Rigid Packaging
News and analysis on the latest technologies and innovations in rigid packaging, including plastics, metal, glass and board and more.
Colgate launches HDPE tube with ‘Recycle Me!’ design to boost consumer awareness of its recyclability
Colgate is rolling out its recyclable HDPE tube with limited edition ‘Recycle Me!’ graphics to ensure consumers are aware that
Aliplast launches Reload brand for products with high percentage of recycled materials
Aliplast’s Reload brand will be used to identify polymers and films produced by the company that are made of
Research team develops antibacterial nanotexture for plastic packaging inspired by insect wings
Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, Tokyo Metropolitan University, and Mitsubishi Chemical’s The KAITEKI Institute have created an
NEXTLOOPP interview: Polymer innovation and circularity
VH: Can you explain the challenges faced in creating circular food-grade PP and the various aspects that NEXTLOOPP must
Commercial launch of CO2-reduced steel can for Ricola herbal drops range
The German tinplate manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has launched what it says is the world’s first food can made of
Klöckner Pentaplast rigid film to contain recycled material made from prevented ocean plastic waste
Bantam Materials has announced a new partnership with Klöckner Pentaplast (KP) which will see KP use a minimum of 30%
AEROBAL records slight drop in demand for aluminium aerosol cans in 2021
According to the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL), global shipments to its members declined by 1.2%
Funding secured for project to increase recycled content and quality of PET bottles
Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have been granted funding from Innovate UK for a two-year project aimed at developing
Packaging adhesives and sustainability
Adhesives are more or less invisible, but play an important part in quite literally holding packaging together. Elisabeth Skoda looks
RecyClass publishes recycling evaluation protocol for polystyrene packaging
RecyClass says that the post-consumer recyclability of rigid polystyrene packaging can be tested with its new Recyclability Evaluation Protocol
Association of Plastic Recyclers approval for Neopac’s monomaterial barrier tube
Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of packaging for pharmaceuticals, beauty, and oral care, has been granted approval for its Polyfoil