Flexibles

SunDance’s customizable coffee valve pouches designed to keep coffee fresh

SunDance’s new custom coffee valve pouches aim to combine product freshness with flexible, digital printing for low minimum order

Coveris introduces recyclable, high-barrier thermoforming pack for flatbread

Coveris, Signature Flatbreads and Al’Fez have applied PolyFlex Thermoform, a high-barrier and recyclable thermoforming packaging solution, to flatbread

How 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

Home-compostable cling films brought to foodservice market in Europe

Purple Planet Packaging will distribute deep-tech start-up N&E Innovations’ home-compostable cling films made from tropical

StePacPPC’s stand-up zipper pouch keeps cucumbers fresh from farm to fridge

StePacPPC has revealed a patent-pending zipper pouch for cucumbers, combining moisture and atmosphere control to keep products fresh and

How Amazon tests and uses ‘stretchier’ paper packaging instead of plastic

How Amazon tests and uses ‘stretchier’ paper packaging instead of plastic

Amazon is developing ‘extensible’ paper packaging with a water-soluble coating, said to double or triple the flexibility of standard

Proving a commercially credible pathway to food-grade recycled content

Recent trials by NEXTLOOPP, Süper Film and Brückner Maschinenbau have reportedly demonstrated for the first time that food-grade recycled

Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview: Thermapet’s process delivering recyclable containers

You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2026. Congratulations! To start off, could you summarize your entry in less

Italy permits compostable plastics for fresh produce, condiments and more

Italy has passed a law that mandates compostable versions of single-use plastic packaging formats that will otherwise be banned

ECOVA® portfolio expands to support paperisation trend

Rapids Paper + Packaging has announced the commercial expansion of its ECOVA® portfolio. Comprising of heat-sealable and functional barrier paper

Bower Collective and Kelpi unveil paper sachet for liquids with biobased coating

Kelpi and Bower Collective have launched a recyclable paper sachet for liquid products that uses a biobased coating made from