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…
In late January, Coca-Cola announced a new trial to remove the labels from its Sprite and Sprite Zero bottles in a bid to cut down on material use and remove the need to separate different packaging components during the recycling process. To get an overview of the project and learn more about…
Newly elected chair of 4evergreen, the European platform bringing the entire fibre-based packaging value chain together to advance circularity, discusses the journey, opportunities and challenges for paper-based packaging in 2024.
Mondi is considering an all-share bid to buy DS Smith, with a potential merger projected to yield a combined value exceeding £10 billion (€11,714,884,660).
With the global packaging Sustainability Awards and Dow’s Packaging Innovation Awards opening for submissions, Mintel’s David Luttenberger - the world’s foremost Packaging Geek and jury member on both competitions - speaks to Tim Sykes about key trends on the innovation landscape, and the advances…
Upfield, one of the world’s largest producers of plant-based butters and spreads, recently revealed that a large part of its portfolio would be transitioning away from plastic tubs to start using plastic-free, paper-based ones. Karina Cerdeira, packaging development director at Upfield, tells us…
Coca-Cola is temporarily removing the labels from its Sprite and Sprite Zero on-the-go bottles to trial label-free packaging in hopes of reducing plastic waste.
Printing inks and coatings not only add colour to product labels and packaging, but also ensure their functionality and safety. Siegwerk’s Alina Marm discusses the product journey and the material aspects that play a part in each step of the production process with Elisabeth Skoda, looking at…
PET is one of the most widely used and recognizable packaging materials for beverage and food applications. However, amid concerns from some sectors regarding low recycling rates in some parts of the world and the spread of microplastics, Caroli Buitenhuis of Green Serendipity argues that now…
Hatzopoulos’s Eleftherios Kassianidis and Lefki Prountzou take a close-up look at the challenges and opportunities around plastic films that incorporate post-consumer recycled and bio-circular content together with Elisabeth Skoda, using the example of the company’s X-LOOP range.
Starbucks has outlined its roadmap towards more sustainable coffee cup consumption, which involves designing cups, straws and lids for recycling or composting; accepting consumers’ reusable cups in all North American order channels; and sharing recyclability data between stores.
In our latest podcast, Huhtamaki North America’s VP for Sustainability and Communications Michael Hodges and Sales Account Manager Tyler Hodges discuss fibre-based packaging, and in particular fibre-based egg packaging in the US market, highlighting challenges and opportunities around…
Xampla, which produces plastic-free biodegradable packaging solutions using “100% natural”, chemically unaltered plant materials, made a landmark announcement towards the end of last year. It will now be working with 2M Group in a bid to scale up the production and distribution of its solutions.…
