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ArticleEUROPEN releases interactive PPWR guidebook for businesses
EUROPEN has released a new interactive guidebook designed to help businesses navigate the requirements of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and provide an overview of the regulatory landscape and its implications for the packaging value chain.
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ArticleCould this innovation change the refillable packaging game?
Meadow has developed an innovative process that aims to transform aluminium beverage cans into clean, intuitive refill systems. In four years, with the backing of can-producing giant Ball Corporation, the company has gone from initial concept to mass production. Meadow’s CEO and co-founder, Victor Ljungberg, gave us insights from inside the business in a recent conversation.
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ArticleOver €100 million invested into Borealis’ new High Melt Strength PP line
Borealis is investing over €100 million into a new High Melt Strength polypropylene line, aiming to triple its capacity and address global demand for reusable cups, food packaging, and other recyclable, lightweight polymer foam solutions.
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ArticleLimited-edition Cadbury packs change colour and reveal designs in the fridge
Cadbury’s new, limited-edition chocolate range will feature a cold-activated wrapper that changes colour and reveals hidden designs when stored in the fridge.
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ArticlePepsiCo revisits plastic packaging targets due to ‘external factors’
Citing roadblocks outside its control, PepsiCo has scaled back its packaging targets for 2030, switching its 20% virgin plastic reduction goal to a 2% year-on-year decrease and removing biodegradability from the scope of its sustainable design goals.
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ArticleBorealis debuts reusable cups made from recycled OMV feedstock at K 2025
At K 2025, Borealis will distribute a deposit-free reuse system for cups made from modified polypropylene for foam, utilizing chemically recycled feedstock from OMV’s ReOil technology.
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ArticleTetra Pak co-founds coalition for food manufacturing technology progress
Tetra Pak, Krones, Alfa Laval, and SPX FLOW have formed Food Manufacturing Technologies Europe – a coalition intended to lower the sector’s environmental impact, amplify its voice in policymaking, and bolster its resilience and competitiveness.
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ArticlePellenc ST and Polytag partner on UV tracking technology for material recycling
Pellenc ST and Polytag have joined forces to combine advanced sorting technology with invisible UV watermark based tracking, aiming to improve material recovery and traceability throughout the recycling process.
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PodcastBuilding a deposit return system – spotlight on Austria
Deposit return schemes have gained traction across Europe, with several countries introducing or getting ready to introduce them. Austria is the latest country to introduce such a system. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Monika Fiala, who is managing director at Recycling Pfand Österreich GmbH, the organisation in charge of implementing the deposit return system in Austria, discussing reasons behind the introduction, challenges to overcome, differences and similarities to systems in other countries, learnings from the scheme several months in, and more.
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ArticleSIG reduces carbon footprint by up to 61% with new barrier solution for aseptic cartons
SIG has announced the commercial launch of its SIG Terra Alu-free + Full barrier for multi-serve aseptic cartons, said to be aluminum-layer-free and ready to be provided at scale to customers worldwide.
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ArticleElopak targets reduced GHG emissions with new paperboard
Elopak has launched a new paperboard for fresh liquids in chilled distribution chains, said to have a carbon footprint reduction of up to 14% compared to cartons made with standard board.
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ArticleCorplex de-inking technology targets reduced waste and environmental impact
Polypropylene (PP) and polycarbonate sheets manufacturer Corplex claims it has successfully adapted a mechanical de-inking process to remove ink from heavily printed PP sheets, including ones treated with UV-based coatings and UV-cured inks.
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ArticleCoca-Cola to rework ‘misleading’ recycling claims on plastic bottles
Coca-Cola says it will revisit ‘100% recycled’ and ‘100% recyclable’ claims on its plastic bottles after a legal complaint accused them of ‘misleading’ consumers about the pack’s recycled content.
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ArticleGraphic Packaging aims to support European regulatory compliance with paperboard sushi packaging
Graphic Packaging International has revealed its portfolio of paperboard sushi packaging, designed to help foodservice operators meet the requirements of European packaging legislation.
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ArticleKHS and Husky unveil ‘30% lighter’ PET bottle
KHS and Husky have launched one of the world’s lightest PET bottles that uses just 5.89 grams of material to hold 591 millilitres of liquid.
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ArticleLignin Industries raises €3.9 million to commercialize bio-based thermoplastic
Swedish greentech company Lignin Industries has announced the raising of €3.9 million in funding to accelerate scale-up of its bio-based thermoplastic derived from trees, aiming to end reliance on fossil fuel-based plastics.
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ArticleUN investigates Coca-Cola’s reusable glass to plastic bottle switch in Samoa
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is accused of driving plastic pollution in Samoa after replacing reusable glass bottles with single-use plastic alternatives – raising concerns about potential violations of environmental laws and human rights standards.
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ArticleRecyclable, mono-PP blister concept for nutraceuticals revealed by SÜDPACK
SÜDPACK Medica has unveiled a mono-polypropylene blister solution for dietary supplement packaging, intending to align with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s recyclability requirements while maintaining contact safety and product performance.
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ArticleNonwoven polymer materials serve as dessicant bags, coatings, and more
Freudenberg Performance Materials’ customizable fine denier spunbond nonwoven materials, available as bicomponent or mono-fibres, can be used to produce lightweight desiccant bags and coating substrates, among other applications.
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ArticleCEFLEX issues assessment of new recycling technologies for flexible plastics
A study by CEFLEX and Ghent University finds ‘significant challenges’ in upscaling delamination, deinking, dissolution, and contaminant extraction technologies to meet the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s flexible plastic recycling and recycled content deadlines by 2030.