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…
The next of our pre-commercialized Sustainability Awards finalists is a collaboration between Blue Ocean Clousures and Glatfelter, who are utilizing renewable wood fibers to create cellulose-based screw caps.
The latest of our Pre-Commercialized Innovation Sustainablity Awards finalists is UPM Biochemicals, with their new generation of sustainably sourced renewable materials that will, it says, ’enable brands to redefine their net zero targets and switch out of fossil-based feedstocks’.
Neste, Idemitsu Kosan, CHIMEI and Mitsubishi Corporation are working together to create a supply chain of renewable plastics, using Neste’s bio-based hydrocarbons to produce styrene monomer and its renewable, mass-balanced derivatives such as bio-ABS.
KM Packaging has introduced C-Cling, a clingfilm that the company says is home compostable and can be used for applications including catering and retail.
Neste is launching a strategic study into the possibility of transforming its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, into a renewable, circular solutions site dealing in non-crude oils.
The winners of the 2022 European Carton Excellence Awards have been revealed, with Rutgers Printing & Packaging Solutions and Stora Enso’s re-closable cherry tomato box made from renewable virgin fibre crowned the Carton of the Year.
Releaf Paper, a Ukrainian-based start-up that uses a patented technology to process fallen leaves into cellulose for paper production, has launched its paper bags for the EU and UK markets with a dedicated webstore.
envoPAP’s envoBOX, which is made from discarded agricultural fibres and offers a carbon footprint saving of 28% compared to virgin wood fibre boxes, is a finalist in the E-Commerce category of the Sustainability Awards 2022. We spoke to the company to find out more about the solution.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and WRAP have launched an initiative worth £1.2 million in funding, which will support six projects aimed at addressing difficult-to-recycle plastics, scaling reusable packaging, and launching new business models in Chile, India, South Africa, and Kenya.
Releaf Paper has developed a process for turning cellulose fibres derived from fallen leaves into paper packaging products, such as carrier bags. We spoke to the company about developing the technology and being shortlisted in the ‘Renewable Materials’ category of the Sustainability Awards 2022.
Green Dot Bioplastics has expanded its Terratek BD line with nine new resins, which it says are home and industrial compostable starch blends suitable for film extrusion, thermoforming, or injection moulding.
Berlin Packaging’s Aurelia is a carbon neutral wine bottle produced using renewable energy sources, with an offsetting programme for the remaining CO2 emissions. We caught up with the company about being shortlisted in the ‘Climate’ category of our 2022 Sustainability Awards.
