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…
Dr Hydra Rodrigues, technology analyst at IDTechEx, analyses the opportunities and challenges involved with using captured CO2 emissions as feedstock in the production of polymers, which the organisation suggests could facilitate a circular carbon economy.
Plastiks, Nozama’s platform that compensates the recovery of packaging and plastic waste with Non-fungible Token (NFT) certificates, has partnered with Gravity Wave to certify the plastic it recovers from the Mediterranean Sea and uses in its products.
A new system that can identify whether a product is authentic or not even when a device is offline is being developed by the The Fraunhofer Institutes for Applied Polymer Research IAP, for Secure Information Technology SIT and for Open Communication)
To mark World Sight Day, Kellogg’s is today launching Coco Pops boxes for blind and partially sighted people as a trial in almost 60 Co-op stores across the UK.
DS Smith has signed an exclusive partnership with Hanhaa, which will see it use innovative ParceLive technology to track, measure, and optimize delivery and conditions across the supply chain.
Over 85 companies and organisations from the complete packaging value chain have joined forces with the goal to assess whether a pioneering digital technology can enable better sorting and higher-quality recycling rates for packaging in the EU.
Stora Enso has announced its plans to build a pilot facility for the production of Cellufoam, a lightweight, fibre-based foam material for protective packaging and cushioning.
AV Flexologic, a manufacturer of automatic mounting and pre-press equipment, has launched what it says is the “world’s fastest and most accurate flexo plate mounting machine”.
