UPM Raflatac unveils Carbon Action label stock portfolio
3 May 2024
UPM Raflatac has launched its Carbon Action Plastic Labels portfolio, with the first products to be made available immediately in EMEIA and the Americas. The…
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Konica Minolta receives sustainability gold medal
29 April 2024
In the top 5% of companies rated by EcoVadis, Konica Minolta, has received a Gold Medal (its ninth consecutive medal) in recognition of its sustainability…
Smithers report shows reuse and refill concepts market growth
23 April 2024
Data in the latest Smithers report, ‘The Future of Reusable and Refillable Packaging to 2029’, shows that in 2024 the global value of the re-use…
Polyart Introduces eco-friendly paper for tags and labels
19 March 2024
Polyart Group has introduced Fiberskin Tag, a 100% paper option for tags and labels, said to be tear resistant and water resistant, courtesy of a…
EFI completes life cycle assessment for Nozomi
18 March 2024
Through this initiative, Clean Agency also developed an LCA tool that EFI customers can use to analyse their CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions as part of…
European study highlights climate change as key concern
12 March 2024
A new European consumer packaging study has revealed that climate change (68%), cost of living (66%), and warfare (56%), as ranked by the over 5000…
New Herma film uses UV lasers for VDP
7 March 2024
Herma has developed a white polyethelyene (PE) film, featuring built-in colour-changing characteristics that are activated when treated with UV lasers.
The Meliora Group joins Two Sides
6 March 2024
Two Sides, a print and paper advocacy group, has announced The Meliora Group as its newest member, a group which provides packaging, labels and commercial…
Connected packaging survey stats revealed
28 February 2024
Technology studio Appetite Creative in partnership with Domino Printing Sciences (Domino), has released its results from its third annual connected packaging survey.
Iced coffee brand hots up for zero-tree packaging
27 February 2024
Jimmy's Iced Coffee now using carton packaging made from crop waste for its entire e-commerce product line.
Fedrigoni’s Special Papers division acquires assets from Mohawk
23 February 2024
The Fedrigoni Group, manufacturers of special papers, self-adhesive materials, and RFID solutions, announces the acquisition of certain assets from US-based Mohawk Fine Papers.
Innovia launches white floatable PO shrink film
20 February 2024
Innovia Films, a company that manufactures polyolefin film materials for labels and packaging, has announced the extension of its product range for floatable polyolefin shrink…
MM Packaging calls on pharma to focus on plastic reduction
14 February 2024
Sustainability not just a responsibility or obligation for the pharma category but an ‘enormous opportunity’.
Screen, Sappi and Mercian Labels collaborate for sustainable paper packaging
8 February 2024
Screen has collaborated with Sappi, a paper packaging producer, and Mercian Labels, a digital label printing converter in the UK, introducing a recyclable barrier packaging…
DS Smith trials ‘second harvest’ packaging
9 January 2024
Second harvest materials like straw and spent grain claimed to have the potential to save up to 10% of virgin fibres used in papermaking.