Emerging Technologies
Everything you need to know about bioplastics and packaging
Is a digitalized, standardized industry the key to regulatory compliance?
How can we retrieve ocean plastic waste – and should AI help us do it?
First raw materials shipped from Indaver’s thermal depolymerization plant
Amcor and Greenback turn post-consumer flexibles into pyrolytic oil
Colgate-Palmolive uses Erthos’ AI-powered platform for virtual pack designs
‘Industry first’ carbon capture pilot plant launches at Metsä Group mill
‘World’s first’ fossil-free LDPE plant announced by Vioneo and ECI Group
EU-backed scheme researching new cleaning methods for recycled plastics
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Emerging Technologies
Everything 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?
Is a digitalized, standardized industry the key to regulatory compliance?
In this edition of our ‘In Conversation With…’ series, Laura Ott, head of Customer Development at PreZero Sustainable Packaging, explains how digitalization and standardization can help businesses keep on top of evolving legislation – and how PreZero can help.
How can we retrieve ocean plastic waste – and should AI help us do it?
Efforts to collect plastic waste from the ocean are growing in popularity, and machine learning is emerging as a tool to monitor waste hotspots. But should we bring existing waste back to shore? Should AI ever play a role in it, and what does any of it mean for packaging? We dive deeper in the latest edition of the Brief.
First 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.
Amcor and Greenback turn post-consumer flexibles into pyrolytic oil
Greenback Recycling Technologies and Amcor aim to convert post-consumer flexible packaging into pyrolytic oil for food-grade plastics by installing an advanced recycling module at Amcor’s Heanor facility.