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…
Mondi has launched its Ad/Vantage Smooth Brown Semi Extensible kraft paper, designed for industrial and consumer packaging applications and aiming to enable reliable protection and efficient converting while ensuring ‘excellent’ printing and coating performance.
Henkel has unveiled its new hot melt adhesive, Technomelt EM 335 RE, aiming to address the challenges of conventional hot melt adhesives and enable clean separation for labels on PET bottles.
SiOPack claims to have developed a fully recyclable, food-safe, and plastic-free packaging window made from paper – a move hoped to reduce plastic waste without compromising on product visibility.
Finishing solutions supplier Nobelus has released a line of premium wet films for flexible packaging with no adhesive layer, said to be compatible with solventless and solvent-based adhesives applied on flexographic presses or wet laminating systems.
Makro and VML have applied stickers to fresh produce with visual indicators of the product’s ripeness and serving suggestions for each stage – a move intended to tackle unnecessary food waste.
Ruizhi Machinery has unveiled its bread paper bag machine, said to achieve cutting speeds of up to 130 bags per minute and aiming to meet the production requirements of small to medium-sized bakeries and bread suppliers.
CCL Label has revealed its EcoShear label optimized for one-way glass recycling, said to reduce label contamination to 2% and reduce landfill glass waste to 1.5kg per tonne.
This year’s Sustainable Packaging Summit (SPS) will be taking place at Jaarbeurs Event & Exhibition Centre in Utrecht on the 10th-12th November, with an extra day of content, more networking opportunities and an exclusive block party in the exhibition hall. The event is due to host over 700…
Ravenwood Packaging has unveiled its Nobac 40B Bottle Labeller, described as a ‘entry-level’ airless, linerless applicator for labels up to 200mm long and 40mm wide on a variety of bottle sizes.
X-Rite has collaborated with Esko to include its eXact 2 handheld spectrophotometer in Esko’s Print Clone software, an AI-powered solution seeking to simplify and accelerate colour matching in digital production environments.
Toscotec and Essity have announced the completion of the ‘world’s first’ tissue machine running solely on geothermal steam at their Kawerau site in New Zealand, seeking to enable the tissue industry’s transition from fossil-based to renewable energy.
