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From left: Stanley Mitchell, Xampla; Andrew Shepherd, Huhtamaki; Alexandra French, Xampla; James Nelson, 2M Group of Companies; Gal Maller, 2M Group of Companies

2M Group of Companies, Huhtamaki, and Xampla Join Forces to Produce Plastic-Free Takeaway Boxes

2M Group of Companies signs first commercial agreement to supply Xampla's plant-based Morro coating to Huhtamaki for its corrugate board foodservice containers.

June 19, 2024

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PureCycle's Ultra-Pure Recycled Resin Now Approved by FDA for All Food Packaging

PureCycle Technologies

FDA confirms PureCycle Technologies' PureFive™ Ultra-Pure Recycled resin is suitable for use in food containers, paving way for broader adoption of recycled plastic in food packaging.

June 18, 2024

Live from drupa: Pizza A Mano Slices Plastic with Heat-Sealable Paper

Pizza A Mano’s frozen pizza in paper packaging brings easy recyclability to a product traditionally packaged in flexible plastic.

June 17, 2024

Pizza A Mano's new paper frozen pizza packaging features light humidity resistance for the drive home from the store.

Sainsbury's Extends Pulp Packaging From Steak to Fish/Poultry

The UK retailer introduces recyclable pulp and cardboard packaging for its own-brand fish and chicken, aiming to save nearly 700 tons of plastic annually and enhance sustainability.

June 17, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Live at drupa: Recycle-ready Barrier Paper, Mono-OPE Flexible Packs Await Infrastructure

Recyclable, mono-material, high-barrier substrates result from supply chain partnerships, from raw materials suppliers to converters and packaging machinery OEMs to brands. But the real barrier to recycling is a lack of curbside recycling infrastructure.

June 14, 2024

'We said at the beginning, we need to replace the aluminum layer, but we said we should also avoid over-engineering when possible. So we set ourselves two separate targets. The first one was to find a barrier level which is the equivalent of metalized PET. And we're talking barrier to water vapor (WVTR) and barrier to oxygen (OTR). The equivalent of metallized PET is a barrier of less than 1 OTR, and less than 1 WVTR. We also needed a barrier which is equivalent to aluminum. So we need to have less than 0.1, OTR and less than 0.1 WVTR. And if you look at the values here, AluBond, the metallized version, has three points. And that is the equivalent of less than 0.1 OTR and WVTR, so that's your aluminum barrier. And for those who don't need that level, you can have the option of the transparent version, which here you can see as the AlOx (aluminum oxide), we've called it and that has two pluses, because that's that less than 1 OTR, and less than 1 WVTR. In our language to simplify things we call one high barrier and the other ultra-high barrier,' Alexander says.

Sony, Flow Beverage, and Da Matteo Introduce Bio-Based Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of bio-based packaging innovations from Sony, Flow Beverage, and Da Matteo from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 13, 2024

Sony designed its cushioning mold structure to maintain proper performance while using Kaneka's Green Planet material.

Estée Lauder Closes in on Sustainable Packaging Goals

Luxury cosmetics company Estée Lauder shares how internal design guidelines and innovative packaging strategies have allowed it to come within 4% points of its 2025 sustainability goals.

June 13, 2024

In North America, ELC has developed a closed-loop system to reincorporate some of MAC’s signature black plastic collected through the Back-to-Mac takeback program into new makeup packaging. Image courtesy of The Estée Lauder Companies

New HP Computer Packaging Cuts Plastic and Extra Space

HP redesigns its All-in-One PC packaging to reduce expanded polyethylene foam use by up to 98%, while also rightsizing to improve transport efficiency.

June 11, 2024

HP has cut expanded polyethylene use by up to 98% for its All-in-One PC packaging.

Containers & Closures

Origin Materials and Bachmann Group to Mass Produce PET Caps and Closures

Origin Materials

Origin’s cap production lines, the first of which is expected to come online during Q4 2024, are designed to mass produce caps and closures made with virgin or recycled PET.

June 11, 2024

PulPac Appoints Charlotte Walldal as CTO

Walldal brings over 20 years of experience in innovation and green tech to lead development of PulPac's Dry Molded Fiber technology as Chief Technology Officer.

June 7, 2024

Containers & Closures

Glass Packaging Institute Accepting Entries for 2025 Clear Choice Awards

Glass Packaging Institute

Contenders will vie for top slot in product categories as well as Sustainability & Innovation and Global Member Container.

June 6, 2024

Containers & Closures

Kraft Heinz Transitions to 100% rPET for Mayo, Miracle Whip Bottles

The change will eliminate 14 million lb of virgin plastic, once the full range of Kraft Real Mayo and Miracle Whip sizes have switched to 100% rPET.

June 6, 2024

Consumers can find Kraft Real Mayo and Miracle Whip in the new 12- and 22-oz rPET bottles on U.S. retail shelves today.

L’Occitane Cosmetics Bottle Uses 100% Enzymatically Recycled Content

European companies collaborate to produce a fully circular, 100% rPET shower oil bottle made from enzymatically recycled materials that reduce CO2 emissions by 57% versus virgin PET.

June 5, 2024

L’Occitane is using PET bottles made entirely from enzymatically recycled PET waste for its Amande shower oil range.

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Products

A New Closed Loop Recycling Scheme That Allows Brands To Recycle Their Old Corrugated Cardboard (occ) Directly Back Into The Packaging Supply Chain

OCC Recycling Solution

Go-Pak UK and SCG Packaging launch Go-Recycle, a closed-loop service that collects old corrugated cardboard alongside deliveries and returns it to SCGP papermills for reuse in new cardboard packaging.

Returnity Launches Initiative to Capture Retail Packaging Pain Points from the Frontlines

Pet Food Packaging