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ArticleBorealis aims to enable design for recycling with new PE technology
Borealis has unveiled its new Borstar Nextension Polyethylene (PE) platform, said to deliver superior toughness, sealing performance and enhanced processability for packaging solutions that enable downgauging, improve cost efficiency and support design for recycling.
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ArticleCanon targets versatility and productivity with new printing platform
Canon has launched its Colorado XL-series platform of 3.4m printers powered by its UVgel technology, said to deliver ‘great versatility and exceptional productivity’ for flexible and rigid media applications, from signage and décor to point of sale and packaging.
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ArticleFirst raw materials shipped from Indaver’s thermal depolymerization plant
Following a total investment of €105 million, Indaver has announced that its Plastics2Chemicals installation in Antwerp is producing chemically recycled raw materials for ‘virgin quality’ packaging applications, with an anticipated annual capacity of 26kT.
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ArticleTOMRA Recycling invites NEXTLOOPP to ‘hands-on’ advanced PP sorting trials
TOMRA Recycling welcomed participants of the NEXTLOOPP initiative to its headquarters in Mülheim-Kärlich, Germany last month, for live demonstrations of its latest sorting systems for polypropylene (PP) sorting and discussions on advancing Design for Recycling.
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ArticleBorealis’ compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins opens its doors
Borealis has revealed that its new, Beringen-based compounding line for recyclate-based polyolefins is now fully operational, allowing customers to co-develop and test the use of recycled plastics in their operations.
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ArticleFrigel to present new temperature control and cooling solutions at K 2025
Frigel has announced it is due to present its new DYNAMICO temperature control technology and HVM modular chiller system at K 2025, designed to reduce energy costs and provide operational flexibility.
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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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ArticleFiberdom and Kiefel team up to expand fibre-based, dry-formed packaging
In a new partnership, Fiberdom will combine its fibre-based Duranova material with Kiefel’s advanced dry fibre forming technology – aiming to unlock new, recyclable, home-compostable packaging formats.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2025 Finalist Interview: SIPA’s preform technology for rPET
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to SIPA about its XFORM RENEW technology for rPET preforming, said to cut emissions and boost output, nominated in the Commercialized Machinery category.
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ArticleTOMRA announces optical sorting machine for nut and IQF industries
TOMRA Food has unveiled its 4C optical sorting machine designed to increase detection, accuracy, performance, efficiency and flexibility for the nut and individual quick freezing (IQF) industries.
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ArticleSidel launches laser technology solution for food and beverage packaging
Sidel has revealed plans to launch its EvoBLOW Laser at drinktec 2025, aiming to ‘redefine’ lightweighting for PET and rPET in the food and beverage industry, said to reduce preform waste by 50%.
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ArticleColgate-Palmolive uses Erthos’ AI-powered platform for virtual pack designs
In a new collaborative partnership, Colgate-Palmolive will use Erthos’ AI-powered materials discovery platform to inform its sustainability-minded packaging developments.
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ArticleStrongbow and NaviLens seek to improve drinks accessibility with QR codes
In collaboration with marketing agency Purple Goat, Strongbow is seeking to assess the accessibility of its drinks by directly adding a NaviLens QR code to its packaging, designed to help blind and partially sighted shoppers find and understand the product.
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ArticleDomino to launch N410 LED label press at Labelexpo
Domino has announced plans to launch its N410 digital LED inkjet label press at Labelexpo Europe, held in Barcelona, Spain, from 16th-19th September 2025, said to be cost-effective and deliver ‘outstanding’ value for digital market label producers.
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Article‘World’s first’ fossil-free LDPE plant announced by Vioneo and ECI Group
Vioneo has awarded ECI Group a contract to build the ‘world’s first’ low-density polyethylene plant operating entirely on fossil-free feedstock, expected to reach a yearly output of 110,000 tonnes.
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Sponsored ContentPacksys presents noSho – the cap-free, plastic-saving shoulderless tube
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Julius Läubli, head of Research & Development at Packsys, walks us through the company’s noSho shoulderless tube innovation – outlining its potential to reduce plastic consumption and emissions, streamline the recycling process, and integrate into existing machinery.
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ArticleBlossom Hill and partners present fibre-based, linerless tray for apricots
Blossom Hill has adopted a fibre-based, linerless packaging format for its apricots – said to be a fully recyclable, PFAS-free alternative to plastic clamshells and backing paper.
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ArticleWood waste extracts converted into renewable feedstocks to reduce carbon
C-Source Renewables is converting wood waste extracts into renewable chemical inputs via the Arborlyse project, which is set to bolster supply chains and support net-zero ambitions.
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ArticleFreshInset aims to preserve fruit quality with active packaging complex
FreshInset claims that a study of its Vidre+ complex revealed it can ‘transform’ clamshell or any other packaging into an active packaging solution, able to preserve the freshness of cherries for longer.
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ArticleFirst pyrolysis oil recycled from mixed waste at Plastic Energy’s Dutch plant
At its Geleen facility, Plastic Energy has converted hard-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste into pyrolysis oil for the production of food-contact packaging, medical plastics, and more.