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…
Polypropylene packaging waste has been recycled into filaments for 3D printing as the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials and the Bremen University of Applied Sciences join forces.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV are converting peatland plants into folding boxes, trays, and other paper-based packaging in search of an alternative, low-lignin raw material to wood.
VDMA has announced the innovations it will exhibit alongside its partners at interpack 2023 – including seaweed-based packaging, a research hub for materials, and new packaging concepts created by university students.
A new system that can identify whether a product is authentic or not even when a device is offline is being developed by the The Fraunhofer Institutes for Applied Polymer Research IAP, for Secure Information Technology SIT and for Open Communication)
Seven Fraunhofer Institutes are pooling their expertise in the lighthouse project "Waste4Future", which aims to increase energy and resource efficiency in the use of plastics.
As the Sustainability Awards 2020 ceremony draws closer, we speak to another contender - today, it’s the turn of bio-based packaging finalist Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research.
From compostable to recyclable, a tethering solution, transport efficiency and flexible filling - we take a look at the Gold Award winners of the German Packaging Award 2020.
Plastic recyclate produced from waste packaging have to meet high sensory requirements in order to be used for new products. Plastic recyclate often have off-odours, some of which have not hitherto been identified.
The European FLEXPOL project has developed an innovative antibacterial and antifungal plastic film using nanoencapsulated essential oils that it says is more eco-friendly than current hygienization methods.
