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…
tesa has launched a packaging tape that protects both the handler and contents. The company’s latest packaging tape, tesa® 4190, is designed to facilitate knifeless opening of boxes and cartons.
Announcing the finalists of the Sustainability Awards 2018! The 17 independent judges for the leading competition for innovation in sustainable packaging have graded all submissions over the summer – this week we reveal the top four in each category
On completion of the acquisition of Treofan Americas, CCL Industries announced that the company would immediately transition to trade under the name of Innovia Films.
The week in brief - the launch of a new water brand offering an alternative to plastic bottles in the UK, innovative adhesives and keeping products fresh for longer.
Increasing urbanization, smaller household sizes and an ageing population are fundamentally changing the expectations for food and pharmaceutical packaging.
LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, today announced it has completed the acquisition of A. Schulman, Inc.
Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) succeeded in an interdisciplinary study to demonstrate that soil microorganisms metabolically utilised the carbon in the PBAT polymer
Highlights this week focus on Sonoco’s new sustainable SquareCan, the story behind Cocoon’s design for a limited edition beer can and Schur’s thinnest high-barrier film.
BST eltromat International will be part of the special show “Marketplace for Sustainability & Plastics” in hall 7, booth 7-442 at FachPack 2018 and is thus making its debut as an exhibitor at Nuremberg’s packaging exhibition.
Cosmo Films, a global leader in speciality films for flexible packaging, lamination and labelling applications introduces a cast polypropylene (CPP) metalised film with high metal bond strength.
