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…
Innovia Films’s RayoFace QB offers customers an uncoated and cavitated biaxially orientated polypropylene (BOPP) base film in brilliant white, which is designed for pressure sensitive labelling applications including food contact.
The new NIVEA EcoRefill Hand Soap range includes a 100% recycled and recyclable PET bottle that can be refilled by mixing water and a cleanser tablet to produce hand soap.
Cedo’s Good Karma refuse sacks are reportedly made from 100% recycled plastic with incorporated antimicrobial technology. The sacks are intended for household use and can also be recycled, according to the company.
Smurfit Kappa have partnered with McBride to produce the “100% paper-based” Click-to-Lock Pods Box, which it says is a safe and sustainable alternative to the traditional plastic box for laundry pods.
A report released today by the EPO suggests Europe and the US account for over half of worldwide patenting activity in the plastic recycling and bioplastic industries, with the cosmetic and detergent segments emerging as front runners for innovation.
ATS Packaging Machinery has unveiled a new Gemini capping machine incorporating its high-precision tightening technology, which the company says is the most advanced available on the market.
Smurfit Kappa is set to release a range of circular packaging solutions for the online health and beauty market, a rapidly growing segment of e-commerce valued at €17.6 billion in 2020.
The French fashion house CHANEL has announced that its new LES EAUX DE CHANEL 125ml perfume bottles will be made with a biobased cap developed in partnership with the Finnish start-up Sulapac.
Biopolymer specialist Teysha Technologies has partnered with an undisclosed additives manufacturer to begin joint testing and optimisation on a range of its materials, with a focus on developing alternatives to petroleum-based microplastics.
