27 Mar 2024 --- Soft drink packagers face numerous challenges associated with the sector’s main materials: plastic, metal and glass. Each presents different production, waste management, and design problems that compound as... Read More

22 Mar 2024 --- Swedish coffee chain Da Matteo is integrating PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber technology into its takeaway coffee lids to further the transition away from plastics and toward paper. The solution is made with... Read More

20 Mar 2024 --- Portuguese packaging producer Logopaste has joined PulPac and PA Consulting’s Bottle Collective, a scheme bringing major household brands together to incorporate Dry Molded Fiber technology into beverage... Read More

13 Mar 2024 --- UK secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs Steve Barclay has proposed to enforce F&B labeling standards that would provide consumers with detailed information about the origin and methods... Read More

09 Feb 2024 --- PulPac and PA Consulting (PA) have announced that Sanofi’s Consumer Healthcare (CHC) business has joined the Blister Pack Collective. The Blister Pack Collective brings together pharma, consumer health,... Read More

14 Feb 2024 --- We speak with Vanessa Chesnot, head of public affairs and product policy at FEVE, the European Container Glass Federation, about the challenges glass packagers face in 2024 and how the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation could address these issues. We also discuss industry trends and life cycle assessments.  

07 Feb 2024 --- We speak to Bart Willems, the co-founder of Dutch company Bottle Up, which uses sugarcane-based bioplastics to create reusable water bottles. We discuss cost competitiveness with fossil-based materials and how policy changes could aid the transition toward bio-based and reusable packaging. 

26 Jan 2024 --- We speak to the CEO of Swedish fiber-based packaging specialist PulPac, Linus Larsson Green, about the company’s plans for 2024. We discuss the spread of PulPac’s Dry Molded Fiber technology worldwide, legislative changes, the fight against greenwashing and pushback from the plastics sector.

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.

14 Oct 2021 --- Speaking to PackagingInsights, Syntegon’s director of sustainable solutions Torsten Sauer explains how the company’s new integrated machinery enables producers to switch to fiber-based materials like grass to reduce plastic consumption. He also discusses how choosing different types of plastic can reduce environmental footprints, and how policy is impacting the packaging industry.