Packaging Europe staff writers

Over €100 million invested into Borealis’ new High Melt Strength PP line

Borealis is investing over €100 million into a new High Melt Strength polypropylene line, aiming to triple its capacity and

TOMRA launches automated collection point for reusable takeaway food packaging

TOMRA Reuse unveiled its Reuse Collection Point (RCP) capable of handling food packaging at the Reuse Economy Expo, designed to

CARBIOS signs biorecycled PET contracts with L’ORÉAL and L’Occitane en Provence

CARBIOS has announced the signing of its first multi-year offtake contracts with L’Oréal and L’Occitane en Provence

Limited-edition Cadbury packs change colour and reveal designs in the fridge

Cadbury’s new, limited-edition chocolate range will feature a cold-activated wrapper that changes colour and reveals hidden designs

Paris Packaging Week launches third edition of Future Leaders programme

Paris Packaging Week is proud to announce the launch of its third edition of its Future Leaders programme, a now-

Report: Everything you need to know about Deposit Return Schemes

Mono-material pump implemented into Waitrose’s ‘recyclable’ handwash bottle

Waitrose has introduced a mono-material pump to its own-brand handwash range, aspiring for a fully home-recyclable pack

VFFS bagging machine from WeighPack Systems now using paper film

WeighPack Systems has announced that its latest VersaPak vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) bagging machine is now running with

ProAmpac teams up with ScottsMiracle-Gro on kerbside recyclable gardening packaging

ProAmpac partnered with ScottsMiracle-Gro to develop kerbside recyclable packaging for O.M. Scott & Sons’ grass seed, clover seed

ICIS indicates annual mechanical recycling supply of 50 million tonnes by 2050

According to a whitepaper from ICIS, mechanical recycling constituted 8% of demand in Europe, North America and North Asia in

PepsiCo revisits plastic packaging targets due to ‘external factors’

Citing roadblocks outside its control, PepsiCo has scaled back its packaging targets for 2030, switching its 20% virgin plastic reduction

NOVA Chemicals announces first PE film recycling facility

NOVA Chemicals has announced its first polyethylene (PE) film recycling facility SYNDIGOI in Indiana, USA, set to produce100 million lbs.