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Better Earth

Better Earth Develops Compost Drop-Off Database

Better Earth's Compost Drop Off Database connects consumers with local drop-off locations to make composting more accessible as the U.S. tackles food waste and climate change.

August 15, 2024

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McDonald's, Blue Skies, and Maison Matine Introduce Bio-Based Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of bio-based packaging innovations from McDonald's, Blue Skies, and Maison Matine from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

August 1, 2024

McDonald's franchisee Arcos Dorados' new primary bags and burger wrappers are biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable.

Sustainable Packaging: AI-Scaled Biomass Composites

Learn how precise, AI-scaled optimization, can aid in the development of eco-friendly composites sourced from locally available biomass feedstock.

August 27, 2024

Sponsors: Dassault Systèmes

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Finland's R&D Center Develops a ‘Better Cellophane’

Dr. Vinay Kumar of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland shares details on VTT’s work on cellulose-based film and coating materials produced using an environmentally friendly process.

July 12, 2024

Dr. Vinay Kumar, senior scientist and project manager at VTT, examines cellulose-based transparent film produced at VTT’s CelluloseFilm pilot line.

Containers & Closures

How Baileys Paper-Based Bottle is Made

An extraordinary network of inventors, developers, OEMs, and stakeholders emphasize ‘progress over perfection’ as they commercialize a breakthrough bottle.

July 8, 2024

Behind the latest paper bottle by Baileys.

Procter & Gamble, Beavertown, and Peri & Sons Farms Introduce Bio-Based Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of bio-based packaging innovations from Procter & Gamble, Beavertown, and Peri & Sons Farms from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

July 2, 2024

Procter & Gamble's new Ariel packaging uses regionally cultivated silphium fibers to reduce transport distances.

Bakery Swaps to Compostable Film for Frozen Products

Vikings & Goddesses Pie Company is now packaging its frozen baked products in compostable film packaging, aligning with sustainability values of both the brand and its customers.

July 1, 2024

Vikings & Goddesses' new packaging features a 'stained glass window' design to minimize ink density and maintain compostability.

Nescafé, Milk & More, and Aldi Introduce Paper Packaging Innovations

See a few examples of paper packaging innovations from Nescafé, Milk & More, and Aldi from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 24, 2024

Nescafé's paper refill pack is 97% lighter than a traditional coffee jar.

Bioelements Expands Into the United States

Bioelements Group

Bioelements Group opens headquarters in Houston to offer bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable packaging solutions; BIOLab scientific research facility planned.

June 20, 2024

Bioelements Packaging Products

Formerra and AFC Ecoplastics Forge New Path in Compostable Materials

Certified compostable materials will help packaging meet growing eco-demands.

June 20, 2024

Afc Ecoplastics Formerra

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

2M Group of Companies

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

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

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.

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.

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Products

Corn Next Brings Its CornNext-17 Natural Material Platform to PACK EXPO International 2026

CornNext-17 is a material platform designed to expand beyond single-use products and open new possibilities for packaging and manufacturing. Learn more in Booth LL-10414.

SmartSolve Launches PureNil 0, a Plastic-free Solution for Household Cleaning Packaging

As Tariffs Reshape the Molded Fiber Market, Yangi Brings Its Dry-Forming Technology Cellera to U.S. Converters