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…
Newly elected chair of 4evergreen, the European platform bringing the entire fibre-based packaging value chain together to advance circularity, discusses the journey, opportunities and challenges for paper-based packaging in 2024.
According to a new report from Jefferies, a merger between Mondi and DS Smith could result in a European ‘industry leader’ for paper packaging solutions – yet conflicting desires between the companies’ shareholders may cause the agreement to fall below the ideal intrinsic value price target.
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare has joined PA Consulting and PulPac’s Blister Pack Collective in a bid to produce fibre-based blister packs that can be recycled in the paper waste stream and phase out ‘problem plastics’ in pharmaceutical packaging.
Nestlé’s Maggi brand has launched a new line of instant cup noodles designed to be prepared at home in a mug and thus cut down on plastic packaging by 83% compared to a plastic cup.
In a strategic partnership with its sights set on intelligent and automated recycling plants, Bollegraaf will transfer its AI vision business to Greyparrot, take a non-controlling stake in the company, and become a worldwide distributor for its AI waste analytics platform.
James Cropper has developed a fully recyclable paper pulp outer wrap for single malt Scotch whisky brand Bruichladdich’s Luxury Redefined range, intending to capture a premium aesthetic and simultaneously improve the sustainability of its packaging.
ProAmpac is launching a 90% fibre-based, high-barrier thermoforming solution on the European market in hopes of unlocking recyclability, efficiency, and consumer appeal for a range of food packaging.
In a new project, AIMPLAS plans to use solvent-free mechanochemical techniques to turn plant waste into packaging and adhesives, keeping harmful substances out of landfill and the natural environment.
A significant hurdle standing in the way of increasing the use of recycled plastics in food packaging is the risk of potential residues causing non-compliance with food safety standards. Professor Edward Kosior and Paul Marshall of Nextek and NEXTLOOPP claim to have found an innovative solution to…
Siegwerk, Greiner Packaging, and Krones have teamed up in an initiative set on deinking and recycling polypropylene and polystyrene cups via hot caustic washing – and now call for design-for-recycling guidelines to be updated in line with their results.
Antalis has added Ranpak’s FillPak Trident Mini void fill paper converter to its range of e-commerce equipment, with the space-saving machine filling delivery packaging with recyclable kraft paper.
