New guidance to address confusion over compostable plastic packaging
WRAP, which leads The UK Plastics Pact, has today published new guidance to help businesses make informed choices when considering the use of compostable packaging.
February 2020
DHL Trend Report discovers how e-commerce era drives wave of sustainability and efficiency
A new DHL Trend Report discovers how e-commerce era drives wave of sustainability and efficiency, and breaks down the trends accelerating the need to rethink packaging.
Updated study confirms flexible packaging plays a key role in prevention of packaging waste and mitigation of global warming EAFA ifeu study update 20
A recently updated and extended study by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (ifeu), commissioned by Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), has underlined the original study’s findings. It shows clearly that flexible packaging is a more effective route to resource efficiency and reducing carbon footprint than using rigid packaging formats or focusing entirely on recycling.
UPM Raflatac boosts the circular economy with new recycled content film labels for home and personal care
UPM Raflatac is labeling a smarter future by answering the growing demand of increasing the amount of recycled content in packaging materials. New UPM Raflatac PE PCR White TC 85 label material, made with 30 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic from household waste and a minimum of 55 percent post-industrial (PIR) plastic, supports the circular use of materials and helps brand owners reach their sustainability goals. PE PCR White TC 85 is available in Europe for the home and personal care markets.
BASF and Fabbri Group develop certified compostable cling film for fresh-food packaging
Ideal combination of breathability, mechanical performance and aesthetics
Certified compostable according to standards for industrial composting and home composting
Innovation contributes to reducing food waste, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and promotes organic recycling
CLARIANT’S MEVOPUR® PROTECT O2 SCAVENGER HELPS EXTEND SHELF LIFE OF PHARMA PACKAGING
Clariant Plastics & Coatings Healthcare Polymer Solutions is adding a new oxygen-scavenging additive masterbatch to its MEVOPUR line of medical-grade materials and services for pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices. MEVOPUR ProTect is effective at limiting oxygen (O2) degradation of drugs and neutraceuticals stored in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, even in a transparent mono-layer construction.
Cosmo Films shares Vision For Innovation & Sustainable Growth
In an exclusive Interview with Packaging 360, Mr.Pankaj Poddar, CEO Cosmo Films Ltd, shares his insights on various innovations in packaging & reiterates his commitment to sustainable growth
DEHCH safe for use in food packaging – EFSA
The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that bis(2?ethylhexyl)cyclohexane?1,4?dicarboxylate (DEHCH) is safe for consumers when used in PVC film coming into contact with food.
Nestlé creates market for food-grade recycled plastics, launches fund to boost packaging innovation
Nestlé today announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.
A step forward for sustainability: Avery Dennison joins SABIC in its TRUCIRCLE™ initiative, developing a recycled polypropylene (rPP) label facestock.
Avery Dennison has taken an important step towards supplying a recycled polypropylene (rPP) label material, collaborating with SABIC in the TRUCIRCLE™ initiative, which encompasses circular materials and technologies to enable product manufacturers to reach their sustainability goals.
Chemical recycling: Greiner Packaging and Trinseo push to increase use of recycled PS (r-PS) for packaging materials
Polystyrene, abbreviated to PS, is a type of plastic that is widely used in many areas of everyday life. PS is also often a component in packaging products, but there is currently still a lack of genuinely satisfactory alternative solutions for producers who want to address sustainability concerns. If Greiner Packaging and Trinseo have their way, this situation will soon change. Chemically recycled PS is one option that can be used in the future for both nonfood products and food packaging
DIC Develops Versatile DUALAM™ Fast-Curing Solvent-Free Adhesive and Innovative Solvent-Free Lamination System
DIC Corporation and its subsidiary DIC Graphics Corporation announced today they have successfully developed an instant curing solvent-free adhesive for general purpose packaging, DUALAM™. The instant curing technology is a result of collaborative innovation together with Fuji Kikai Kogyo Co., Ltd. who was responsible for the design and creation of a solvent-free lamination machine perfectly suited for DUALAM™.