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…
Stora Enso is investing EUR 8 million to double its production capacity of formed fiber in Europe. With new machinery in Hylte, Sweden, the company says it will meet the increasing demand.
In the latest episode of our Sustainability Perspectives Series, Melina Spanoudi speaks with Prashant Jagtap from Trayak about how companies can become more efficient in incorporating sustainable practices into their manufacturing and design processes, and the path to achieving sustainability…
Danish impact start-up New Loop has announced it will use recyclable returnable packaging from Jokey to set up a digitalized deposit system in Scandinavia.
Pressure has been mounting on the international community with growing numbers of businesses, NGOs and governments supporting a legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution on a global scale. In this panel we bring together key stakeholders across the plastics value chain to ask why this is…
Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, argues that the industry has a choice to make: adapt or die.
WWF has released a position paper that emphasises reduction and reuse as the key solutions for managing plastic pollution, while also setting out its principles for evaluating whether it is possible to establish a credible and effective chemical recycling system.
Melina Spanoudi speaks to Alex Baumgartner about the changes and developments in the flexible packaging market, and his vision for taking Polysack into the future.
