Sustainability

IGB teams up with Carioca to develop new sustainable felt tip pen packaging made of pure virgin fibre sourced from sustainably managed forests.

Tubes: the winners of the traditional annual contest organized by etma.

Berlin Packaging, a leading hybrid packaging supplier, announced it has completed its acquisition of the Le Parfait business and brands from O-I France.

The Bologna-based company is intensifying its environmental efforts and showing a clear commitment to safeguarding the planet’s forestry resources and biodiversity.

Green supply chain strategies and circularity for a dairy product where quality is intertwined with ethics. 

The company plans to reopen its second plant in the Piedmont region and transform it into a sustainability hub.

Waiting for the guidelines, the decree Milleproroghe postpones the entry into force of the rule. For products already on the market the limit is July 1.

Brussels may start an infringement procedure against Italy for the incorrect application of the so-called SUP Directive (Single Use Plastics) aimed at products that cannot be placed on the markets of EU Member States.

Albatross is an innovative food tray that is friendly to both products and the environment. It is aseptic, resistant to odours and moisture, lightweight and 100% recyclable.

NatureFlex™ from Futamura is the eco-friendly alternative to Cellophane™ and offers a solution to the problem of recycling small format flexible packaging.

One of the world-leading agricultural waste fibre technology company, Papyrus Australia has announced that the leased moulded fibre packaging facility in Sharqiah, Egypt has produced a world first 100% banana fibre clam shell moulded product.

Borealis, one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and circular polyolefin solutions and one of the European leaders in base chemicals and fertilizers, and Reclay Group, international expert in environmental and material recovery management...

Sabic, a global diversified chemicals company, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mars Petcare, American producer of people and pet food, and Huhtamaki, a Finnish global provider of sustainable packaging solutions have recently announced that their successful collaboration in pet food packaging using certified circular polypropylene (PP)...

Ahead of the introduction of new labelling rules, Giunko is launching a smart solution that takes up little space on the packaging and is cheaper, more informative, fully customisable and available in multiple languages.

South Plastic Industry (SPI), a leading Asian manufacturer of thermoformed plastic food packaging, has been striving for years to develop a clear, anti-fogging polypropylene (PP) lid for its microwaveable food packaging.

The recognition, issued by Bureau Veritas, certifying the sustainability and traceability characteristics of closures manufactured at the Spinetta Marengo plant, using ISCC Plus accredited plastic material.

Sufresca, AgriTech start-up, presents easy plug-in business model for its edible coating that extends the life span of fresh produce.

The Bestack Consortium has been appointed a member of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste for 2022-2026 set up by the European Commission in 2016 to support achievement of the sustainable development goals set out in the UN’s 2030 Agenda (Goal 12).

HexcelPack, a British developer of eco-friendly, paper-based protective cushioning solutions to replace bubble packaging and other plastic or foam-based materials, has introduced Hexcel’ope, an innovative, 100% paper-based protective mailer.

In February this year, Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies division launched Technomelt Supra ECO, a line of bio-based adhesives developed with the goal of promoting innovation and setting a new standard in sustainable packaging.