
Global demand for protective packaging in e-commerce applications is projected to increase 9.6% per year to $7.8 billion in 2021. This is the fastest growing market for protective packaging.
Brand enhancement specialist API has increased its holographic foil and film manufacturing capabilities after completing a recent £0.5 million investment at its Livingston facility in Scotland.
The European project KARMA 2020, where AIMPLAS participates, will develop a waste valorization technology in the poultry industry to obtain new biodegradable packages.
The year started with strong demand for all grades of aluminium foil in European markets. Production increased to 226,900 tonnes in the first quarter of 2017, 1.5 percent higher than the same period last time, according to EAFA.
