Personal care packagers target aesthetics, functionality & verified sustainability
Personal care packaging providers are scaling recyclability, reuse, and paperization as consumers increasingly scrutinize sustainability claims that are not sufficiently scientifically...
US city secures public-private funding to upgrade curbside recycling system
Providence, US, has received US$7.4 million in investment to provide high-capacity recycling collection carts, aiming to improve its curbside collection system and boost recycling rates.The funding...
EU producers demand greater support in Industrial Accelerator Act to boost metal sector
The European Commission (EC) has formally proposed the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) to create jobs, while increasing the production and demand for low-carbon technologies and materials made or...
AlpVision CEO talks global invisible cryptography authentication for packaging
AlpVision, a global authentication and counterfeiting company based in Switzerland, highlights its invisible cryptoglyph authentication, which embeds security patterns in packaging varnish. Packaging...
EU Circular Economy Act: Packaging organizations debate Single Market protection
The EU’s forthcoming Circular Economy Act (CEA) aims to promote the union’s transition to a circular packaging economy. However, packaging organizations Europen and the European Environmental Bureau...
Aicomp Summit 2026 preview: Experts to explore how AI and digital platforms drive regulatory compliance
The upcoming Aicomp Summit in Vienna, Austria, March 11–13, will spotlight the latest software solutions shaping the packaging industry, with machine learning for regulatory compliance set to take...
Volatile market and rising costs stall green steel progress, LeadIT flags
The rising prices of steel, electricity, and green hydrogen, alongside unstable market conditions, have led to a slowdown in European green steel projects, according to the Stockholm Environment...
Appetite Creative survey reveals growing industry confidence in connected packaging
The packaging industry’s confidence in connected packaging has reached 92.3%, according to a new survey by Appetite Creative and Koenig & Bauer. The percentage of surveyed companies using such...
