'My favourite Packaging Europe stories of 2026'
In this edition of The Brief, we’re trying something a bit different – I’m reflecting on the stories we’
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'My favourite Packaging Europe stories of 2026'
In this edition of The Brief, we’re trying something a bit different – I’m reflecting on the stories we’
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Finalist Interview: Z1RO’s moulded fibre packaging from non-wood biomass
Z1RO has been nominated as a finalist in the Start-Up New Materials category of the 2026 Sustainability Awards. The
Recycled PET bottle and 50% PCR stretch sleeve target circularity
OPACKGROUP and Morssinkhof-Rymoplast have applied a 50%+ post-consumer recycled stretch sleeve to a recycled PET bottle and cap
Exchange For Change publishes list of certified machines for UK’s DRS scheme
Exchange for Change, the industry-led organization delivering the UK’s upcoming deposit return scheme, has published its first list
Enviu’s reusable wine bottles sold in Netherlands supermarkets
Non-profit organization Enviu has announced that its Universal Reusable Wine Bottle will be available in every Ekoplaza store in
Paper ice bucket developed by EcoSource, REEL and Transcend
EcoSource, REEL and Transcend have collaborated to create REELchilla, a paper ice bucket designed to challenge conventional plastic ice buckets
Packaging design and sustainability with Now New Next
Less than two weeks away from Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit, Elisabeth Skoda sits down with brand and packaging
Cheerios introduces resealable Ziploc bag to keep cereal fresh
Cheerios is packaging its cereal in a resealable Ziploc bag inside the existing box – a move intended to keep the
SIG and LSDH introduce aluminium-free cartons in France
SIG has collaborated with French food and beverage manufacturer LSDH to introduce aluminium-free aseptic cartons into commercial filling operations
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Podcasts
Packaging design and sustainability with Now New Next
Less than two weeks away from Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit, Elisabeth Skoda sits down with brand and packaging
Sustainability Perspectives: A CEN design for recycling standards deep dive
What do the recently published CEN design for recycling standards mean for the packaging value chain and particularly for labels?
The Talking Point: Esko explores sustainability intelligence
We sat down with Geert de Proost, Director of product offering, and Susie Stitzel, Director of product management, Esko, to
From Our Partners
We speak cheese – strategies to succeed in a diverse category
In our latest Spotlight, we learn how Coexpan and Emsur, part of Grupo Lantero, help companies to protect cheese, improve
PPWR: Are your products packaging and data ready?
PPWR is a data challenge. In this Spotlight, we find out how Centric Software® tackles the challenge through a connected
Plastipak opens PET material centre to advance recycled content solutions
In this Spotlight, Plastipak discusses the opening of its PET material centre in Verbania, Italy. Home to pakPET™ Single Pellet
FOREST-PKG is helping packaging people find the right people faster
In the latest edition of the Spotlight, Matthew Wright, Founder and CEO of FOREST-PKG, shares why finding the right
Why better adhesives can improve paper sack production
Duynie has decades of experience in developing applications for side-stream potato starch. With Novinexx CPB, the company is applying
2D Coding: Redefining the role of flexible packaging
In this edition of The Spotlight, Markem-Imaje examines how 2D coding is redefining the role of flexible packaging and
DuPont launches Tyvek® with Renewable Attribution
The material that consumer and industrial (C&I) applications rely on just got a sustainability upgrade. DuPont talks us
‘Brilliance without the film’ – Shunho’s plastic-free metallic material
Utilizing vacuum aluminizing and laser-writing technologies, Shunho Creative (a sub-brand of Shanghai Shunho International) has developed a plastic-
Webinars
Transparent Paper: Advancing Paper-Based Alternatives for Visible Packaging
Exploring the balance between product visibility, packaging performance and recyclability
The PPWR Shift: What It Means for Products, Packaging and Data
The operational impacts of PPWR and how it shapes packaging decisions across the product lifecycle.
Stop the friction, not the line
How mid-sized manufacturers and CMOs can solve today’s pharma supply chain challenges from the packaging line.
Sustainable Packaging Summit
Sustainability Awards 2026 Finalist Interview: Prevented Ocean Plastic’s project for food-safe recycled PP
Prevented Ocean Plastic is a finalist in this year’s Sustainability Awards with its project seeking to recycle polypropylene (PP)
Get your Expo Only ticket to the Sustainable Packaging Summit now!
Are you looking for your next opportunity to network with like-minded packaging professionals? For only €49, get your hands
How to take part in Packaging Europe’s Readers’ Award 2026
For another year, Packaging Europe is giving you the chance to decide who wins the 2026 Readers’ Award! Unlike the
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Finalist Interview: Z1RO’s moulded fibre packaging from non-wood biomass
Z1RO has been nominated as a finalist in the Start-Up New Materials category of the 2026 Sustainability Awards. The
The story behind FOLI’s viral interlocking bottles
The interlocking packaging for FOLI’s high-end range of oil and dressings has been going viral on social media
Paul Polman on how to turn sustainability into a competitive advantage
Ahead of his keynote discussion at the 2026 Sustainable Packaging Summit, business leader, investor, philanthropist, and former CEO of Unilever
How does the PPWR align with other global regulations?
Ahead of the 2026 Sustainable Packaging Summit, we spoke with Renata Daudt Chief Executive Officer at AWEN Packaging Consulting, to
What to expect at the 2026 Sustainable Packaging Summit
Less than one month out from the Sustainable Packaging Summit 2026, here’s a rundown on what visitors can expect
Sustainability Awards 2026 Finalist Interview: Bel Group’s recyclable pouch packaging
Nominated in the Readers Award category, Bel Group’s project combines a redesigned lightweight cap with a mono-material PE
Sustainability Awards 2026 Finalist Interview: Novamont and CCM’s ovenable ready meal tray
Ing. Alberto Castellanza, Director of Markets and Products Development at Novamont S.p.A., discusses the company’s ovenable ready
Plans for new plastic tax in Germany
The German Ministry for Finance has proposed draft legislation for a plastic tax (Plastiksteuer) for businesses with a proposed start
COMMENT
From breakthrough to buy-in: how packaging start-ups design for adoption
From biodegradability to commercial viability, how are emerging materials innovators tackling performance, recyclability, industrial compatibility and cost? Zhanar Baishakova, venture
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Packaging Europe staff writers‘Paperization has moved beyond a simple substitution story’
We see negative packaging-related stories every day, but what is your favourite good news packaging story from the past
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Packaging Europe staff writersA closer look at Unilever, Nestlé, and PepsiCo’s new recyclable, flexible paper consortium
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Packaging Europe staff writersWhy packaging data has become a shared priority
Leaders from across the packaging industry, approaching the issue from very different positions, are converging on the same diagnosis: nobody
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Packaging Europe staff writersHow Europe should turn plastic recycling into strategic infrastructure
Beyond the environmental benefits, managing and recycling plastic waste could also help Europe secure supply, build resilience, and strengthen industrial
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Packaging Europe staff writersHow to avoid the most common PPWR mistakes
One month into PPWR, every Declaration of Conformity that Adrian Reyes, founder and CEO of Emission Core, has reviewed for
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Packaging Europe staff writersAre PPWR requirements pricing small traders out of the single market?
The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) was designed to harmonise packaging rules across the bloc, but small
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Packaging Europe staff writersHow to prepare your business for PPWR compliance
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Packaging Europe staff writers