Materials

The European Commission launched a consultation on a draft proposal to phase out the use of the controversial chemical Bisphenol A in food contact materials,...

The management and treatment of lignocellulosic waste, i.e. plant waste from agriculture and forestry, is a major issue due to the large volume generated in...

SK chemicals aims to enter the medical packaging market by unveiling a circular recycling solution at the upcoming Medical Design & Manufacturing West 2024 (MD&M)...

Fresh produce packaging pioneers StePacPPC have customized their award-winning modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) films to preserve fresh whole and sliced white mushrooms and whole exotic...

A study from Iowa State University researchers explored the risks posed by non-intentionally added substances in recycled polyolefin materials used in food contact packaging. Scientists at...

Food service packaging manufacturer Genpak has unveiled its moulded fibre packaging line without intentionally added PFAS. In a sustainable step, Genpak, a food service food packaging manufacturer, has announced the launch of its new moulded fibre packaging line.

Packaging paper manufacturer Sappi is now further expanding its extensive portfolio with the “Seal Light Gloss” and “Guard MH” functional papers to offer its customers solutions that are even more customized to their specific product requirements. The innovation leader is making a decisive contribution to sustainability with these two new flexible packaging papers.

Upfield has recently unveiled the new Flora spread packaging created in collaboration with Footprint as a plastic-free solution that will greatly increase the product's eco-friendly nature.

Global packaging group TricorBraun has acquired glass packaging provider Glassland. The acquisition grows the German footprint of TricorBraun’s glass packaging business, Vetroelite, and will also broaden TricorBraun’s European presence.

Sonoco announced it would raise the price for all converted paperboard products by a minimum of 6 percent, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada, on or after February 1, 2024.

Clean technology company Loop Industries announced that its Loop-branded PET resin has successfully undergone testing and is now compliant for use in packaging applications within the pharmaceutical industry.

Berry Global has introduced a new version of its Omni Xtra polyethylene (PE) cling film designed for fresh food applications. Positioned as an alternative to traditional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cling films, the newly introduced Omni Xtra+ film builds upon the established use of Omni Xtra in packaging fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, as well as deli and bakery products.

Neste has partnered with Mitsui Chemicals Group and its subsidiary Prime Polymer to offer more sustainable food packaging solutions for products for CO-OP, a brand of the Japanese Consumers Co-operative Union (JCCU).

The distinctive thin wood packaging around France’s famed Camembert cheese may be under threat from the EU’s recycling drive. That’s the fear makers of the soft cow-milk comestible from Normandy face — and French EU lawmakers have hastily stepped up to address.

Following successful commercial consumer testing in 2022, Tetra Pak and Lactogal have now launched an aseptic beverage carton featuring a paper-based barrier. This is part of a large-scale technology validation, involving around 25 million packages and currently ongoing in Portugal. Made of approximately 80% paperboard, the package increases the renewable content to 90%.

Mondi has collaborated with Swedish dairy producer Skånemejerier to create a mono-material, polypropylene (PP) based packaging for Hushållsost cheese. The new packaging has a mono-material base web and lidding film which is produced and printed by Mondi before being converted for 1kg and 2kg blocks of cheese by Skånemejerier.