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…
SÜDPACK has acquired additional shares in CARBOLIQ – intending to use its direct oiling technology to chemically recycle flexible packaging and complex multilayer films – and appointed a new managing director, BU Functional Films & Compounds manager Dick Hardow.
ecoSPIRITS France and La Maison du Whisky’s new circular retail initiative offers a refill solution for premium and exclusive spirits in the retail sector and aims to align with French anti-waste legislation.
The finalists for Paris Packaging Week’s ADF, PCD, and PLD Innovation Awards have been announced, with packaging from the beauty, luxury, premium drinks, and aerosol sectors set to be commemorated in ceremonies on 17th and 18th January.
SEE is implementing new digital die-cutting capabilities for its Sealed Air brand Korrvu retention and suspension packaging, aiming to decrease production lead times and free up storage space at customer facilities.
Hungary has launched its new deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers in a collaboration between TOMRA and central system administrator MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt. (MOHU) – a move hoped to optimize the process of returning used packaging for new recyclers.
Tesco is replacing the plastic packaging for its own-brand pocket tissue multipacks with recyclable paper in hopes of saving over 55 million pieces of soft plastic.
At the beginning of a new year, the editorial team at Packaging Europe shares its vision for the packaging industry in 2024 – where it might thrive, fall short, or change in the next twelve months.
As 2023 draws to a close, the packaging industry is looking at a whole new legislative landscape compared to the start of the year. To help us all wrap our heads around its development, we have compiled every story we’ve published on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) so far into…
Moelven Wood is working with Billerud to develop a paper-based packaging solution for its wooden interior panels, intended as a replacement plastic shrink wrap.
In a new statement, The Brewers of Europe has called for a level playing field for alcoholic beverage packaging in the ‘general approach’ to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, arguing that there is ‘no reason’ for beer to be held to reuse and DRS rules while wines and spirits are exempt.
Manufacturers and designers are shaking up standard packaging conventions on all fronts, but what does this look like for pet food packaging? Howard Wright, Executive Creative and Strategic Director EMEA & Canada at Equator Design, directs us towards the trends we should keep an eye on when…
Following Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards which took place in Amsterdam this November, we spoke to Samantha King, vice president of research and development at Procter & Gamble about the company’s win in the commercialized Renewable Materials category with its ECOCLIC box for liquid…
