Packaging Europe staff writers

Building resilient, sustainable and digital supply chains

José Antonio Echeverría, Chief Customer Service and Supply Chain Officer at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, shares his insights into leveraging

Shareholder approval for Avantium’s flagship FDCA plant

The shareholders of Avantium N.V., a technology company specialising in renewable chemistry, have granted approval to construct a “world

Zooming in on plastic recycling

Home compostable greaseproof paper unveiled by Kite Packaging

Kite Packaging has developed a greaseproof paper for takeaway applications made from sulphite pulp that it says is resistant to

Soft plastics collected at Tesco to be made into bin liners by Berry

A partnership between Tesco and the packaging manufacturer, Berry Global, will see soft plastic collected from Tesco stores and recycled

Amcor launches paper-based confectionery packaging

Amcor unveils LifeSpan Performance Paper, high-barrier, grease-resistant, and recyclable paper-based packaging for the snacks and confectionery market.

Smurfit Kappa develops recyclable insulation for recipe delivery box

Smurfit Kappa has collaborated with the UK recipe box company, Mindful Chef, on recyclable corrugated cardboard insulation packs that reportedly

Stora Enso boosts formed fiber production capacity

Stora Enso’s formed fiber products are currently being used in food packaging such as bowls, trays and lids. The

Harvard team unveils biodegradable, anti-microbial food packaging material

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Harvard University claims to have developed a ‘smart’ food packaging

Track & Trace helps to foil major plastic theft operation

In 2021, a major plastic container theft sting was executed in Cook County, Illinois in the USA. It resulted in

Colour shifting liquid crystals for authentication and brand protection

Idvac Ltd, a specialist in advanced vacuum and thin film technology, has been investigating the properties of some Liquid Crystals

HP backs ‘disruptive’ paper bottle technology with acquisition of Choose

HP Inc has announced its acquisition of Choose Packaging – the inventor of a commercially-available, zero-plastic paper bottle.  Choose’