29 Sep 2023 --- This week in industry news, Mondi partnered with rice supplier Veetee to launch paper-based packaging for dry rice in the UK. Meanwhile, ProAmpac announced its partnership with... Read More

29 Sep 2023 --- The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) is funding the development of a robot at a California material recovery facility (MRF) owned by Caglia Environmental that sorts single-stream... Read More

29 Sep 2023 --- African Indian Ocean nations have issued a declaration pledging to create a circular economy for plastics throughout the region. The countries aim to reduce ocean plastic packaging... Read More

29 Sep 2023 --- According to a new Rabobank report, Europe has gone from being one of the lowest cost paper producing regions to the highest cost region on Earth. To remain competitive on the world... Read More

28 Sep 2023 --- Coca-Cola and Blue Ocean Closures are jointly testing the applicability of fiber-based closures. The Swedish environmental sustainability start-up is marketing a fiber-based... Read More

28 Sep 2023 --- We speak to SharpEnd’s founder and CEO about the future of connected packaging technologies like QR codes, near-field communication and augmented reality. He discusses tailoring solutions to difficult cultures in each of the 130 countries SharpEnd now works in and about the company’s first-ever display stand at London Packaging Week. 

27 Sep 2023 --- Flexi-Hex’s co-founder and creative director, Sam Boex, explains how the company has designed protective paper-based packaging for fragile products in the e-commerce market. We discuss the transition from plastics and the main challenges fiber-based producers face.

25 Sep 2023 --- At London Packaging Week 2023, we speak to Anne Curtis, e-commerce business unit lead for UK Packaging at DS Smith, about the company’s latest innovations and the findings from its recent e-commerce report. Curtis details how the industry can deal with ongoing financial challenges.

12 Sep 2023 --- Dr. Anja Brandon, associate director, US Plastics Policy at Ocean Conservancy, says the surge of single-use plastics, primarily from the packaging industry, significantly contributes to ocean waste. She suggests the industry design packaging to be either compostable, recyclable or reusable, with nothing being thrown away.

06 Sep 2023 --- Robert Taylor, sustainability director at UPM Raflatac, says this year’s Labelexpo Europe, held in Brussels, Belgium (September 11-14), is an opportunity for the packaging industry to work together on new solutions. He highlights UPM Raflatac’s Ocean Action labels and Forest Film to demonstrate the company’s commitment to circular packaging. 

06 Dec 2021 --- Beverage packaging is about to undergo a visible change: In the future, the caps of non-returnable plastic bottles must be designed so that they remain connected to the bottle after opening. Krones has published a whitepaper for anyone who wishes to find out more about tethered caps and the EU directive.

16 Sep 2021 --- Those online shoppers aged 50+ are known as Silver Surfers – a growing demographic with considerable amounts of disposable income. Propelled by the changing consumer habits during the Covid-19 pandemic, they are embracing the convenience of online shopping more than ever before.

13 Jan 2021 --- Preserving resources is essential to environmental sustainability. In the case of food, the longer it can be stored, the less waste is ultimately produced. Wipak works closely with our customers to develop innovative sustainable packaging solutions which reduce material consumption and utilise renewable raw materials, recyclable, and recycled materials.

06 Feb 2014 --- Blue Ridge Beef currently offers 13 recipes in 2 or 5 lb. chubs. Catering to premium-quality minded breeders and pet owners, they also respond to requests for new formulas. Therefore, the new line had to excel at handling many recipes. Flexibility in handling a variety of coarse and fine products was another consideration. A Solution That Works When it came time to research equipment, Blue Ridge Beef contacted TIPPER TIE in North Carolina.

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. 

14 Dec 2022 --- In this last webinar of the 2022 series, we will discuss consumers’ preferences for food packaging, how the packaging industry can protect human and environmental health through shelf life-extending technologies, advance waste management, and inspire global governments and F&B businesses to bolster the circular economy. Register now and submit your questions to give them the best chance to be answered!

09 Sep 2022 --- Watch this highly anticipated webinar hosted by PackagingInsights in which we unraveled Innova Market Insights’ top packaging trends for 2022. Topics ranged from food waste-fighting packaging and plastic pollution solutions to bio-based innovation and connective engagement technologies.

09 Jun 2022 --- Raw material availability, energy prices, and machine shutdowns are current pain points in the packaging industry. In a volatile world, change happens quickly. In order to make your own business resilient, you need systems that allow you to react to these changes quickly and reliably. Here, Aicomp and T.CON see a risk in the frequently implemented best-of-breed approach in the system landscape of packaging manufacturers. Every change in the market entails complex adjustments in multiple sub-systems. Interfaces have to be permanently maintained. For this reason, Aicomp and T.CON highlight the advantages of a fully integrated overall solution that shows the best overall process in the best overall system based on SAP software.