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…
With several crisis (with various origins) in recent times, manufacturers challenge their practices to permanently improve the level of food- safety throughout the production line.
There is a great deal of interest in graphene nanotubes in packaging, where the strength and anti-conductive properties of coatings offer potential downgauging and anti-static applications
Themed “Relationships and drivers in the tape business: creating and leveraging technology, markets, processes, value and opportunities", the summit saw the attendance of more than 230 tape-related company delegates
BOBST, MOCON and RDM Test Equipment are hosting a technical Learnshop focused on Permeation & Barrier Materials on 16th May at BOBST’s Centre of Excellence for High Barrier in Manchester, UK.
Packaging is indispensable to ensure the shelf life of food products. It protects the product from damaging influences and prevents the development of microbes that are harmful to health.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML and the European Pallet Association e.V (EPAL) are developing the load carriers of the future at the newest Enterprise Lab in Dortmund (Germany).
Breaking apart LEGO bricks, unbaking a cake… The use of metaphors reflects the fact that chemical recycling is a poorly understood concept in the margins of mainstream debate about plastic waste. Three experts spoke to Tim Sykes about its potential.
Claranor has designed the first pulsed light sterilization equipment dedicated to Infant formula milk powder cans. The unit will be presented in preview at the Anuga Foodtec in March.
Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes was among the 330 delegates seeking to map the future of a sector that looks to have an increasingly prominent role in packaging
ProSweets Cologne offers the complete range of supplies for the sweets and snacks industry: from innovative ingredients, to pioneering packing solutions, through to optimised production technologies.
