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…
E-commerce has disrupted our shopping habits and the supply chains behind them. Tim Sykes reports on some of the challenges this has thrown up and the packaging innovations and strategies being devised to meet them.
Decorated glassware is a useful resource for manufacturers in a number of different sectors. In addition to premium labelling, glass decoration can give a product that extra edge that makes it stand out on the shelf.
Our sight immediately recognizes bark and sections of a trunk with its grain and knots. Our sense of touch encounters the patterns in relief, fully identifying with wood.
Yeo Valley, the largest organic dairy brand in the UK, has launched its latest product competition using unique coding from Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury (formerly Chadwicks).
Colour and imagery are the most attention-grabbing aspects of packaging design, according to research by contract packers WePack, investigating public perception of packing aesthetics in the digital age.
This year’s winner of the BillerudKorsnäs PIDA Germany design competition is a team from Stuttgart Media University. The winning students succeeded in creating a sustainable, smart and attractive packaging solution for wristwatches.
SAXOPRINT, one of Europe’s leading online printing companies, has created a new range of ‘sweet promotional products’, giving its customers a greater range of giveaways and gifts.
Mehmet Gözetlik shook the design world by releasing images of familiar branded goods stripped of the ‘visual noise’. Passionate as ever about rescuing the human psyche from data overload, he talks to Tim Sykes about minimalism in a maximalist market.
The Liderpack Awards -the most prestigious awards for packaging and point-of-purchase (PoP) displays in Spain- honoured 27 innovative products manufactured in 2017, plus two projects designed by students.
After discontinuing the provision of plastic carrier bag at its stores, REWE now wants to reduce the amount of thin plastic bags used for packaging fruit and vegetables in store.
Leading folding carton specialist Graphic Packaging International (GPI) has developed a sleeve for Kellogg’s first ever Christmas advent calendar, spreading festive spirit with a cereal favourite each day throughout December.
