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Drinktec 2025 live: Smurfit Westrock unveils cost-effective automation and beverage packaging
Drinktec 2025 live: Smurfit Westrock unveils cost-effective automation and beverage packaging
At the ongoing Drinktec trade show in Munich, Germany, Packaging Insights speaks to Ian Lloyd, senior marketing director for consumer packaging Europe at Smurfit Westrock, about the company’s latest automation and beverage packaging innovations.At the tradeshow, the packaging company is presenting its cobot loading machine that aims to streamline manufacturing operations at a low cost.
Driving change in snack packaging: Sustainability, convenience and consumer trends
Driving change in snack packaging: Sustainability, convenience and consumer trends
Snack producers are increasingly asking for packaging that delivers differentiation and sustainability. Brands want solutions that stand out on crowded shelves and align with consumer expectations for recyclable and eco-friendly formats. We explore the snack packaging industry’s key material innovations and how consumers are shaping the sector’s development with SP Group, Innova Market Insights, Sonoco Consumer Products Europe, and Conagra Brands.
Inside India’s PET recycling: APR Bharat director general maps policy, capacity and export ambitions
Inside India’s PET recycling: APR Bharat director general maps policy, capacity and export ambitions
Legislation has successfully boosted India’s PET recycling industry, accelerating food-grade usage and recyclate exports. We discuss these developments with India’s Association of PET Recyclers Bharat (APR Bharat), a coalition of PET recyclers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders. Packaging Insights speaks to Goutham Jain, the director general at APR Bharat, about the coalition’s role in the country’s recycling efforts, the local regulatory environment, and the benefits and future outlook of India’s rPET recycling sectors.
Caps and closures circularity
Caps and closures circularity
Innova Market Insights data shows the widespread use of Caps and Closures in F&B packaging launches. Dairy accounted for 55% of these launches, followed by Soft Drinks at 27%. Among packaging featuring Caps and Closures, Responsible Source was the leading sustainability claim, followed by Recyclable.
Pressure-sensitive labels and their role in making packaging circular
Pressure-sensitive labels and their role in making packaging circular
Discover how pressure-sensitive labels are revolutionizing packaging sustainability. This Avery Dennison white paper highlights how innovative PSLs enable circularity, enhance recycling, and support reuse models. Learn how innovative labels help brands achieve sustainability goals, reduce waste, and improve traceability without compromising performance or production efficiency. Dive into the future of sustainable packaging now!This Technical Paper is brought to you by Avery Dennison.
SEALPAC M-Flex traysealer: highest quality standards, unparalleled flexibility
SEALPAC M-Flex traysealer: highest quality standards, unparalleled flexibility
SEALPAC is renowned for its efficient traysealers that are capable of packaging large quantities of products quickly, safely, and fully automatically, even in the most demanding environments. Now, the space-saving M-Flex semi-automatic traysealer enables companies with smaller production runs and frequent product changes to enter the professional world of packaging.

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India weighs braille labels and QR codes on medicines to aid visually impaired
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India’s drug regulatory authority has invited public comments on improving access to medicine by introducing braille cards and voice-assisted QR codes on pharma packaging.The country’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) proposes the initiative due to the difficulties faced by blind and visually impaired people in identifying medicines as well as tablet and capsule strips. 
Amcor adopts advanced recycling module at UK facility
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Greenback Recycling Technologies has announced the first UK deployment of its Enval advanced recycling module at Amcor’s packaging facility in Heanor. The module will process household post-consumer flexible packaging waste, including multilaminate materials. The recycling technology firm aims to improve transparency within the recycling industry. Its technology converts waste into “high-quality pyrolytic oil suitable for producing food-grade plastics.”
Signode designs stretch wrapper for “record-breaking” speed
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Signode has launched the Octopus Prestige stretch wrapper for high-volume operations, offering “record-breaking speed.” Based in Tampa, US, Signode is the global transit packaging division of Crown Holdings. The company has more than 80 manufacturing facilities and 7,000 employees globally.
Drinktec 2025 live: Krones highlights new tunnel pasteurizer for cans
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At the ongoing Drinktec trade show in Munich, Germany, Packaging Insights speaks to Niels Clausen, technical product manager at Krones, about the company’s LinaFlex eSync pasteurizer. Krones released this canning solution in August.Clausen explains that the machine stands out because, instead of traditional mass transport belts, this solution runs a single-lane conveying into the pasteurizer and a single-lane out. He adds that the buffer is no longer on the conveyors but integrated directly into the pasteurizer.
England introduces local council recycling scheme
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As part of England’s Simpler Recycling scheme, local authorities across the country will be required to collect core recyclable waste streams from all households starting on March 31, 2026.The Simpler Recycling policy was first announced late last year and aims to facilitate the UK government’s circular economy commitments. As part of the update, the government said it will introduce four default waste categories across England: non-recyclables, food, paper, and all other dry recyclables.
Green oil: NoPalm-Milcobel deal unlocks whey permeate to create sustainable...
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NoPalm Ingredients is partnering with Belgian dairy cooperative Milcobel to scale the production of circular and sustainable palm oil substitutes using fermentation. This move comes as palm oil production grapples with concerns over deforestation and carbon dioxide emissions, along with consumer demands for palm-free products.
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Labelexpo Europe 2025: Industry experts highlight digitalization, sustainability and regulation as key trends

Ahead of Labelexpo Europe 2025, in Barcelona, Spain (September 16–19), we speak to five labeling and printing companies that will be exhibiting at the trade show about key labeling innovations, sustainability strategies, and regulatory challenges shaping the industry.The representatives of Flint Group, Fujifilm, Herma, Hubergroup Print Solutions, and UPM Adhesive Materials tell Packaging Insights about their solutions for recyclability, LED curing, digital printing, and resource efficiency.

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Drinktec 2025 preview: Industry to present next-gen beverage packaging, closure solutions and circularity

Next week, the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry, Drinktec, will open its doors to spotlight next-generation packaging and closure technologies. Highlights will include lightweight PET and glass designs, monomaterial sport caps, and advanced recycling-compatible labels and sleeves. “Grow with the Flow” is the motto of this year’s Drinktec. Over 1,000 exhibitors and approximately 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the trade show. The event takes place between September 15–19 in Munich, Germany. Exhibitors will also present innovations such as residue-free adhesive systems for glass, low-temperature washable labels for PET, reusable Tritan bottles, cups with RFID tracking, and compostable coffee capsules. 

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South Australia bans soy sauce fish containers, environmentalists demand wider plastic bans

The South Australian (SA) government has banned fish-shaped soy containers in the state’s latest round of single-use plastic bans to reduce marine and terrestrial pollution.The state has implemented bans on single-use plastics at the start of September each year since 2021, after the introduction of SA’s Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020.

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Snack pack innovationSep2025

Innova Market Insights data indicates a 3% CAGR in global snack packaging launches between July 2020 and June 2025. Asia was the leading continent. Over half of launches featured Flat Pouches, and pla...

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Caps and closures circularity Sep 2025

Innova Market Insights data shows the widespread use of Caps and Closures in F&B packaging launches. Dairy accounted for 55% of these launches, followed by Soft Drinks at 27%. Among packaging featuring Caps and Closures, Responsible Source was the leading sustainability claim, followed by Recyclable.

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Circular Economy: Flexible plasticsSep 2025

Innova Market Insights data shows that there was a 4% average annual growth in global F&B plastic packaging launches with a Flexible claim, from July 2020 to June 2025. One in three of these launches were in Europe. Flexible materials (including plastics) were most used in Bakery and Snacks, but their use in Confectionery increased.

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Drinktec 2025 live: Graphic Packaging International talks legislative beverage pack landscape

Graphic Packaging International is highlighting its EnviroClip Cans at Drinktec 2025. We sit down with Steve Gould, Graphic Packaging International’s global innovations director for the beverage sector, to hear more about the company’s latest paperboard beverage packaging developments.

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Drinktec 2025 live: Greiner Packaging highlights reusable and compostable innovations
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Drinktec 2025 live: Sidel debuts laser blowing technology
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