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ArticleToppan introduces hybrid manufacturing line for BOPP and BOPE films
Toppan and its subsidiary Toppan Speciality Films (TSF) have installed a hybrid manufacturing line capable of producing both biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film and biaxially-oriented polyethylene (BOPE) on the same machine.
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ArticleCircular Valley Forum 2025 focuses on cross-border and sector collaboration
On November 14th, this year’s Circular Valley Forum will take place in Wuppertal, Germany, under the motto ‘Action across Borders and Industries’, with 1,200 attendees expected from business, politics, science and society.
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ArticleSmurfit Westrock opens ‘world first’ facility for pharmaceutical packaging and clinical trials
Smurfit Westrock has officially opened its Horizon packaging facility, said to be the ‘world’s first’ designed exclusively for pharmaceutical patient medication adherence, regulated pharma packaging and clinical trials.
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ArticleCircpack and SAP collaborate on EPR reporting and recyclability assessment service
Circpack by Veolia has announced a partnership with SAP to provide its cloud-based solution for EPR reporting and recyclability assessments, including fee structures and calculation rules with global coverage.
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ArticleAlcoa, Ball and Unilever pilot ‘carbon-free’ smelting technology in personal and home care packaging
Alcoa, Ball and Unilever have partnered to pilot the first use of Elysis carbon-free smelting technology in personal care and home care packaging, said to eliminate direct greenhouse gas emissions and generate oxygen in place of CO2.
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Sponsored ContentGöncay Packaging on paper vs. plastics – and balancing both in one portfolio
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Göncay Packaging’s managing director, Levent Göncay, discusses the company’s product portfolio, its in-house production process, the costs of plastic vs. paper packaging, and more.
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ArticleNew sorting facility to process approximately 80% of Norway’s plastic packaging waste by 2030
Områ - Norway’s new national facility for sorting plastic packaging waste - has officially opened today, jointly owned by TOMRA and Plastretur and expected to process approximately 80% of Norway’s packaging waste by 2030.
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ArticlePaper and kraft sack industries set out roadmap for net zero in 2050
Eurosac and Cepi Eurokraft are leading a joint project to develop a net zero roadmap for the paper sack and sack kraft paper industries, leading up to climate neutrality by 2050.
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ArticleMethanol-to-olefins plant to produce chemical building blocks in Rotterdam
Blue Circle Olefins has secured funding for a commercial methanol-to-olefins production facility in Rotterdam. Once fully operational, it is expected to produce 120 kilotons of propylene and 80 kilotons of ethylene.
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ArticleUpcycle Project launched to convert non-recyclable plastic into recyclable packaging materials
The Upcycle project has officially launched, funded by Horizon Europe under the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA) and coordinated by Aalborg University in Denmark, with 19 partners from 12 countries seeking to develop circular value chains to convert non-recyclable plastic waste into highly recyclable and non-persistent packaging materials.
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ArticleSustainability definitions and performance concerns hinder packaging progress
McKinsey’s latest research identifies six key barriers companies face when considering sustainability-minded packaging materials, including performance concerns, limited market supply, and different definitions of sustainability.
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ArticleOne week until the Sustainable Packaging Summit: what to expect
Only one week to go until the Sustainable Packaging Summit! Are you wondering what to expect from this year’s even bigger, even better event? Read on for a deep dive into this year’s agenda.
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ArticleWest Pharmaceutical Services reveals pre-fillable syringe platform
West Pharmaceutical Services (West) has unveiled its West Synchrony Prefillable Syringe (PFS) System at CPHI Worldwide in Frankfurt, Germany, offering a ‘fully verified’ platform from a single supplier.
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ArticleLatest patent data reveals ‘all-time peak’ for chemical plastics recycling
Chemical recycling for plastics has reached an ‘all-time peak’, Appleyard Lees reports, with the number of organizations filing patents said to have more than tripled over five years.
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ArticleEU Commission’s new guide helps Member States calculate EPR costs
The European Commission has provided optional guidance to help Member States calculate Extended Producer Responsibility costs under the Single-Use Plastics Directive.
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ArticleTotalEnergies Corbion announces redesigns PLA bags with 30% PIR content
TotalEnergies Corbion has launched redesigned bags for its sugarcane-based Luminy PLA, featuring 30% post-industrial recycled (PIR) content in the outer layer, made from repurposing high-quality manufacturing scraps.
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ArticleBiotech startup Uluu raises £7m to scale seaweed plastic alternative
Australian startup Uluu has secured over €7 million in Series A funding to build a demonstration plant for the industrial production of its materials, a home compostable seaweed alternative to plastic.
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ArticleHenkel launches RecycLab in China to evaluate adhesive solutions for recycling
Henkel has announced the opening of its Packaging RecycLab in Shanghai, China, designed to evaluate how adhesive solutions can ‘drive innovation in packaging recycling and accelerate the transition to a circular economy’.
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ArticleBOBST, Brückner and Mitsui Chemicals reveal ‘world first’ recyclable, mono-material retort solution
BOBST, Brückner and Mitsui Chemicals have joined forces to create a mono-material recyclable retort solution for food packaging, said to have high barrier properties based on opaque metallization.
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ArticleDS Smith provides fibre-based packaging for brewery’s e-commerce products
DS Smith has provided Austrian company Privatbrauerei Hirt with fibre-based packaging aiming to deliver ‘optimal protection’ for the brewery’s products during storage and transportation to its e-commerce customers.