Business

Starbucks revives handwriting on to-go coffee and refillable ceramic cups

Hoping to entice consumers back to stores and improve their on-site experience, Starbucks now allows baristas to handwrite messages

Nissha and Tetra Pak develop aseptic milk carton with paper-based barrier

Nissha Metallizing Solutions (NMS) and Tetra Pak have collaborated to create an aseptic beverage carton with a paper-based barrier,

Dow, Brivaplast and TecnoGi collaborate on circular materials solution for luxury goods

Dow has announced a collaboration with Brivaplast and TecnoGi to reprocess imperfect perfume caps for use in luxury footwear and

Blue Ocean Closures seeks scale-up with Nissha investment

Global technology company Nissha has become a co-owner of Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures, with the investment set

BASF powers all its performance material plants with renewable electricity

As of 1st January 2025, BASF reports that its Performance Materials division has transitioned all its European plants into renewable

The Brief: How to make industrial electrification in Europe a reality

Industry pursues reuse exemption for pallet wraps and transit straps in PPWR

A document signed by European Plastics Converters (EuPC), IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen (IK), and Elipso questions the impact of the Packaging

DS Smith teams up with V. Roubis for fibre-based e-commerce solution

DS Smith has partnered with V. Roubis, creator of bfresh spitiko, to develop fibre-based e-commerce packaging for three

TOMRA aims for improved accessibility with new RVM for small businesses

TOMRA has introduced TOMRA B7, the first TriSort reverse vending machine (RVM) in its Basic Line, designed to make drink

Increase in mechanically recycled plastic packaging reported in Germany

The German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) have revealed that German dual

Markem-Imaje bi-jet printer applies more information faster with one machine

Markem-Imaje is gearing its continuous inkjet (CIJ) printer, the 9712 bi-jet coder, towards products requiring ‘significant amounts’ of

Major brands collaborate on returnable cup initiative in Glasgow

The Borrow Cup project -  a returnable cup initiative between multiple national brands - launches in Glasgow today, including Costa Coffee, Caffè