key interviews
17 Jan 2023 --- Bioplastics are gaining traction among packagers as consumer demands for environmentally sustainable alternatives to plastics, including compostables, continue to trend... Read More
22 Dec 2022 --- Flexible plastic packaging is notoriously difficult to recycle, and few countries have real systematic solutions for circularizing these materials. However, flexible plastic remains... Read More
16 Dec 2022 --- European policymakers must act fast and decisively to protect and expand the region’s bioplastics industry, according to Stefan Barot, chairman of European Bioplastics (EUBP).... Read More
15 Dec 2022 --- Plastic recycling has recently been criticized for lacking efficiency due to low innovation and funding measures. Furthermore, due to insufficient global and local waste... Read More
08 Dec 2022 --- Tipa calls for an increase in bio-based packaging solutions, rising publicity and investment in composting. The company highlights the necessity for packaging innovation to reduce... Read More
06 Dec 2022 --- Vantage Nutrition, an ACG Group company, has acquired US-based manufacturer AquaCap, from Nestlé Health Science. AquaCap is a leading contract manufacturer of liquid-filled... Read More
22 Nov 2022 --- Constantia Flexibles calls on Europe to create clearer and more lenient parameters on recyclable materials so as to not limit innovation. The company is also asking the EU to enact... Read More
18 Nov 2022 --- A petition led by Blueland and Plastic Pollution Coalition is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the use of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in consumer packaged... Read More
01 Nov 2022 --- Avantium is calling for increased collaborations between industry, scientists and policymakers to boost the availability of biofuel and biomaterials amid the energy crisis. Having... Read More
28 Oct 2022 --- The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) is dismissing claims that postponing REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) revisions against hazardous... Read More