Cafés Méo Moves Early On PPWR With Recyclable PE Coffee Packaging...
Cafés Méo, the flagship brand of France’s largest independent coffee roaster Méo-Fichaux, has begun transitioning its coffee pad packaging to polyethylene-based “Design for Recycling” (D4R)...
Bel Group Begins Global Rollout of Recyclable Paper Packaging for Babybel
Cheese multinational Bel Group is accelerating its packaging transformation with the global introduction of recyclable, responsibly sourced paper for its Mini Babybel brand—replacing the long-used...
Tetra Pak Launches Paper-Based Barrier for Juice Packaging in Collaboration With...
Tetra Pak has introduced what it describes as the world’s first paper-based barrier technology for juice packaging, positioning the development as a milestone in the...
Researchers Develop Bioplastic Film From Avocado Waste And Enset Cellulose
A team of researchers from Ethiopia, Brunei and collaborating institutions has reported the successful development of a biodegradable packaging film derived from avocado seed starch...
Permafungi Opens Mycelium Packaging Plant As EU Targets Bio-Based Growth
Brussels-based start-up Permafungi has opened a new production facility dedicated to mushroom-based packaging, seeking to scale its mycelium materials beyond niche applications as policymakers prepare...
New Kiilto Adhesive Targets Recyclability Pressures and Freezer-Grade Performance
Finnish chemical producer Kiilto has launched a hot-melt adhesive formulated to address two converging pressures in the European packaging market: the rising use of recycled...
TOPPAN Expands Sustainable Film Production With Hybrid BOPP–BOPE Line in India
TOPPAN Inc., part of Japan’s TOPPAN Group, has introduced a new hybrid manufacturing line at its India-based subsidiary, TOPPAN Speciality Films Private Limited (TSF), capable...
EU-Funded UPCYCLE Initiative Advances Circular, Non-Persistent Packaging Materials
The Horizon Europe–funded UPCYCLE project has officially launched in Ghent, Belgium, bringing together 19 partners from 12 countries to transform non-recyclable plastic waste into recyclable...
PulPac Licensee HZ Green Pulp Enters Full-Scale Dry Moulded Fiber Production...
Malaysia’s HZ Green Pulp has begun full-scale commercial production of Dry Moulded Fiber coffee lids, marking the first deployment of PulPac’s proprietary technology in Asia....
Amcor Unveils AmSecure™ Thermoformed APET Platform, Targets PETG Replacement in Healthcare...
Amcor plc has unveiled AmSecure™, a new thermoformed tray and rollstock solution designed for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, marking a strategic shift toward greater...
Plastic Packaging Waste in the EU Reached 35.3 Kg Per Person...
Plastic packaging waste remains a major environmental concern across the European Union, according to the latest Eurostat data published this week. In 2023, the EU...
India Set to Ban PFAS and BPA in Food Packaging Under...
India’s food safety authority has proposed a nationwide ban on the use of PFAS and bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging materials, aligning the country...
Scientists Turn Food Waste into Natural Plastics for Packaging
Researchers at Monash University have developed a new class of natural plastics derived from food waste sugars, offering the potential to replace petroleum-based packaging materials...
Ranpak’s Grass-Based Void Fill Joins Antalis Portfolio of Eco Materials
Antalis Packaging has expanded its portfolio of sustainable materials with the launch of GrasiKraft™, a grass-based void fill developed by Ranpak.
The new product is manufactured...
ProAmpac Secures TÜV Austria Certification for Compostable ButterFresh Parchment
Cincinnati-based packaging group ProAmpac has announced that its ButterFresh Parchment has been awarded the OK compost HOME certificate by TÜV Austria, marking a further step...
California Moves to Ban PFAS in Food Packaging as Global Restrictions...
California lawmakers have approved SB 682, a bill that would prohibit the sale and distribution of consumer products containing “intentionally added” PFAS, with phase-in dates...
