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…
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards we spoke to Patricia Oddshammar, design and innovation director at DS Smith, about the company’s recyclable multipack for PET bottles, produced in collaboration with Krones. Designed as a fibre-based alternative to plastic…
In our latest Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards - taking place at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht this November - we spoke to Beontag about its entry in the Pre-Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category; its UHF RFID food packaging tag, said to be…
In the latest of our series of interviews with finalists of our Sustainability Awards, which will be unveiled during the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht in November this year, we hear from Paramount Planet Product, a finalist in the pre-commercialized Climate category, about their…
Ahead of the big reveal of the winners of Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards, we have spoken to a range of finalists to hear more about their solutions. Today we hear from Fresh Inset and Avery Dennison about Vidre+ , which aims to extend fruit and vegetable freshness.
BOTTLESS is a finalist in this year’s Sustainability Awards with its refillable Airless Pak, said to reduce plastic use by 90% and nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category. We spoke to CEO and founder Chiwon Yi to find out more about this innovation.
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to CMC about its Super Vertical machine, said to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30% and nominated in the Commercialized Machinery category.
Ahead of the Sustainability Awards 2025 taking place in Utrecht this year, we spoke to Veritiv about its Helicot Paper Tube, said to be recyclable, compostable and biodegradable, nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Recyclable Packaging category.
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…
After another year of top-tier entries across the board, the first round of judging has come to a close – now the international, expert jury of the world’s most prestigious sustainable packaging competition reveals the finalists of the Sustainability Awards 2025!
Packaging Europe’s renowned Sustainable Innovation Report returns for 2025, packed with more insights than ever. Dive into the year’s most impactful packaging innovations and solutions, inspired by the cutting-edge entries from our 2024 Sustainability Awards.
Mondi has announced the start-up of its new extrusion line at Mondi Coating Štĕti (Czech Republic) for applications in food, non-food and industrial areas, aiming to meet growing demand for paper-based solutions.
As part of our Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview series, we spoke to national sustainability director at Aldi UK, Luke Emery, about its refill initiative for dry goods, nominated in the Commercialized Best Practice category.
