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…
Mondi’s six-colour digital printing range for corrugated board now includes water-based white inks for brown materials, facilitating high-contrast designs for primary and secondary packaging.
In a new partnership, Fiberdom will combine its fibre-based Duranova material with Kiefel’s advanced dry fibre forming technology – aiming to unlock new, recyclable, home-compostable packaging formats.
ClientEarth has filed a lawsuit against Nestlé Poland over ‘misleading’ recycled content and recyclability claims made on its Nałęczowianka water bottles.
The nomination period for Packaging Europe’s 2025 Readers’ Award has ended, the finalists have been selected, and now it’s time for you to choose the winner.
Guerlain has adopted Quadpack’s Woodacity Hidden – a wooden cap with a patented closure system – for its limited-edition Habit Rouge Spirit fragrance, aiming to reflect its woody scent while avoiding virgin plastics.
DS Smith and Alpine Water have developed a ‘recycled and recyclable’ corrugated cardboard box to transport Hallstein-brand glass water bottles, designed to save space and protect the products in transit.
Signode has introduced its new Octopus Prestige stretch wrapper, designed for high-volume operations and said to combine ‘record-breaking’ speed with improved reliability for end-of-line packaging.
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to SIPA about its XFORM RENEW technology for rPET preforming, said to cut emissions and boost output, nominated in the Commercialized Machinery category.
Greenback Recycling Technologies and Amcor aim to convert post-consumer flexible packaging into pyrolytic oil for food-grade plastics by installing an advanced recycling module at Amcor’s Heanor facility.
As Europe grapples with complications in its plastics recycling industry, could there be a silver lining for rPET in particular? Matt Tudball, Senior Editor for Recycling at ICIS, takes us on a deep dive.
ProAmpac’s ButterFresh Parchment butter wrap, designed to avoid both wax and PFAS, has received TÜV Austria’s OK Compost Home certification for home compostability.
Europe’s glass industry is actively working towards the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 – but how will it achieve this, and what progress has it made?
