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…
Tentoma’s RoRo StretchPack line offers fully sealed six-sided door packaging, reportedly protecting the appearance and value of doors before they reach end-users.
Mondi Bupak announces the opening of its new laboratory in the Czech Republic, one of the company’s flagship plants in Central Europe for the development of durable and sustainable corrugated e-commerce packaging solutions.
With the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, surging prices for energy and raw materials, and Forces Majeures destabilising the global supply chain, we spoke to Cepi and the Polymers for Europe Alliance to find out how the packaging industry is faring.
Stora Enso announces a new portfolio of what it claims are fully recyclable, bio-based foams made from wood, which can be used for protective and thermal packaging.
IVK Europe e.V., which represents European companies that produce PVC films, sheets, and coated fabrics, releases a statement warning of the supply chain, pricing, and regulatory challenges facing the industry going in to 2022.
The Pallet LOOP is a pallet reuse scheme aimed at incentivising construction industry pallet returns via a cost-effective, easy-to-use, deposit-based system expected to be launched in 2022.
Frank Weermeijer, group CEO at Customs Support, identifies three key things that companies should be aware of when exporting to the United Kingdom post-Brexit.
S&S Plastics unveils its Plastics Insert Tubs, a configurable storage solution reportedly made from 100% recycled PP, which it says can increase operational efficiencies, improve warehousing, and transform supply chain operations.
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of the FedEx Corp. transportation company, says it has completed the rollout of its FedEx Reusable Pack, which reportedly reduces waste and promotes reuse during returns for the European e-commerce industry.
According to a report from the European Carton Makers Association, an increase in the sale of food and beverage packaging has escalated demand for folding cartons during 2021, but both suppliers and convertors are facing supply chain bottlenecks.
