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…
AIPIA member Identiv and TrueGreen, a cannabis technology company specializing in digitizing packaging, have announced the deployment of the world’s first smart tamper seal using RFID technology, designed to deliver, along with the TrueGreen software as a service (SaaS) platform, digital…
Consumers are paying attention to their products – where and how they are sourced, and whether they are everything they claim to be. How can smart packaging accommodate for this shift, and what additional benefits can it bring? Ken Sickles, EVP and chief product officer at Digimarc, tells us why…
Harvest Snaps, a plant-based snack brand which is part of Calbee America, has launched a music-driven, TikTok-branded, effect designed to attract and engage college students across the USA during the Autumn.
Longstanding AIPIA member AIMPLAS is working on developing bioplastics for active packaging for cosmetics and absorbent litter for the pet industry within the European BeonNAT Project.
AIPIA member, Printpack, a major manufacturer of flexible and specialty rigid packaging, has partnered with Fathom Optics to develop the first hologram-like 3D pouch on a wide web flexographic press.
Every two years Chicago, Illinois becomes Packaging Town as Pack Expo International comes to the Windy City and fills McCormick Place with the latest technologies, machines and ideas for Brand Owners and their suppliers and partners.
American sports beverage brand Gatorade, part of PepsiCo, has launched a new bottle that tracks personalised hydration needs and indicates to athletes when to drink, via a cap that lights up as an alert mechanism.
To mark World Sight Day on 13th October, Haleon and Microsoft are launching a joint project to make health products more accessible for blind and visually impaired consumers, using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that narrates the labels of products.
A new promotional campaign from Jägermeister called The Secret is Ice Cold is centred around active and intelligent packaging. It encourages consumers to place Jägermeister bottles in the freezer to reveal a hidden code for a chance to win special prizes.
NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre has announced the winners of this year’s De Gouden Noot competition, with Masterpack Group taking home the golden walnut trophy for its application of Modified Atmosphere technology to FIBCs.
Joshua Young, Circular Economy Lead at PragmatIC Semiconductor, gives his insight into the role smart reusable packaging can play in reducing waste and the impact to our environment, by extending the life and use of plastic packaging that is still fit for purpose.
Could new, novel technologies be key to the role of packaging in the reduction of food waste? Yes, says Andrew Manly, communications director at AIPIA – and smart packaging should lead the way.
