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ArticleDS Smith’s packaging predictions for 2026
2025 was a year of innovation, evolving consumer demands and intense regulatory upheaval – but what are the factors that will most affect the packaging industry in 2026? DS Smith’s new Managing Director for UK and Ireland Packaging, James Lomax gives us his predictions.
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ArticleDHL circulates DimaMax’s smaller parcel boxes in Berlin
DimaPax had developed new DHL Small Parcels in a move set to improve durability and unlock environmental benefits.
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ArticleMajor retailer embraces circular logistics with Returnity’s reusable box
A major retail chain has adopted The Last Box, Returnity’s reusable packaging box solution, in a move hoped to streamline backroom operations and cut down on single-use waste.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2025 Winner Interview: Klingenberg’s reusable, recyclable e-commerce box
Klingenberg’s reusable, tape-free e-commerce box, Nomadbox, won in the Pre-Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category in this year’s Sustainability Awards. We asked the company a few questions to find out more about this entry.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2025 Finalist Interview: P&G’s 100% recyclable solution for e-commerce
P&G has designed a recyclable honeycomb structure for e-commerce packaging, Versafill, said to adapt to a product’s shape by pressing it against the packaging. Nominated in the Commercialized E-commerce category of this year’s Sustainability Awards, inventor Li Kun tells us more.
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ArticleWinners of the Sustainability Awards 2025 announced!
After much anticipation, the winners of the Sustainability Awards 2025 – the “Nobel prize” for sustainable packaging innovations – have been announced!
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From our sponsorsAutomate your banding operations with ATS-Tanner's US-2500 machines
Mizuki Yuasa, head of R&D at ATS-Tanner, dives into the US-2500 banding machine line – designed for speed, simplicity, flexibility, energy efficiency, and even recycled substrate use – in this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series.
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ArticleAntalis introduces expandable Jiffy bag made from 100% recycled materials
Antalis has announced an expandable mailing bag made by Jiffy, featuring ‘flex-to-fit’ Hexpand technology and designed to fit snugly around products, eliminating the need for oversized boxes and unnecessary padding.
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ArticleRanpak debuts ‘smallest’ void fill machine for limited production space
Ranpak is launching FillPak Mini – a compact, automated void fill machine for customers with a small production floor. It is designed for simplicity, versatility, and optimal output.
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ArticleNOVA Chemicals introduces PE resins incorporating non-fluorinated PPAs
NOVA Chemicals has announced the launch of polyethylene (PE) resins that incorporate non-fluorinated polymer processing aids (NF-PPA), said to deliver comparable performance to legacy fluoropolymer PPA technology and help manufacturers meet global regulatory compliance standards with minimal production disruption.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2025 Finalist Interview: Ecohelix’s wood-based heat seal coating
Ahead of this year’s Sustainability Awards taking place in Utrecht in November, we spoke with Ecohelix about its Woodmer Seal for coatings in industries such as e-commerce and personal care, said to be fully recyclable and nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Renewables category.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2025 Finalist Interview: Henkel’s hot melt adhesive for e-commerce packaging
Henkel is a finalist in this year’s Sustainability Awards with its bio-based hot melt adhesive for e-commerce packaging, said to reduce CO2 emissions and waste. We spoke to the company to find out more about this innovation, nominated in the Commercialized E-Commerce category.
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ArticleMondi unlocks water-based, white digital printing for corrugated boxes
Mondi’s six-colour digital printing range for corrugated board now includes water-based white inks for brown materials, facilitating high-contrast designs for primary and secondary packaging.
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ArticleCorrugated transport box for Alpine Water bottles revealed by DS Smith
DS Smith and Alpine Water have developed a ‘recycled and recyclable’ corrugated cardboard box to transport Hallstein-brand glass water bottles, designed to save space and protect the products in transit.
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ArticleGluecom and Techlan collaborate on recycled release liner for e-commerce packaging
Gluecom and Techlan have partnered to create a recycled release liner and adhesive solution for e-commerce packaging, said to reduce carbon emissions and delivery times.
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ArticleDS Smith provides recyclable, resealable boxes for Minerva product returns
Minerva S.A. is using DS Smith’s recyclable, resealable Tape Back boxes for its e-commerce deliveries – a move expected to simplify the returns process while minimizing material use.
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ArticleEver since the Covid boom years, demand for paper packaging has slumped – why?
We’re over halfway through 2025, and this was supposed to be the bounce-back year for the paper packaging sector, which saw a drop in demand post-COVID. But this hasn’t been the case. Neil Osment, managing director of packaging market research company NOA, explores why.
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ArticleEvri and Vinted provide free reusable packaging for second-hand deliveries
Parcel delivery company Evri and second-hand fashion marketplace Vinted have teamed up to offer free reusable packaging at various Evri ParcelShop locations.
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ArticleHow has Amazon improved the sustainability of its packaging?
Amazon states that over 50% of its European shipments now come in recyclable packaging such as paper or cardboard, or none at all, and that it has avoided more than 4 million metric tons of packaging since 2015. The company has outlined how this was achieved through packaging reduction, expanding paper-based packaging and ‘correct-sized’ packaging.
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ArticleTransparent, recyclable glassine window for paper packs designed by SiOPack
SiOPack claims to have developed a fully recyclable, food-safe, and plastic-free packaging window made from paper – a move hoped to reduce plastic waste without compromising on product visibility.