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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...

IFCO Expands Citeo Pro Role Ahead Of France’s Professional Packaging REP...

As France prepares to implement its Extended Producer Responsibility (REP) framework for professional packaging on July 1, 2026, retailers, growers and supply chain operators are...

New Tosca-Cabka Pallet Targets Circularity, Safety And Automation In FMCG Logistics

Tosca has launched a new circular pallet developed with Cabka, positioning it as a reusable plastic alternative to one-way transport packaging for FMCG and retail...

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...

Kraft Heinz Deploys UV Tag Technology With Polytag To Improve Plastic...

Kraft Heinz has joined forces with Polytag to deploy UV-tagged plastic packaging across the UK, marking a further step toward data-driven packaging lifecycle management and...

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...

Mondi Highlights the Role of Packaging Design in Cutting Food Waste...

Mondi has released a new white paper examining how purpose-built corrugated packaging can help food producers and retailers preserve product quality and reduce waste in...

Barilla Expands Focus On Recyclable Packaging And Water Stewardship

Barilla has outlined further progress in packaging circularity and water management, saying 99.8% of its packaging is now designed to be recyclable while the volume...

Noirmoutier Sea Salt Switches To Sonoco’s Paper-Based GreenCan

The Noirmoutier Sea Salt Cooperative is moving its Agri-Éthique-labelled sea salt range into Sonoco’s paper-based GreenCan, replacing its previous plastic sprinkler container as it seeks...

Amcor Expands Italian Plant For Recyclable High-Barrier Films

Amcor has expanded its flexible packaging operations in northern Italy with a new production line dedicated to recycle-ready high-barrier films, as the company positions itself...

South Korea Mandates Label-Free PET Bottled Water From 2026

South Korea has moved to eliminate plastic wrap-around labels on PET bottled drinking water, requiring producers to adopt label-free formats from 1 January 2026 as...

eGreen And Polymateria Launch BSI-Verified Biotransformable Cup For High-Volume Venues

A bio-based, biotransformable single-use cup developed by eGreen International in collaboration with London-based polymer technology specialist Polymateria will make its UK debut at Packaging Innovations...

Fiordelisi Improves Transport Efficiency And Cuts Emissions With Reusable Crates From...

Italian sun-dried and semi-dried vegetable specialist Fiordelisi has upgraded the efficiency and sustainability of its internal logistics and outbound transport by adopting reusable plastic crates...

PLASRECO Targets PFAS-Free Functional Coatings For Paper Packaging

European research initiative PLASRECO is developing PFAS-free functional coatings for use in paper-based packaging, positioning atmospheric plasma technology as a viable alternative to conventional fluorinated...

One Year In, Austria’s Deposit System Shifts Focus From Scale to...

Austria’s nationwide deposit return scheme (DRS) is entering a new phase of development after completing its first year of operation with stronger-than-expected collection results and...