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…
Insignia Technologies, a developer of pioneering labelling technology to detect when food is past its best, has won global recognition for its Freshtag product with an illustrious award win.
DS Smith invents a revolutionary new type of packaging for Carbones Fergon, Spain's largest producer of vegetable coal and supplier of fire lighting and combustion solutions.
Creative and strategic branding partnership Smith&+Village has redesigned Booths’ own label range of puddings and cakes to bring glamour back to teatime.
Food safety is a topic which is playing an increasing role in the packaging industry. The warnings accumulate: bacteria in sesame, plastics in frozen herbs, metal in children’s breakfast, mineral oil in pasta, rice or cereals.
Advanced in-mould label thermoforming (IML-T) from RPC Bebo Plastik, combined with the company’s in-house Bebo Print lid printing technology, are helping to enhance the on-shelf presence of the Kremgo® range of cream cheeses.
The European project KARMA 2020, where AIMPLAS participates, will develop a waste valorization technology in the poultry industry to obtain new biodegradable packages.
Addivant™, a world leading supplier of liquid phosphite antioxidants for plastics, has announced that the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) has further expanded the approval for the use of Addivant’s nonylphenol-free stabilizer, WESTON® 705.
The global biscuit and confectionery company pladis has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Bosch Packaging Technology at leading trade fair interpack 2017.
