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 the announcement of CEFLEX and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s ValueFlex sorting and processing model for flexible plastics, we spoke to CELFEX workstream consultant Dana Mosora to learn more about the company’s vision for its future.
A partnership between Siegwerk and Henkel has supposedly produced an oxygen barrier coating that is applicable to mono-material flexible packaging, a solution that aims to contribute to a circular economy for food packaging.
TotalEnergies, Windmöller & Hölscher, and Mitsubishi Chemical Group have supposedly completed a successful proof of concept for their High Barrier Stand-Up Pouch, said to be fully recyclable and applicable to contact-sensitive food packaging.
CEFLEX and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste have unveiled the ValueFlex sorting and processing model in an attempt to tackle hard-to-recycle flexible plastics in household waste streams; the companies anticipate that, by working towards a commercial-scale facility, they can process 50,000 tonnes…
SI Group, developer and manufacturer of performance additives, process solutions, pharmaceuticals, and chemical intermediates, has unveiled its EVERCYCLE additives platform for recycling PET, HDPE, PP, and LDPE packaging – aiming to improve stability, performance, colour control, and the amount of…
AIPIA member, Printpack, a major manufacturer of flexible and specialty rigid packaging, has partnered with Fathom Optics to develop the first hologram-like 3D pouch on a wide web flexographic press.
The next of our pre-commercialized innovation Sustainability Awards finalists is NOVA Chemicals, with its mono-material oxygen barrier packaging material which has been shortlisted in the ‘Recyclable Packaging’ category.
Covestro has partnered with SABIC to develop a heat-resistant BOPE coating for mono-PE stand-up pouches – a development hoped to further enable single-stream recycling for flexible plastic pouches.
Dow Packaging and Speciality Plastics is working alongside HP Indigo, Reifenhäuser, Cadel Deinking, and Karlville to implement the R-Cycle digital product passport into its pouch-to-pouch mechanical recycling concept, intending to improve its sorting and recycling processes by enabling traceability.
Countless brands are repackaging their products to combat plastic pollution, but is it fair to hold the packaging industry responsible in the first place? Would the complete eradication of plastic packaging make a significant difference? Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of…
We speak to polycirQ to learn more about their technology which boosts the yield of high-quality recyclate by removing printing inks from LDPE and PP films. The company is a finalist in the pre-commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category of our Sustainability Awards 2022.
The next of our Sustainability Awards 2022 ’Pre-Commercialized Innovation’ finalists is a collaboration between Taghleef Industries and Gerosa Group, who have developed a recyclable PP-based barrier sachet for high product protection and easy tear opening.
