12 Sep 2024 --- Eviosys has expanded its Orbit jar closure range — designed to be opened without force — with a 66 mm diameter lid. The company’s closures are intended to provide... Read More

12 Sep 2024 --- Fedrigoni Specialty Papers is showcasing its wet glue collection for beer and wine bottle labeling at the ongoing London Packaging Week, September 11–12. On the trade... Read More

12 Sep 2024 --- Faraday Technology Corporation, an ASIC design service and IP provider, has introduced its advanced packaging coordinated platform for the vertical disintegration of... Read More

12 Sep 2024 --- Action Pac, a technology manufacturer of precision packaging equipment, has entered a strategic partnership with hemp pre-roll brand Bluntd Cones to promote the Rollmaster420, an... Read More

12 Sep 2024 --- Data quality is crucial to ensure regulatory compliance in the packaging industry, according to consultancy firm Aura. Its latest global survey underscores the complexity for... Read More

12 Sep 2024 --- At London Packaging Week 2024, we speak with Ashwin Moorthy, head of design and innovation at DS Smith, about the company's latest product developments, recycling infrastructure and regulation, and how EPR is affecting investments.

30 Aug 2024 --- Circolution is a German start-up system operator for reusable packaging offering reusable stainless-steel food packaging containers. Max Bannasch, Circolution’s co-founder, tells us about the benefits of its refillable containers, branded Anita. We also discuss the challenges of establishing reusable food packaging systems.

05 Aug 2024 --- We speak to Daniel Friedman, corporate director and board member of Solutum, an Israel-based plastics technology start-up. We discuss plastics R&D, biodegradation, industry financing and F&B applicability. 

29 Jul 2024 --- Last month, the Responsible Recycling Alliance (RRA) was launched in California, US. We speak with Roxanne Spiekerman, vice president of Public Affairs for PreZero US, on behalf of the RRA, about the alliance’s contributors and agenda. We also discuss packaging material recycling challenges in the US and California specifically and how the RRA is tackling these challenges.

22 Jul 2024 --- Earlier this month, Robert Taylor, sustainability director at UPM Raflatac spoke at a Pentawards Meet in London about challenges with sustainable packaging design. We discuss these challenges, including the impacts of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and its impact on the UK’s industry with Taylor.

02 Sep 2024 --- As global awareness of environmental issues intensifies, the flexible packaging industry is undergoing a significant transformation. One of the most prominent trends is “paperisation,” a movement toward replacing traditional plastic packaging with paper-based alternatives. This shift is driven by positive perception of paper, consumer demand for more sustainable options and the regulatory pressure to reduce plastic waste. However, the growing trend of “paperisation” is a complex one, and it raises important questions about the true sustainability of these new materials.This Technical Paper is brought to you by LEIPA Flexibles.

25 Jun 2024 --- Aimplas representatives Rosa González Leyba, Non-Food Packaging leader, and Lorena Rodríguez Garrido, Packaging Cluster leader, explain the challenges of implementing reusable designs and the organization’s efforts to aid development. 

24 Jun 2024 --- The price of energy is skyrocketing, driving up the cost of glass packaging and dramatically reducing supply. With energy costs now trending between 10 to 20 times above typical prices and some glass foundries at risk of closing, this is a fast-developing crisis that requires immediate attention.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Husky Technologies^TM.

03 Jun 2024 --- Discover Cama integrated robotic systems in-house: two-axis arms, Delta robots, gripping, and vision systems. Thus we have built up unique skills and technologies. Thanks to this know-how, we can flexibly and creatively respond to our customers’ requests with no comparison in the market.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Cama Group.

08 Apr 2024 --- Focused on the vision of a better future for our planet, A.HATZOPOULOS S.A. innovates for the development of new packaging solutions that will define the future of flexible packaging. The company has created a new packaging line, X-LOOP™, which takes the topic of packaging sustainability even further, consisting of circular/post-consumer recycled plastic films (PCR) and bio-circular plastics.This Technical Paper is from A. Hatzopoulos S.A.  

12 Jun 2024 --- Innova Market Insights has announced its Top Packaging Trends 2024, with “Digitalized Circularity” taking the top spot. In this exclusive webinar, we discuss how new technologies are transforming the industry, helping protect consumers and businesses from greenwashing and securing supply chains. We also discuss material minimization, foodservice packaging, and the development of bio-based barrier coatings.

02 Nov 2023 --- Nedim Nisic, the eCommerce Director at Mondi Group, delves into cutting-edge eCommerce packaging innovations. From automation advancements to groundbreaking design revolutions, this webinar will equip you to stay ahead in the realms of eCommerce packaging, fulfillment, and sustainability goals.

12 Oct 2023 --- The circular economy action plan is a central aspect of the European Green Deal. The plan aims to ensure that waste is prevented and resources used are kept in the economy for as long as possible, reducing pressure on natural resources and creating sustainable employment and development. The plan is a prerequisite to achieving the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality target and halting biodiversity loss.The US Environmental Protection Agency has created similar plans, along with numerous other countries globally. The UN has established the circularization of global economies as a central pillar to achieving the Paris Agreement targets and ensuring a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.In this webinar, we discuss how the packaging industry is developing solutions to aid the transition toward circularity, whether a fully circular economy is possible, and the main challenges and benefits for business leaders.

03 Jul 2023 --- As international leaders, civil society groups and environmental campaigners continue to negotiate legislative solutions to the global plastics pollution crisis, we look at Innova Market Insights’ Top Trends 2023, with “Plastics Circularization” ranking top. In this exclusive webinar, we debate the viability of turning our linear economy into a loop, whether this is even possible, and how start-up and mainstream packaging innovators are rising to the challenge. We discuss how circularity efforts are impacting greenwashing litigation, boosting renewable material sourcing, and how connected technologies and reusable designs are aiding the industry’s transition toward a more sustainable future.

12 Apr 2023 --- Consumers exist in a connected world and packaging is increasingly seen as a valuable platform for digital engagement. Technologies like QR codes, Near Field Communication (NFC) and Augmented Reality (AR), have emerged in recent years. In the first of PackagingInsights’ 2023 webinar series, we discussed digital brand engagement and how these technologies can boost consumer connection and brand loyalty through packaging.