The European BioSupPack project says it has developed a compostable, renewable material from brewer’s spent grain that can be used to develop new thermoplastic materials and coatings for packaging in the food, cosmetics and household cleaning sectors packagingeurope.com/news/european-…

A report from Bain & Company asserts that 650 million metric tons of polyolefins must be chemically recycled globally to achieve cost parity with virgin plastic production in the next 20-30 years packagingeurope.com/news/650-milli…

.Amcor has helped Bulldog Skincare implement over 62% post-consumer recycled plastic into its tubes and reduce their sleeve thickness by almost 17% – a move set to save around 8.5 metric tonnes of plastic annually packagingeurope.com/news/amcor-ups…

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.Palantir has announced a multi-year partnership with Fedrigoni, aiming to accelerate Fedrigoni’s stock optimization and demand forecasting through Palantir’s AI solutions packagingeurope.com/news/fedrigoni…

.INEOS Olefins & Polymers in Lavera, France, has received the first deliveries of pyrolysis oil, a feedstock made from recycling plastic waste which will be used to manufacture recycled polymers packagingeurope.com/news/ineos-ole…

.Cortec Corporation claims to have developed the ‘world’s first’ certified industrially compostable vapour corrosion inhibitor paper to package protective metals, highlighting its 92% Dept. of Agriculture-certified biobased content packagingeurope.com/news/cortec-tr…

Researchers at Leeds Beckett’s LeedsBusinessSchool have published a report consulting senior leaders from across the FMCG supply chain, intending to lay out a roadmap for sustainability-minded packaging progress into 2034 packagingeurope.com/news/fmcg-expe…

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Following the last round of INC talks in South Korea, we take a look at the recent Nice ‘Wake Up Call’ statement from the French government and what to expect from INC-5.2, taking place in Geneva in August packagingeurope.com/news/whats-nex…

traceless materials has collaborated with Gastro Team Bremen (GTB) - a subsidiary of Aramark catering - to test its ‘plastic-free, naturally compostable’ fries pickers on a large scale at the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Nuremberg, Germany packagingeurope.com/news/traceless…

.Mondi Group's re/cycle PaperPlus Bag Advanced paper bag for humidity-sensitive powders is thought to contain 60% less plastic than conventional solutions, thus streamlining recyclability without impacting barrier performance packagingeurope.com/news/mondi-pac…

AI and environmental sustainability dominated the discussion at the annual European Label Forum. On behalf of FINAT, James Quirk reports packagingeurope.com/news/a-glimpse…

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Meadow has announced a partnership with aluminium solutions provider Novelis Inc. - due to become one of the company’s supply chain partners - aiming to increase the recycled material used in Meadow’s aluminium pre-fill solution packagingeurope.com/news/meadow-an…

.X-Rite Pantone has collaborated with Rob Hultkrantz to include its eXact 2 handheld spectrophotometer in Esko’s Print Clone software, an AI-powered solution seeking to simplify and accelerate colour matching in digital production environments packagingeurope.com/news/x-rite-an…

On World Refill Day 2025, what does the refillable packaging landscape currently look like, and where does it still have left to go? We delve into this year’s innovations and setbacks to find out more packagingeurope.com/news/taking-st…

.Morssinkhof Plastics Heerenveen and Fost Plus Belgique's new state-of-the-art plastics recycling facility in Lommel aims to convert everyday waste from 80% of Belgian households into high-quality recyclate for packaging applications packagingeurope.com/news/new-plast…

A joint initiative involving EuPC, EXPRA, EPRO, Natural Mineral Waters Europe, PETCORE EUROPE and Soft Drinks Europe has published a guidance document for waste management operators and sorters setting up certification of quality assurance systems for recycled materials packagingeurope.com/news/joint-ini…

Twinplast says it has developed a flame-retardant finish for its fluted sheets which provides enhanced fire protection for a wide range of packaging applications in transport, warehouse and industrial environments packagingeurope.com/news/twinplast…