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…
Futamura recommends the use of its certified compostable, fibre-based NatureFlex films to manufacture glitter in line with upcoming EU restrictions on microplastic leakage.
Cortec has unveiled its new EcoBio Barrier Paper, a ‘recyclable, re-pulpable, biodegradable’ barrier paper without PFAS or intentionally added plastics.
The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging initiative (CEFLEX) has announced a new leadership team to guide the next phase of the initiative, following the planned transition of Project Coordinator and founder Graham Houlder towards retirement.
SIG and Zydus Lifesciences will distribute liquid cough and cold medication in single-serve, tethered spouted pouches – aiming for precise dosing, improved hygiene, and reduced waste.
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Philippe Ragot, vice president and general manager for Packaging at SWM International, walks us through the company’s lightweight, heat-sealable cellulosic wrappers, designed to replace flexible plastics.
Global chemical company INEOS has revealed that it has filed - or is in the process of filing - 10 major anti-dumping cases with the European Commission, citing the need to safeguard European customers, suppliers and contractors from low-cost imports from Asia, the Middle East and the United States.
After much anticipation, the winners of the Sustainability Awards 2025 – the “Nobel prize” for sustainable packaging innovations – have been announced!
Toppan and its subsidiary Toppan Speciality Films (TSF) have installed a hybrid manufacturing line capable of producing both biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film and biaxially-oriented polyethylene (BOPE) on the same machine.
After switching their rigid plastic containers to flexible bags, Albert Heijn’s assorted chicken products are said to use 60% less packaging and save over 200,000kg of plastic annually.
McDonald’s Japan will replace its paper straws with ‘strawless’ rPET lids, transport food in 95% biomass plastic, and pack its Happy Meal toys in FSC-certified paper bags, all in hopes of avoiding 6,600 tons of virgin plastic annually.
UPM Adhesive Materials has teamed up with One.Five to package stationery in transparent paper, intending to bring down CO2 emissions and streamline recycling.
Eurostat has published data revealing that 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste were generated in the EU in 2023, equivalent to 177.8 kg per inhabitant. While this is a reduction of 8.7 kg per capita compared with 2022, the figure remains 21.2 kg higher than in 2013.
