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Securikett expands label functionality with sealing, security and digital integration

Packaging labels are increasingly becoming the interface between physical products and digital information, extending their role to include sealing, authentication, traceability, and secure data management. Packaging Insights meets with Securikett to explore the digital transformation of labels amid tightening regulations. Securikett is responding to this trend with a multifunctional label that replaces heat sealing while integrating security technologies and digital capabilities into a single solution.
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Coveris and Sealed Air: Cutting carbon with lightweight, recycled packaging materials
Carbon emissions generated from packaging production are of increasing concern as global warming intensifies and the risk of irreversible impacts increases. The industry has responded with climate-aware innovations, which include lightweight materials, recycled or bio-based content, and circular lifecycle planning. 
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Sonoco advances premium aluminum packaging for digital engagement and circularity
Aluminum packaging is evolving beyond product protection toward premium applications and improved circularity, as technological advances create new opportunities for consumer engagement and traceability, highlights Sonoco. Packaging Insights sits down with Francesco Giannolo, VP for Commercial at Sonoco Consumer Packaging EMEA and APAC, to discuss how aluminum packaging is evolving to meet the company’s sustainability and consumer engagement goals. What can you tell us about Sonoco’s latest aluminum solutions? 
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Climate-smart packaging
Innova Market Insights data indicates that consumers globally are concerned about how packaging contributes to excessive CO2 emissions. New product launches show that dairy products account for the largest share of carbon-neutral claims, while sauces and seasonings have seen an increase in climate-smart claims.
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Low Carbon Aluminum: Certified CO2-reduced option for flexible packaging
What if reducing your packaging footprint was this simple? This white paper reveals how Low Carbon Aluminum enables real emission reductions without sacrificing performance. Discover emission drivers, certified reduction pathways, and verified product carbon footprint data that help companies cut Scope 3 emissions while keeping processes unchanged and product protection intact.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Constantia Flexibles.
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Masterpress spotlights non-laminated, single-layer pouches for PPWR compliance 

The upcoming EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is driving demand for easy-to-recycle monomaterial packaging, according to Jakub Pędziński, business development lead for pouches at Masterpress. He discusses the benefits of the company’s non-laminated, single-layer pouches in reducing waste and energy use.

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Rapeseed waste transformed into biodegradable active food packaging film
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A research team has transformed underused rapeseed-processing residues into a biodegradable active film developed to protect fresh food, aimed at replacing petroleum-based packaging. The material combines chitosan (CS) with phenolic extracts from rapeseed cake, flowers, stems, and leaves, with biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The solution strengthens the film, enhances resistance to water, oxygen, and UV light, and adds antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. 
Mondi launches laser-marked recyclable flexible packaging
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Mondi has developed a recyclable, laser-marked flexible pack held in a corrugated outer box for e-commerce and bag-in-box applications. The solution uses laser marking technology to apply artwork directly onto flexible packaging during converting, eliminating the need for conventional decorative printing and associated printing plates, according to Mondi. 
Hydropac launches freeze-indicating ice pack to cut cold chain EPR costs
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Hydropac, a UK-based cold chain packaging manufacturer, has launched an ice pack featuring a built-in freeze indicator that changes appearance once the pack has reached a specific freezing temperature. HydroPure is developed for food manufacturers, meal kit providers, online retailers, and pet food brands, says the manufacturer. 
Mixed plastic packaging waste gains second life as high-purity hydrogen
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A recent study has converted mixed plastic packaging waste into high-purity hydrogen in a low-temperature process that locks carbon in solid carbonate compounds. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, Samueli School of Engineering, US, and Ewha Womans University, South Korea, find that alkaline thermal treatment (ATT) can treat PET, PE, and PP waste in a single reactor, yielding hydrogen gas with purities above 90%. 
Aldi and Arla trial Polytag’s UV tagging to track milk bottle recycling
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UK supermarket Aldi and dairy cooperative Arla have collaborated with recycling technology platform Polytag on an operational pilot to track milk bottle packaging through the recycling process using UV-tagging technology. This project adopts Sun Chemical’s specially developed ink on wrap-around labels to provide comprehensive recycling data.Built on previous collaborations, the pilot aims to enhance packaging traceability and gain a better understanding of how milk bottle packaging moves through the recycling system. The labels, printed by Saica Flex, are designed to support real-time tracking of packaging as it moves through the recycling stream, offering visibility into the recycling rates and journey of dairy packaging.
Kirin pushes LC-Plasma postbiotic into everyday beverage and foodservice formats
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Kirin Holdings is expanding the use of its LC-Plasma ingredient across everyday beverage and foodservice formats, as it looks to make functional health benefits a more routine part of consumption. LC-Plasma is Kirin’s proprietary postbiotic ingredient derived from Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma, developed to support immune function.
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Nestlé Malaysia scales circular packaging to cut emissions
Nestlé Malaysia is working toward halving emissions by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050. The reduction is driven by initiatives across its operations and value chain, including circular packaging efforts. The company is cutting virgin plastic use, increasing recycled PET content, and improving post-consumer packaging recovery.
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Germany’s VerpackDG tightens packaging rules under PPWR
Germany has aligned its packaging legislation with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The Packaging Law Implementation Act (VerpackDG) replaces Germany’s 2017 Packaging Act (VerpackG), and comes into force on August 12. While the PPWR is directly applicable in Germany, as with all EU countries, VerpackDG determines how EPR registration, authorization, and enforcement are administered nationally — provided they do not conflict with EU law. 
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EU’s Digital Product Passport Registry raises new data...
The European Commission (EC) has introduced the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Registry and testing environment to establish DPPs as “a practical reality for businesses placing products on the EU market,” following the adoption of the Implementing Regulation establishing the practical arrangements for the Registry. Packaging Insights speaks to the plastics research center Aimplas, the European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN), and Henkel, to find out how DPP can support data-sharing and transparency for packaging companies.

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Nutrition packaging formatsAug2026

Innova Market Insights data indicates that as consumers increasingly incorporate supplements and sports nutrition into their daily routines, product launches continue to grow, driving innovation in nu...

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Transparent supply chains Aug 2026

According to data from Innova Market Insights, 65% of consumers globally find transparency at least very important when choosing sustainable food and drink products. Twenty-two percent say that supply chain details matter to them the most in a sustainable product. New launches support sustainability claims with third-party certifications and clear information on responsibly sourced renewable materials and recyclable packaging. 

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Climate-smart packagingAug 2026

Innova Market Insights data indicates that consumers globally are concerned about how packaging contributes to excessive CO2 emissions. New product launches show that dairy products account for the largest share of carbon-neutral claims, while sauces and seasonings have seen an increase in climate-smart claims.

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