All Flexibles articles – Page 22
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ArticleHuhtamaki acquires flexible packaging specialist Elif for €412m
Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire Elif, a major supplier of flexible packaging, for €412m.
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ArticleHow and why flexible packaging trends are changing
Nicola Bucchioni, Atlantic team leader at UBE Group’s engineering plastics business unit, presents an overview of flexible packaging trends through the ages, and what the future holds for the category.
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ArticlePets at Home to trial flexible food packaging recycling points
Pets at Home is introducing dedicated recycling points for flexible pet food packaging across 40 of its stores.
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ArticleCollaboration shows recyclability of Gualapack's monomaterial PP spouted pouch
TOMRA and Gualapack have been working together to prove the recyclability of Gualapack’s monomaterial PP spouted pouch through all stages of treatment of a DKR rigid PP waste stream.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Brookfarm Roll ‘n’ Recycle Pouch from O F Packaging
In the latest of our Sustainability Awards finalists interview series, we take a closer look at the Brookfarm Roll ‘n’ Recycle Pouch from Australian company O F Packaging – a 100% kerbside recyclable high-barrier stand-up pouch that has been nominate
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ArticleFinalist interview: Eco-Tite® R shrink bag from Amcor
The next of our Sustainability Awards 2021 finalist interviews puts the spotlight on Amcor's Eco-Tite® R PVdC-free shrink bag, which has been nominated in our Pre-commercialized Innovation category.
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ArticleComplete freedom in product design and manufacturing of stand-up pouches
In this edition of our Innovation Spotlight feature, printing specialist Sihl presents its latest innovation: ARTYSIO.
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ArticleTalking sustainability in flexible packaging with GSK
In this interview, which was originally published on CEFLEX’s website, CEFLEX sits down with Mike Allen, sustainability lead for GSK Consumer Healthcare Supply Chain (CHSC).
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ArticleAR Packaging launches mono-material for thermoformed applications
AR Packaging is launching Ecoflex - a recyclable mono-polyethylene film for thermoforming applications that the company says provides an alternative to PA-based materials, whilst fully meeting OPRL guidelines.
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ArticleIMA DAIRY & FOOD launches tools to facilitate shift to mono-material packaging
IMA Dairy & Food USA, whose equipment solutions comprise the brands Gasti, Hamba, Hassia, Fillshape, Corazza, Erca and Intecma, has introduced a set of tools aimed at food brands that are utilizing mono-material packages.
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ArticleIK interview: The insider perspective on plastic packaging
Elisabeth Skoda discusses recycling and recyclate goals and challenges, bioplastics, consumer behaviour and much more with Dr Isabell Schmidt, the managing director at IK, the German plastic packaging industry association.
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ArticleHow could revisions to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive affect flexibles?
We talked to Graham Houlder, managing director at CEFLEX, to unpack the potential implications of changes to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
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ArticleOrigin Group launches SnappD for recyclable sachets
The Origin Group has launched a new business unit, SnappD, which the company says offers "first of its kind" brandable 100% recyclable single-dose sachets for a range of industries.
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ArticleArjowiggins launches new antimicrobial surface treatment
Arjowiggins has launched an antimicrobial surface treatment for paper products that it says inhibits the ability of bacteria and viruses to survive on the surface.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Mi Terro’s materials made from agricultural waste
In this edition of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, Mi Terro tells us about its ambitions to replace single-use plastics with home compostable materials made from agricultural waste.
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ArticleCamvac launches 60% rPET barrier lidding film
Camvac’s latest commercial development is a mono-material barrier film made from 60% post-consumer recycled PET.
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ArticleUnpacking the potential of Xampla’s 100% plant protein film
We caught up with Dr. Marc Rodriguez Garcia, Xampla’s Head of Research, to find out if its new solution really has the potential to replace conventional plastics.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives – designing circular solutions for flexibles
In the latest of our Sustainability Perspectives video interview series, Elif’s Sustainability Director Dr. Betül Türel Erbay discusses challenges and opportunities when it comes to circular solutions for flexible packaging.
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ArticleSainsbury’s to roll out recycling system for flexible plastics
Following a successful trial in the North East of England recycling polypropylene (PP) film in selected stores, UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has rolled out a new recycling system allowing customers to recycle flexible packaging.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Columbus’ Egg biodegradable films from IUV
In the first of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, we talk with IUV, a plastics-free packaging solutions provider and creator of the Columbus’ Egg technology.