All Renewables articles – Page 4
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ArticleTIPA advances European growth with SEALPAP acquisition
TIPA Compostable Packaging and its European subsidiary Bio4Pack have announced the acquisition of speciality papers company SEALPAP, focused on its recyclable paper-based packaging portfolio.
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ArticleCompostable wood pulp films recommended to replace polymer-based glitter
Futamura recommends the use of its certified compostable, fibre-based NatureFlex films to manufacture glitter in line with upcoming EU restrictions on microplastic leakage.
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ArticleSustainability Awards Winner Interview: Zafree’s ‘tree-free’ beer packaging
The 100+ Accelerator programme and Zafree Papers won both the Overall Winner and Commercialized Renewable Materials categories at this year’s Sustainability Awards. Their entry converts banana farm waste into corrugated cartons for beer packaging. We spoke with 100+ Accelerator partner Ab InBev to find out more.
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ArticleLieferando’s plant polymer-coated takeaway boxes make Austrian debut
After the packaging won a Sustainability Award last week, Lieferando will bring Huhtamaki’s cardboard delivery boxes coated in Xampla’s plant-based Morro material to the Austrian market.
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ArticleCortec introduces re-pulpable, biodegradable barrier paper
Cortec has unveiled its new EcoBio Barrier Paper, a ‘recyclable, re-pulpable, biodegradable’ barrier paper without PFAS or intentionally added plastics.
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ArticleResearchers develop bamboo bioplastic with ‘exceptional’ mechanical strength
According to a paper published by Nature Communications, researchers at China’s Northeast Forestry University have discovered a bamboo-based bioplastic said to ‘outperform’ most commercial plastics and bioplastics in mechanical and thermo-mechanical metrics and be fully biodegradable.
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Sponsored ContentWrapping products in heat-sealable cellulosic flexibles with SWM International
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Philippe Ragot, vice president and general manager for Packaging at SWM International, walks us through the company’s lightweight, heat-sealable cellulosic wrappers, designed to replace flexible plastics.
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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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ArticleValmet targets reduced operating costs with wet-end analyzer for paper and board
Valmet has introduced its Wet End Analyzer designed to help paper, board, and tissue producers improve wet end processes to achieve improved product quality, process stability and reduced operating costs.
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ArticleSabert’s chilled deli food boxes reintroduced with ‘crystal-clear’ rPET lid
Sabert Corporation Europe has upgraded its Deli2Go range with a recyclable rPET lid for product visibility, on-shelf presentation, and end-of-life recyclability.
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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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ArticleResearchers say spray-coated bioplastics layers can improve barrier properties for paper packaging
A research team at the College of Natural Resources and Environment in Virginia Tech University, USA claim to have proved that biodegradable bioplastics can form durable, protective films on paper using a spray-coating technique, improving strength and barrier properties.
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ArticleSeaman Paper launches heat-sealable paper packs
Seaman Paper has launched a new line of heat-sealable, curbside recyclable paper packs that have been designed with the aim of replacing single-use plastic bags.
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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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ArticlePaperization: How innovation and collaboration are driving advances
In the face of changing regulations, the packaging industry faces plentiful sustainability pressures. Paperization – using paper for packaging applications that were previously catered for by different materials such as plastics – has really gained traction.
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PodcastThe Talking Point: Pathways to paperization
Paperization has gained increasing traction in recent years. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to SWM International’s Philippe Ragot, who shares insights into how technology and collaboration can and already are fuelling advances and discusses the innovation processes that enable these results.
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ArticleNORMA utilizes recyclable Koehler Paper packaging for private label products
NORMA grocery stores in Germany, France, the Czech Republic and Austria are due to package select private label products in Koehler Paper’s recyclable heat-sealable packaging, said to conform with Cepi’s recyclability standards.
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ArticleReflections on K 2025
Under the theme ‘The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible’, a reported 175,000+ trade visitors from around 160 countries gathered in Düsseldorf, Germany for K 2025, with over 3,000 exhibitors presenting their technologies, products and processes. We reflect on the innovations, discussions and solutions displayed at this year’s event.
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ArticleFuturaGene makes regulatory submission for gene-edited eucalyptus
FuturaGene, the biotechnology subsidiary of Suzano, has announced its submission to Brazil’s National Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) regarding gene-edited eucalyptus, designed to deliver wood that is easier to process industrially.
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ArticleEverything you need to know about bioplastics and packaging
We all know the environmental arguments for transitioning to bioplastics are compelling, and European Bioplastics says it expects global bioplastics production to almost triple over the next few years. Yet even so, its market share still only stands at around 1%. Why?