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…
Blue Circle Olefins has secured funding for a commercial methanol-to-olefins production facility in Rotterdam. Once fully operational, it is expected to produce 120 kilotons of propylene and 80 kilotons of ethylene.
Tetra Pak has launched its Automation and Digitalization portfolio, Tetra Pak Factory OS, a suite of ‘modular, open and scalable’ smart factory technologies designed for food and beverage production, aiming to ‘lay the foundation’ for AI-ready factories.
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Robatech’s product manager Small Units & Hot Melt Jetting Heads, André Laubacher, runs us through the ways its new Alpha adhesive melter series targets efficiency, flexibility, and lower energy consumption.
Shawpak presents a new range of low-power, low-waste linear thermoforming machines to produce large, multi-component packs with snap features for the medical sector.
Mizuki Yuasa, head of R&D at ATS-Tanner, dives into the US-2500 banding machine line – designed for speed, simplicity, flexibility, energy efficiency, and even recycled substrate use – in this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series.
Only one week to go until the Sustainable Packaging Summit! Are you wondering what to expect from this year’s even bigger, even better event? Read on for a deep dive into this year’s agenda.
Chemical recycling for plastics has reached an ‘all-time peak’, Appleyard Lees reports, with the number of organizations filing patents said to have more than tripled over five years.
Henkel has announced the opening of its Packaging RecycLab in Shanghai, China, designed to evaluate how adhesive solutions can ‘drive innovation in packaging recycling and accelerate the transition to a circular economy’.
In the latest Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) about its Pyrolysis Oil Pricing Index, said to provide transparent pricing data for chemical recycling and nominated in the Commercialized Best Practice category.
Under the Circular Plastics NL initiative, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded over €18 million to Utrecht University, Morssinkhof Plastics, Van Dijk Containers, and other project leaders seeking to improve plastics recycling processes and achieve circularity.
Reusable packaging provider r.World claims its reverse logistics and sanitizing solutions have kept 20 million single-use cups and foodware items out of landfills and avoided the production of over 110 tons of plastics.
Under the theme ‘The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible’, a reported 175,000+ trade visitors from around 160 countries gathered in Düsseldorf, Germany for K 2025, with over 3,000 exhibitors presenting their technologies, products and processes. We reflect on the innovations,…
