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BASF Broadens Ecovio Range For Flexible Packaging With Home-Compostable Barrier Structures

BASF is expanding its ecovio® biopolymer portfolio with new certified compostable grades designed for flexible packaging applications across paper- and plastic-based structures, targeting growing demand...

Macpac And Valpak Launch Carbon Calculator To Support Packaging Material Choices

Macpac has partnered with Valpak to develop a bespoke in-house carbon calculator designed to give customers clearer lifecycle assessment (LCA) data when evaluating packaging design...

Stora Enso Adds Brown Tray Board To Trayforma Portfolio

Stora Enso has introduced two updates to its Trayforma tray board range, combining lower basis weights across the existing portfolio with the launch of Trayforma...

Koehler Paper Expands Recyclable Barrier Portfolio With New Foodservice Applications

Koehler Paper is sharpening its push into plastic replacement strategies with an expanded portfolio of recyclable barrier papers aimed at both food and non-food packaging...

TOPPAN Expands Circular Packaging Push At Interpack With Mono-Material Barrier Portfolio

TOPPAN will use interpack 2026 to present a broader global packaging strategy built around recyclable mono-material structures, combining its barrier technology platform with newly expanded...

BASF Highlights Material And Adhesive Solutions For Packaging At Interpack 2026

BASF will use interpack 2026 to present a broad portfolio of materials, adhesives and recycling-oriented systems aimed at modern packaging applications, with a particular focus...

Klöckner Pentaplast Launches Recyclable Mono-PET Fish Boards For VSP Applications

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has introduced kp Evolve® Fish Boards, a mono-material PET solution developed for vacuum skin packaging (VSP) applications in processed fish, as the...

Milliken Targets Efficiency And Recyclability With New Polymer Technologies At Interpack...

Milliken & Company will use Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf to showcase a new set of polymer additive technologies aimed at helping packaging producers improve efficiency,...

Mondi Positions Fresh Fibre Fluting Grades For High-Humidity And Heavy-Duty Packaging...

Mondi is promoting its semi-chemical fluting portfolio for corrugated packaging applications where boxes must withstand long-distance transport, cold storage, humidity and other demanding handling conditions. The...

Koehler Paper Ties Packaging Paper Campaign To German PPWR Debate

Koehler Paper has launched a public communication campaign in Germany aimed at promoting paper as a recyclable packaging material for food applications, positioning the initiative...

Polyolefins Consolidation Creates New Global Supplier With Expanded Packaging Footprint

Borouge and Borealis have agreed to combine their operations into a new entity, Borouge International, alongside the acquisition of NOVA Chemicals, in a move that...

BALK™ Addresses Adhesive Gap In Compostable Packaging With Landmark BPI Certification

Shenzhen JF Bio Products has announced that its bio-based pressure-sensitive adhesive BALK™ has become the first product in the adhesive category to receive dual certification...

kp Introduces Largest Hotpacs Pack To Target Heavier Food-To-Go Portions

Klöckner Pentaplast has launched kp Infinity® HP3, the largest and most rigid addition to its Hotpacs® range, extending the company’s offer for foodservice operators serving...

BioSupPack Delivers Brewery Waste-to-Packaging Results for Circular Materials Scale-Up

BioSupPack, an EU-funded project coordinated by AIMPLAS, says it has demonstrated that brewery waste can be converted into high-performance bioplastics for packaging applications, with the...

UPM And Paramelt Unveil Bio-Based Food Packaging Concept For Bakery And...

UPM Specialty Materials and Paramelt have introduced a bio-based, paper-based food packaging concept aimed at bakery, fast food and convenience applications, as suppliers continue to...

Koehler Paper Targets Material Reduction With NexPlus Seal Pure 36 gsm

Koehler Paper has introduced a new heat-sealable packaging paper positioned as the lightest in its portfolio, as manufacturers continue to explore material reduction strategies in...