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Sun Chemical positions inks and coatings as the invisible PPWR enabler
Sun Chemical is spotlighting its portfolio of nitrocellulose (NC)-free‚ direct-food-contact (DFC)‚ and non-bleeding ink systems, which are engineered to meet recyclability requirements under the EU...
Compostable packaging goes mainstream: How technology, regulation & market demand drive innovation
The compostable packaging category recently received a regulatory boost from the EU’s mandate requiring home compostable adhesive labels on fruit and vegetables by February 2028. At the same time,...
Paperization scales up: How PPWR is driving flexible paper packaging innovation
According to suppliers at Interpack 2026, investment in functional barrier papers and converting compatibility has reached a tipping point as the paperization trend continues to rise. The shift is...
Interpack 2026: WPO tackles food waste, packaging waste trade off and “wishcycling”
The global packaging industry is making progress on recyclability and monomaterial design, but is still failing to grapple with the harder trade-off between packaging waste and food waste, according...
Interpack 2026: EU PPWR drives monomaterial flexibles innovations
Monomaterial flexible packaging crossed a threshold at Interpack 2026. Suppliers showed single-polymer structures capable of replacing multi-layer laminates in the industry’s most technically...
Plant-based labeling crackdown? EC draft regulation targets 29 “meat-related” terms
The European Commission (EC) has proposed new restrictions on the use of traditional meat-related terms by plant-based food products, reigniting a contentious debate in the food industry over...
Nestlé Purina rolls out innovative pyramid-shaped wet cat food across Europe and US
Nestlé Purina PetCare is expanding its pyramid-shaped jelly wet cat food in Europe and the US. In-house scientists developed this innovative cat food format after research suggested that the shape...
SupplySide West: Syntegon to showcase high-output capsule filling machine for supplements
14 Jul 2023 --- Packaging and processing solutions provider Syntegon is launching a high-output capsule filling machine in Europe and North America to meet the growing demand for high filling...
