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…
TOMRA seeks to separate food-grade PET, PP, and HDPE from their non-food-grade counterparts with a new sorting technology utilizing deep learning, as well as purify plastic and paper waste streams with deinking and cleaning machinery.
Newtec has revealed a new weighing solution for the convenience and processed food sector, offering customers ‘an additional layer for rapid distribution’ with memory pans for portion weighing.
Markem-Imaje’s new Marking Trigger Device is intended to enable portable, flexible, and direct coding and marking for difficult-to-reach or unusually shaped objects on a production line.
Mars has announced a new collaboration with engineering software company Ansys to adopt simulation software aiming to reimagine the packaging innovation process through digital technology.
Following a provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Council on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the packaging industry has made its stance known – praising action against ‘forever chemicals’ and eventual reviews of biobased plastic content, yet criticizing the…
Special Projects has revealed five solutions in an effort to help consumers make environmentally conscious decisions during their food shops, including eco-label designs, digital interactivity with physical menus, and in-app breakdowns of a product’s sustainability metrics.
Yangi has announced its partnership with industrial market solution company GDM to scale up delivery of Cellera, its machine technology platform for cellulose dry fibre formed packaging at the company’s production facility in Varberg, Sweden.
The European Parliament and Council presidency have reached a provisional political agreement on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal; the new rules mandate deposit return schemes, exempt compostable plastic packaging from minimum recycled content targets, enable consumers to…
At LogiMAT 2024, Hugo Beck will display three machine solutions for e-commerce and product transportation, aiming to unlock fast, efficient, and sustainable film and paper wrapping processes.
IMA Group, a manufacturer of automatic machines for pharmaceutical, food, and battery processing and packaging, has announced two artificial intelligence
