Food
EU Clarifies Tethered Lid Requirements for Sealed Aluminium Foil Packaging
European regulatory guidance has clarified that sealed aluminium foil remaining attached to packaging during normal use is excluded from certain tethered lid requirements. This...
Beverages
ALPLA and CCL Label Launch Stackable PET Can as a Sustainable Alternative to Aluminium
ALPLA and CCL Label have jointly introduced a stackable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) drink container wrapped in a full-body shrink sleeve, positioning the new format...
News
Kirin and JSW Achieve 95% PET Depolymerization in Chemical Recycling Breakthrough
Kirin Holdings' Packaging Innovation Institute and The Japan Steel Works (JSW) have successfully developed and tested a PET chemical recycling technology that achieves over...
News
Coveris Develops Mono-Material Sleeve for Liquid Fabric Softener Launch in France
Coveris has developed a mono-material sleeve solution to support Dr. Beckmann's first liquid fabric softener launch in France, delivering a packaging innovation that combines...
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UK Plastic Packaging Tax: New Mass Balance Rules for Chemically Recycled Plastic from April 2027
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has outlined new rules governing how chemically recycled plastic can count towards the recycled-content threshold under the UK's Plastic...
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RIT Researcher Develops Plant-Based Starch Biopolymers as Sustainable Alternatives to Plastic Laminates in Paper Packaging
Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) are developing plant-based starch biopolymers as functional alternatives to synthetic plastic laminates used in paper-based food...
Food
Scientists Propose Chemical Grouping Fix for Food Packaging Safety Gaps
A peer-reviewed study published on September 1 in Environmental Science & Technology is calling for a fundamental rethink of how regulators assess chemicals used...
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