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US PET recycling: Domestic feedstock and policy support critical as rate slips
US PET recycling: Domestic feedstock and policy support critical as rate slips
The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) has released its 2024 PET Recycling Report, revealing that the PET bottle recycling rate in North America was 30.2% in 2024 — a decrease from 32.5% in 2023, but above the decade’s average of 29.5%. 
Premium luxury packaging: Aligning brand experience, performance and sustainability
Premium luxury packaging: Aligning brand experience, performance and sustainability
Premium luxury packaging is increasingly balancing visual appeal, tactile quality, and functionality while meeting logistical and sustainability requirements. From e-commerce to festive gifting and F&B launches, we explore how brands use packaging to elevate consumer experience and reinforce premium credentials and environmental responsibility. Innova Market Insights data indicates an increase in premium product launches for F&B, with an average annual growth rate of 7% between October 2020 and September 2025. The majority of these launches occurred in the Hot Drinks, Snacks, and Confectionery categories. Meat Substitutes with a premium claim recorded the strongest growth rate over the five-year period. 
China eyes EU PPWR compliance as demand for recycled materials accelerates
China eyes EU PPWR compliance as demand for recycled materials accelerates
As the industry prepares for the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), demand for recycled materials is rising. A recent report by the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS) and the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) finds that this trend presents Chinese producers with an opportunity to align with EU standards early on and invest in R&D for recycled and bio-based materials. 
The Future of Steel Drums: Building Sustainability Into Every Component
The Future of Steel Drums: Building Sustainability Into Every Component
From the steel body to the closures and linings, Greif offers a configurable solution that helps companies advance carbon reduction, chemical safety, and operational performance in one integrated package.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Greif.
Meadow pushes aluminum circularity with US production partnership
Meadow pushes aluminum circularity with US production partnership
We speak to Victor Ljungberg, co-founder and CEO at Swedish packaging technology company Meadow, about its latest collaboration with Stephan Gould, a US-based packaging and supply chain solutions provider. We discuss scaling aluminum production in the US amid rising EPR legislation and advancing aluminum circularity in product categories such as personal care and FMCG.
FachPack 2025 review: Cross-sector packaging and technology highlights
FachPack 2025 review: Cross-sector packaging and technology highlights
FachPack 2025 showcased the latest innovations in packaging, packaging technology, and packaging processes. Industry professionals met at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre in Germany to explore the latest packaging solutions for the food and feed, chemicals, pharma and medicine, cosmetics, retail trade, automotive, electronics, and logistics sectors. We look back at the key highlights.

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Revolution Foods pilots compostable lunch trays in San Francisco schools
Revolution Foods pilots compostable lunch trays in San Francisco schools
Revolution Foods, a K-12 school meal vendor in California, US, has introduced a compostable school lunch packaging pilot across 95 San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) schools. The initiative, in partnership with SFUSD Student Nutrition Services, replaces plastic meal trays with compostable PFAS-free alternatives developed from a byproduct of sugarcane. 
Tomra Recycling boosts Faerch operations amid European feedstock scarcity
Tomra Recycling boosts Faerch operations amid European feedstock scarcity
Cirrec, Faerch Group’s recycling division, has advanced plastics recycling with Tomra Recycling’s flake solutions. Located in Duiven, the Netherlands, Cirrec aims to transform post-consumer PET packaging into new food-grade trays of the same quality.Simone Tirelli, project manager at Cirrec, says: “We chose Tomra’s solutions for their strong performance, reliable service, and ease of management.”
Borealis and Borouge expand circular portfolio with Recleo brand
Borealis and Borouge expand circular portfolio with Recleo brand
Borealis and Borouge are launching Recleo, a global brand for mechanically recycled polyolefins suited for polyolefin (PO) applications. The brand is designed to meet the growing demand for recycled content, aligned with emerging regulations and brand-owner sustainability targets. Recleo complements Borealis and Borouge’s virgin portfolio by offering a one-stop shop of cost-effective solutions, making it a suitable choice for customers to achieve their circularity goals without compromising on quality or reliability. The brand combines post-industrial (PIR) and post-consumer (PCR) recyclates and compounds into one portfolio, making it simpler for customers in industries such as mobility, building and construction, appliances, infrastructure, and consumer goods to source sustainable materials from trusted global partners. 
Packaging Innovations 2026: Polymateria and eGreen showcase “world first”...
Packaging Innovations 2026: Polymateria and eGreen showcase “world first” biotransformable cup
Polymateria, a polymer science and tech company, and eGreen International are set to present VeriGreen Plusut at Packaging Innovations and Empack 2026, taking place February 11–12 in Birmingham, UK.The company says VeriGreen Plus is a “world first” bio-based biotransformable cup. It is designed to be recyclable, and should it fall outside the recycling stream, it can return to the natural environment. The solution is designed to preserve the functional advantages of plastics, such as strength, flexibility, and durability, while removing the long-term environmental impact.
ArcelorMittal confronted over emissions strategy as demand for green steel...
ArcelorMittal confronted over emissions strategy as demand for green steel proliferates
Opportunity Green has filed a complaint against ArcelorMittal, Europe’s largest and the world’s second largest steel producer. The NGO calls on ArcelorMittal to publish a revised climate strategy that addresses its “massive” climate impact.“Our request is that ArcelorMittal publishes a revised climate action strategy that will ensure its GHG emissions are consistent with the internationally agreed global temperature goal of a 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature limit,” Kirsty Mitchell, legal manager at Opportunity Green, tells Packaging Insights.
Supermarket food trends: What’s driving consumer purchasing decisions?
Supermarket food trends: What’s driving consumer purchasing decisions?

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The growing use of GLP-1 and push for more protein and fiber, as well as rising concerns over ultra-processed foods, is reshaping the grocery shopping landscape. These consumer trends are emerging as crucial influencers for changing volumes, food choices, and purchasing decisions.
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Rewastec CEO explores PPWR-inspired packaging reform in...
The core principles of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) are “absolutely relevant” to Thailand and the broader Asia-Pacific region, according to Wisarut Chalee, founder and CEO at the Thai material innovation and recycling company Rewastec.Chalee asserts that for the PPWR principles — prevention, design for recycling, higher recycled content, and strong producer responsibility — to work, they need to be adapted to local structural realities.
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ProAmpac to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging for...
ProAmpac is purchasing TC Transcontinental Packaging (TCP) from TC Transcontinental. The acquisition is said to expand ProAmpac’s global footprint in sustainable packaging and material science expertise. ProAmpac has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the North American flexible packaging company for US$1.51 billion, subject to customary adjustments for debt and debt-like items, cash, and net working capital. “This acquisition is a transformative milestone for ProAmpac and TCP. Through TCP, ProAmpac is broadening its end-market focus to include protein, dairy, and medical segments, and expanding its geographic presence,” says Greg Tucker, founder, vice chairman, and CEO at ProAmpac. 
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Christmas packaging trends: Recyclability, minimalist...
As the holiday season kicks off, packaging manufacturers are creating products that blend the magic of Christmas with sustainability and functionality, ensuring festive appeal, recyclability, and effective product protection during transport. Packaging Insights sits down with DS Smith, Pure Trade, and Hunter Luxury to discuss the latest innovations in Christmas packaging, exploring the demand for paper-based solutions, as well as the balance between aesthetics and functionality in seasonal personal care and snack packaging. 

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Alcoholic beverage packagingDec2025

Innova Market Insights data shows a 7% average annual growth in alcoholic beverage packaging launches between October 2022 and September 2025. Europe accounted for nearly half of these launches. Glass...

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Premium luxury appeal Dec 2025

Innova Market Insights data indicates an increase in premium product launches for F&B, with an average annual growth rate of 7% between October 2020 to September 2025. The majority of these launches occurred in the Hot Drinks, Snacks, and Confectionery categories. Meat Substitutes with a premium claim recorded the strongest growth rate over the five-year period.

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Trends in hot drink packagingDec 2025

Innova Market Insight data shows an 8% increase in global Hot Drink packaging launches between October 2020 and September 2025. During this period, 38% of consumers worldwide cited food quality preservation when purchasing Coffee, highlighting the importance of packaging. Folded boxes emerged as the dominant packaging format for Hot Drink launches, with carton materials leading globally, while the adoption of bio-based materials continued to grow.

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