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…
Re-Gen is utilizing Polytag’s watermarking technology to accurately count individual items of packaging among the 250,000 tonnes of mixed household waste recycled at its Newry material recovery facility every year.
Videojet Technologies has announced its new 7920 UV laser marking system aiming to boost ease-of-use, flexibility and reliability in coding operations for the consumer packaged goods, parts marking and pharmaceutical industries.
Tetra Pak and Yellow Dreams are making a joint investment of around €3 million to launch operations at a recycling plant for polyAl from used beverage cartons – set to begin operations in the second half of 2025 and boost recycling capacity in the EU.
In order to bolster semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, SkyWater Technology and Intel Corporation could receive combined investments of up to $7,876,000,000 under the CHIPS for America programme, administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
German startup Watttron has revealed its new thermoforming process, ‘cera2heat’, said to be capable of consistently producing uniform, thin-walled packaging shapes and reducing material use by up to 50% compared to traditional processes.
Picadeli’s branded packaging will feature advanced digital watermarks from Digimarc to automatically verify pricing accuracy at self-checkout and tackle both retail shrink and food fraud – particularly among fresh and prepared foods.
Westfalia Fruit is laser-etching product information directly onto mangoes in an effort to save up to 10 million plastic price look-up (PLU) stickers annually.
ULMA Packaging has revealed TSA 400, an automatic traysealer for low-to-medium production environments; it is designed for easy integration and operation, high production performance, and energy efficiency in a range of packaging applications.
Metsä Board has launched a new solution hoping to simplify the recycling process for packaging materials in its product deliveries via a QR code, which links to an app providing customers with recycling information.
According to Robatech, its PerfectFold system for liquid creasing will revolutionize the folding process for corrugated cardboard by enhancing its efficiency and quality – but how? David Trinkner, Business Development Manager Graphic & Converting, gives us the lowdown in this edition of our ‘In…
Montech Conveyors Corp. has announced its new line of SOLTB belt conveyors, aiming to optimize processes for packaging materials and energy converters such as fuel, battery and solar cells.
