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EU delays PPWR labeling rules to Q2 2027, plans consultation
The European Commission (EC) has pushed back the implementation of the updated labeling rules under the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) to the second quarter of 2027, while...
EPR reshapes Latin American packaging from performance to circularity
EPRs in Latin America are shifting packaging design focus beyond branding and performance, toward including design that centers on end-of-life circularity. Across Latin America, many countries have...
Südpack Medica launches recyclable mono-PE sterile barrier for pharma packaging
Südpack Medica has launched a mono-PE sterile barrier for pharmaceutical applications that boasts protection, reduced migration risks, and recyclability in existing PE recycling streams. The...
Envases taps Tata Steel Carbon Lite to cut packaging Scope 3 emissions
Tata Steel Netherlands has equipped Envases, a global metal packaging manufacturer, with its reduced Carbon Lite steel offering for packaging. While Tata Steel’s Carbon Lite is not a new steel...
Sealed Air, Coveris & Dole rethink food packaging to cut waste and carbon
Global supply chains are seeking to reduce waste and carbon emissions as regulations aim to tackle rising GHG emissions. Increasingly, the packaging industry is combining developments in material...
FSSC warns packaging reduction can drive food waste if protection fails
Material reduction innovations are growing across the F&B industry as regulations and sustainability targets attempt to reduce packaging waste. However, Antoinette Maake, technical officer at...
Aliplast opens €48.8M rigid plastics recycling plant in Italy
Aliplast, a Hera Group subsidy, has inaugurated a €48.8 million (US$55 million) rigid plastic recycling facility in Modena, Italy, to meet growing demand for recycled plastics under new EU...
UPM, Ingredion and Paramelt advance starch-based barrier for recyclable paper packaging
UPM Specialty Materials, Ingredion, and Paramelt have launched a prototype paper packaging structure with a starch-based film that has passed Part 1 of Western Michigan University’s (US)...
