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Metsä Board to open new Packaging Design Studio in Milan

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is due to open a new Packaging Design Studio in Milan this summer, equipped

Making the business case for a circular plastics industry

How do we fix a ‘breaking’ and ‘import-dependent’ European industry?

What is the current outlook for Europe’s manufacturing sectors – and what must be done to support them? In the

Packaging Labelling: the Test Case for a Truly Harmonized Single Market

When the EU Commission adopted the Single Market Strategy last year, it identified fragmented rules around waste and labelling as

Germany announces landmark new packaging regulation

Germany has transposed the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation into national law – raising recycling quotas for various materials and revising

Metsä Group starts up demo plant for new lignin product

Metsä Group has announced that the demo plant for its new Metsä LigO lignin product has started up in Äänekoski,

European Industry Summit talks competitiveness, energy costs and sustainability

At the European Industry Summit in Antwerp, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen set out her vision for a

Kwalitaria sells fries and snacks on Notpla’s seaweed-coated cardboard trays

Fast food chain Kwalitaria will serve fries and snacks on Notpla’s cardboard trays with a seaweed-based coating – a

LeadIT says 2026 a ‘critical year’ for green steel despite slowing momentum

The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) states that the amount of green steel projects slowed to only 2 in

Borealis and Borouge to establish circular waste management system in Indonesia

Borouge and Borealis have joined forces with Catalytic Finance Foundation, Pelita Mekar Semesta (PMS) and Reciki Solusi Indonesia in an

Recyclable packaging ‘the norm’ for consumers and overpackaging reduced, research reveals

MacFarlane Packaging has revealed the findings of its 2025 Unboxing Survey, which include 84% of consumers being willing to return

Coveris to sell labels and board business to Kingswood Capital Management

Coveris has revealed it has agreed to sell its labels and board business (Business Unit Paper) to US private equity