All Business articles – Page 5
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ArticlePAPACKS and Ukrainian Hemp investigate hemp-based packaging potential
PAPACKS and Ukrainian Hemp have collaborated to create a scalable supply chain for certified industrial hemp, aiming to provide a renewable, recyclable alternative to wood-based pulp and plastic.
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ArticleWhere L’Oréal stands after missing sustainable packaging goals for 2025
L’Oréal Groupe has failed to meet several of its sustainability targets for 2025, missing its 100% recyclable, reusable, refillable, or compostable plastic packaging goal by 51%. We take a deeper dive into its packaging progress so far and the feasibility of its ambitions for 2030.
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ArticlePolicy proposals foreground renewable carbon in European industry
In a new report, the Renewable Carbon Initiative and nova-Institute have laid out policy proposals to further Europe’s transition into carbon capture and utilization, biomass, recycling, and other renewable carbon sources – envisioning improvements in both sustainability and competitiveness.
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ArticleHow to build a packaging business with growth potential
The PPWR is clearly presenting EU packaging businesses with plenty of challenges – but why don’t we talk more about the potential upsides? In this article, Anna Perlina, sustainable packaging consultant at Integrity Solutions, explains how new EU regulations can be used to grow your packaging business.
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ArticleTotalEnergies Corbion and Useon partner to accelerate industrial adoption of PLA foam technology
TotalEnergies Corbion and Useon have partnered to advance the development and global commercialization of EPLA moulded products - high-performance foam materials made from TotalEnergies Corbion’s Luminy PLA bioplastics.
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ArticleStricter EU rules for transporting plastic pellets seek to prevent pollution
The European Parliament and Council have provisionally agreed on a regulation intended to keep plastic pellets out of the environment by improving their handling across the supply chain, enforcing measures such as a risk management plan for their packaging.
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ArticleBASF, SÜDPACK and Werz collaborate on polyamide packaging for HORECA sector
Packaging film supplier SÜDPACK, food service company Werz and BASF Gastronomie have teamed up to utilize BASF’s polyamide Ultramid Ccycled material for meat and sausage packaging in the hotel, restaurant and catering sector.
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ArticleIceland referred to EFTA Court over incomplete packaging waste restrictions
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has referred Iceland to the EFTA Court for its reported failure to enforce rules to prevent packaging waste, regulate the types of packaging brought to market, and manage operations at landfill sites.
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PodcastExploring Australia’s approach to packaging regulation, with Chris Foley and Renata Daudt
Our two guests for this podcast are Chris Foley, CEO of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO); and Renata Daudt, Sustainable Packaging Consultant with AWEN Packaging Consulting who specialise in guiding brand owners on the APCO Sustainable Packaging Guidelines. We spoke about Australia’s upcoming new packaging regulations - and more broadly what lessons it has taken from European regulations, and vice-versa.
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ArticleUnilever has acquired refillable personal care brand Wild – what’s next?
Now that Unilever has acquired personal care brand Wild, the companies are optimistic that refillable toiletries will become more accessible to consumers; yet questions have arisen whether the brand will lose sight of its sustainability focus under the pressure of financial targets.
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ArticleAmcor and Fedrigoni unveil ‘recycle-ready’ wet wipe packaging
Amcor and Fedrigoni have teamed up to develop ‘recycle-ready’ flexible packaging for wet wipes, said to be recyclable in PE recycling streams across Europe.
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ArticleSIG and partners collaborate on beverage carton recycling solution in Egypt
SIG has partnered with social enterprise Plastic Bank, paper mill Carta Misr and TileGreen to establish what they claim is Egypt’s ‘first end-to-end recycling system’ for used aseptic beverage cartons.
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Sponsored ContentNavigating the future of packaging: Kuraray’s insights on PCR and renewable materials
As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation comes into force, how sure can we be that everyone will have access to post-consumer recycled materials? How could renewable and biodegradable materials fill this gap, and what can we do in collaboration that we can’t do alone? Yoyo Chan, team leader of Kuraray’s Paper & Packaging Marketing Segment, answers all these questions in the latest edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series.
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ArticleOceanSaver’s laundry pod advertising banned over ‘misleading’ PVOH claims
OceanSaver has pulled advertising for its laundry capsules after the Advertising Standards Authority found claims regarding the environmental benefits of their PVOH membrane, including biodegradability and reduction of plastic pollution, to be misleading.
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ArticleMEPs insist PPWR’s industrial packaging reuse quotas need more work
Various MEPs have urged the European Commission to revisit the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s reuse quotas for industrial packaging, arguing that failing to consider contamination in transit or the availability of alternative materials will impact European supply chains.
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ArticleReichmuth & Co and Enviroo to construct PET recycling plant
Reichmuth Infrastructure (Reichmuth & Co) has announced it will be financing the construction of a PET recycling plant in the north-west of England, in cooperation with developer and operator Enviroo.
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ArticleWhy are some brands focusing on cost over circularity?
In a recent article, Matt Tudball, Senior Editor for Recycling at ICIS, notes that in the absence of penalties for non-compliance, many small and medium-sized brands across Europe continue to favour virgin PET.
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ArticleTetra Pak and Schoeller Allibert to launch crate made from used beverage cartons
Tetra Pak and Schoeller Allibert have collaborated to launch a transport crate made of polyAl from used beverage cartons at the Plastics Recycling Show in Amsterdam, 1st-2nd April 2025.
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ArticleGuidelines for eco-conscious e-commerce packaging developed in Singapore
Hoped to guide businesses into rethinking their e-commerce packaging for environmental benefits, a set of guidelines have been released by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, Singapore Post, and the National Environment Agency’s Alliance for Action on Packaging Waste Reduction for the E-Commerce Sector.
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ArticleThe Brief: How shareholders can (and can’t) improve companies’ packaging performance
After 40% of General Mills shareholders voted in favour of a sustainable packaging progress report, only for the move to be written off as ‘unnecessary’, we ask the question: how far can investors really influence a company’s sustainable packaging practices? We weigh up the options and their effectiveness in this edition of the Brief.