All Rigid Packaging articles – Page 26
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ArticleScotland's new deposit return scheme a 'game-changer'?
Last week, Scotland announced its new Deposit Return Scheme which will include aluminium and steel cans as well as drinks containers made of glass and Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic with a 20p deposit.
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ArticleNew bottle from Weener Plastics helps Kao reach sustainability goals
The Japanese personal care manufacturer Kao is introducing rPET bottles for its renowned hair care brand Guhl. These are manufactured by Weener Plastics.
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ArticleConsortium to Support World’s First Enzymatic Technology for Plastics Recycling
Carbios and L’Oréal have announced a major partnership with Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe. The consortium was originally founded by Carbios and L’Oréal to bring recycling technology developed by Carbios to the market.
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ArticleDS Smith Plastics Injection Moulding Business Introduces Loop Ready Packaging
DS Smith Plastics, Injection Moulding business segment has launched a new line of packaging options known as Loop Ready Packaging (LRP).
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ArticleThermoforming with biobased plastics for greater sustainability
Are biobased and biodegradable plastics also suitable for thermoforming? Find out in this case study by FKuR in an English language exclusive for Packaging Europe.
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ArticleCardboard composite launch for fresh food
In order to meet the demand from the market for alternative packaging materials, the two companies LEIPA Georg Leinfelder GmbH and Koehler Paper Group have developed in conjunction with MULTIVAC a cardboard composite
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ArticleDemand for corrugated: could growing reach of China create European waste mountains?
In what looks like an unintended consequence, China’s recent ban on importing rubbish for recycling looks set to have an impact on the European corrugated waste market.
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ArticleThe Rise of the Cartons
Aseptic cartons have enjoyed growing popularity thanks to benefits such as enabling ambient distribution, offering product protection, cube efficiency and convenience.
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New digital platform for Europe's plastics converting industry
Launched today, MOnitoring Recyclates for Europe (MORE) is a single, unified digital platform to monitor the uptake of recycled polymers into products.
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ArticleP&G Fabric Care brands like Ariel and Lenor commit to 30% plastics packaging reduction across Europe by 2025
Today at the Sustainable Brands Conference Virginie Helias, Chief Sustainability Officer at P&G, announced that Ariel, Lenor and other P&G Fabric Care brands across Europe aim to reduce plastics use in their packaging by 30% by 2025.
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ArticleScanning the new retail landscape
It’s no big news to say that the way we consume is changing. And, ever mindful of consumer demands, retailers and brand owners are evolving to cater to these new habits. Victoria Hattersley reports.
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ArticleChemical Recycling Gains Traction
Last year Packaging Europe began to take a closer interest in chemical recycling – not a new concept in itself but one gaining momentum in the context of the challenges of dealing with plastic waste. Libby White takes a look at the progress.
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ArticleDS Smith to Trial First Compostable, Water-resistant Cardboard Bird Boxes
DS Smith is trialling what it says is the world’s very first water-resistant, compostable bird box made from recycled cardboard.
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ArticleRecycling - An essential measure for the circular economy
K 2019 makes the case for plastics and highlight advances in recycling innovation.
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ArticleSP GROUP: WORKING TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
2019 is set to be a key year for the launch of new, more sustainable material structures by plastic converters aiming to comply with the new European Strategy for Plastics – introduced to ensure all plastic packaging is 100% recyclable by 2030.
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ArticleE-Pack Europe: The challenges and opportunities of e-commerce
How can e-commerce consumer trends boost the adoption of smart and intelligent packaging? How can we make sustainability the core of packaging design? What are the implications for packaging in an omnichannel world?
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ArticleInnovation in Blow Moulding and Thermoforming – The advent of simulation
We must continuously innovate – or someone else will. Everywhere we can see how 21st century computing power has driven innovation and reduced costs – but not everywhere in the plastics industry, as David Russell reports.
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ArticleElitron unveils new AGILA cutting system
Elitron has unveiled AGILA – its newest compact cutting plotter – at Sign Expo in Budapest, Hungary.
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ArticlePaper & board industry publishes voluntary guidelines for food contact applications
The paper and board manufacturing industry, as well as converting sectors including the tissue industry, have published completely rewritten voluntary ‘Food Contact Guidelines for the Compliance of Paper and Board Materials and Articles’.
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ArticleSustainability Awards joins forces with FachPack to Launch 2019 Edition
Submissions to the most serious, rigorous and prestigious international competition for sustainability in packaging open today until 20 May.