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…
We’ve heard polyethylene furanoate described by some as the ‘polyester of the future’, and chemicals company Avantium is very much championing its environmental benefits. Victoria Hattersley spoke to CEO Tom Van Aken about why this is.
Aptar Food + Beverage, part of AptarGroup, Inc., and a leader in a broad range of premium active packaging systems and processing equipment for fresh-cut fruits, vegetables and seafood, has launched InvisiShield platform technology.
The world has watched the spread of the coronavirus largely in a state of powerless concern. As the pandemic unfolds, we ponder the implications for the packaging world.
In times where packaging challenges are becoming ever more complex, a cooperative, multi-faceted approach to finding new solutions is emerging as a promising way forward.
Lidl will become the first UK supermarket to launch new packaging using ocean-bound plastic, plastic that would have otherwise ended up in the ocean, collected from beaches and coastline around South East Asia.
We spoke with San-Francisco-based start-up, Primitives, about its compostable bioplastic product that can sense and respond to the environment around it.
Stora Enso is expanding its range of fibre-based packaging materials by introducing new dispersion barrier materials for paper cups and food packaging.
