PCR set for rapid growth
11 May 2022
Smithers is forecasting rapid growth in demand for post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics packaging through to 2026.
sustainability
Partners produce compostable packaging
8 April 2022
HP Indigo, Sun Chemical, Futamura and Mitsubishi Chemical contribute individual components to its construction that are certified by leading testing organisations.
Sun Chemical and HP collaborate on sustainable packaging
9 March 2022
Sun Chemical's SunLam and HP Indigo technology have been brought together to produce sustainable flexible packaging.
BASF develops recycling friendly adhesives
14 February 2022
Acronal RCF 3705 and Acronal RCF 3706 combine good adhesive properties with easy removal from the recovered paper stream during recycling of paperboard packaging.
HP invests in packaging development
4 February 2022
Acquires Choose Packaging, the company behind the only commercially available zero-plastic paper bottle in the world.
Mercian Labels to plant woodland
11 January 2022
Mercian Labels is set to team up with pupils from local schools to plant the Mercian Labels Community Woodland.
Hybrid partners with Ecologi for carbon offsetting
21 December 2021
Hybrid Software Group has teamed up with Ecologi, a platform that supports the funding of carbon offset projects.
Acucote introduces 25 new bio-based products
20 December 2021
Acucote, part of Fedirgoni’s Self-Adhesives division, has introduced a line of 25 bio-based products.
Stora Enso names new Biomaterials lead
13 December 2021
Johanna Hagelberg appointed as head of division responsible for meeting growing demand for the replacement of products made from fossil-based and hazardous materials with bio-based…
Smurfit Kappa invests in sustainable water treatment
2 December 2021
Barranquilla Paper Mill in Colombia is latest Smurfit Kappa facility in the region to feature state-of-the-art anaerobic technology.
All4Labels opens global innovation hub
11 November 2021
CoE established to ‘design the labels and packaging of the future’.
Siegwerk unveils new sustainability strategy
28 September 2021
Siegwerk has unveiled HorizonNow, a new sustainable business strategy which touches on all aspects of the company's business.
Bobst innovates with recyclable hybrid pouches
9 September 2021
Work ongoing to replace non-recyclable high barrier multi-material packaging structures with mono-material alternatives designed for recycling.
Sweden invests in plastic recycling
31 August 2021
Site Zero will be able to recycle all plastic packaging from Swedish households and make plastics circular, without any carbon dioxide emissions.
Antalis brings RAFNXT+ to market
23 August 2021
UPM Raflatac’s label material is the first in the world to be verified by The Carbon Trust.