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…
BEUMER Group will display its latest ‘maintenance-friendly’ stretch hood technology – compatible with films containing recycled content and targeting improved safety, efficiency, and ergonomic performance – at FACHPACK 2024.
In an effort to strengthen its presence in the pharma and consumer goods sectors, IMA Group has closed the acquisition of Sarong’s Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials divisions, forming IMA Sarong.
Ahead of this year’s Sustainability Awards, we spoke to finalist Henkel about its entry in the Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category - an rPET film for blister packaging made from unused PET blisters and trays from household waste.
Entries for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 are now open - earlier than usual - with participants from every part of the plastics recycling chain in Europe invited to enter.
The European Commission is commencing an infringement procedure against all 27 EU Member States for falling short of legally binding collection and recycling targets, including the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive’s expectation of recycling 55-80% of packaging waste by the end of 2008.
Major brand owners like PepsiCo, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive have recently announced that they will fail to reach their sustainable packaging objectives. John Blake, a senior director analyst at Gartner who predicted this trend back in 2021, tells us more about the important learnings the…
RWTH Aachen University’s Institute for Plastics Processing in Industry and Craft (IKV) has announced an industrial research project aspiring to combine the best recycling technologies available and boost LDPE recyclate quality in mechanical recycling processes.
Domino Printing Sciences aims to support the transition into label-free beverage bottles with a range of Bottle Closure Printing Stations, designed to print variable data and machine-readable codes onto HDPE bottle caps and closures.
Metsä Group is planning a state-of-the-art tissue paper mill with an annual capacity of 240,000 tons – a move intended to reduce reliance on tissue product imports and contribute to a transition into fossil-free material raw materials.
