Billerud aims to drive climate action in the packaging industry

Ulrika Wedberg, executive vice president of sustainability and public affairs at Billerud, tells Packaging Insights: “Billerud has set clear roadmaps with investments on how to reach the targets by...

Digimarc and Picadeli join forces to combat food fraud and retail shrink

Riley McCormack, Digimarc’s CEO, tells Packaging Insights: “Our partnership showcases how technology can safeguard retailer profitability while improving consumer experiences.”“As self-service and...

SIG collaborates with WWF for sustainable paper sourcing and forest protection

Angela Lu, president and general manager for Asia-Pacific at SIG, says: “SIG is dedicated to taking action against deforestation and forest destruction. With the exciting new project in Thailand, we...

MIT researchers develop biodegradable polymers to replace microplastics in beauty products

Linzixuan Zhang, the paper’s lead author, tells Packaging Insights: “For packaging applications, achieving higher mechanical strength and tailored degradation kinetics, such as prolonged stability or...

Flexopolis expands label capabilities with Bobst press for enhanced automation

Patrícia Ruiz, CEO at Flexopolis, says: “With the special features from Bobst, we can do coupon labels and we’re almost ready to start producing in-mold labels too. This is very interesting because...

Blue Ocean Closures partners with Great Earth to introduce fiber-based cap for supplements

Lars Sandberg, CEO of Blue Ocean Closures, tells Packaging Insights: “Sustainability links closely to fundamental values and the touch and feel of paper has a strong signal value. Many times, it can...

Indian researchers develop edible millet-based straws to address PFAS concerns

While paper straws have gained traction as a replacement for plastic, studies have raised concerns about their potential health risks due to PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” used for water resistance....

Beyond The Headlines: Ardagh Glass starts green glass melting, ProAmpac receives packaging award 

In brief: Launches Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, announced its production of green hydrogen for glass melting via a hydrogen electrolyzer at its...