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…
At this year’s drinktec, the world’s biggest sectoral meet-up for the beverage and liquid food industries, Krones will, as in all the previous years, be showcasing its corporate capabilities in Hall B6.
An innovative fruit packaging solution which incorporates shelf-life extending technology from Sirane has shown significant shelf-life extension with punnets of cut fruit.
Smurfit Kappa, expert in complete Bag-in-Box® packaging solutions will be attending the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry, drinktec, held from the 11th to the 15th of September 2017 in Munich.
According to the recent Transparency market research ‘packaging coatings market’ report, the increasing need for maintaining original quality and taste and keeping a check on contamination are driving use of packaging coatings.
In late 2016 Swedish grocery chain ICA tried out a new method for marking fruits and vegetables. Instead of using stickers or packaging products in trays and cellophane wrap, the products are marked directly on their skin using a laser.
Parkside, speciality packaging solutions provider, has won a Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Award for its reclosable sharing crisp bag. The accolade acknowledges the company’s continued innovation within the packaging sector.
The sustainability of plastic packaging has traditionally presented challenges.Up until recently, some of the most effective solutions when it comes to preserving food and reducing food waste have proved among the more difficult to recycle.
Composite materials often deliver performance in important contexts such as food preservation, while posing challenges for recycling. An ideal packaging solution prevents waste from packing to consumption without turning into waste at end of life.
The Optys bottle reduces packaging materials, weight, transportation and energy. It achieves this by eliminating the label or sleeve, and instead simply using a pre-printed polypropylene sheet that is thermoformed on-site.
What if food packaging was just like an orange peel and returned to nature immediately after its use? Leading packaging solutions provider Parkside has tapped into that concept and developed a flexible resource efficient compostable pack
Parkside, speciality packaging solutions provider, is launching a reclose lidding film for a snack fruit pack in America – a first for the UK-headquartered company.
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