Week 39, 2026 18 items
UK & Europe business
Seras has acquired Enva's wood recycling business, expanding its UK recycling footprint and providing a new route into the growing sustainable product market for the company.
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Bayer has introduced a single-material polypropylene blister pack for its Talcid antacid treatment in Germany, aiming to improve recyclability while preserving product quality and safety.
Executives at Crown Holdings, Ardagh Metal Packaging and Ball Corporation say a new standardised way of measuring aluminium beverage cans' carbon footprint will alter how canmakers engage with customers.
Klöckner Pentaplast has launched a recyclable polypropylene pizza packaging solution, kp Infinity Tavola, designed to retain heat and protect pizzas from oven to delivery across UK and European markets.
The Foodservice Packaging Association has questioned how PFAS threshold and evidence requirements within the 2027 Recyclability Assessment Methodology will apply practically to foodservice packaging, seeking clarity from regulators.
Durst Group has agreed to acquire MPS Printing B.V., a Netherlands-based flexographic printing systems maker, strengthening its position in labels and flexible packaging from January.
Coca-Cola is piloting a new multipack design that eliminates plastic shrink film, as part of a broader effort to reduce packaging waste and improve the recyclability of its products.
Nestlé says more than half of its planned reduction in virgin plastic use by 2030 will come from increasing recycled content in packaging, having already reached about 90% of its 2025 recyclability goal.
California's governor signed legislation expanding extended producer responsibility for batteries and banning nitrous oxide sales, but vetoed a bill that would have set spending rules for the state's $5 billion plastic mitigation fund.
ProAmpac designed and produced a hot-hold box for Flamin' Hot chicken wings sold in Circle K stores, reflecting rising demand for hot-held, grab-and-go food packaging over chilled options.
Sun Chemical and Archipelago Technology Group have partnered to develop coatings for paper-based packaging compatible with Archipelago's Powerdrop inkjet system, which applies high-viscosity coatings using a perforated drum method.
The Offset Printers Association, representing printing and packaging units across Punjab and neighbouring states, has raised prices by 15-20% immediately, citing sharp increases in kraft cardboard and other raw material costs.
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and (RE)SET have launched the PaperFlex Consortium, bringing together Colgate-Palmolive, Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Unilever to jointly develop recyclable, biodegradable paper-based flexible packaging.
Researchers at Kyushu University are developing packaging using self-healing hydrogels that can sense internal conditions in real time, aiming to give producers and consumers actionable data to reduce food waste.
Artisan Venture in Ahmedabad has installed a Jetrix-E hybrid digital label press from Colorix, an Orange company, expanding its capacity for flexographic and digital rotary die-cut self-adhesive label production.
India's food regulator has proposed hexagonal front-of-pack warnings for products exceeding nutrient thresholds, with a year-long voluntary transition period for businesses to comply.
Tetra Pak has commissioned a new facility in South Africa that separates polyethylene and aluminium layers from used beverage cartons, a R19 million investment aimed at boosting recycling into new industrial products.
Traderbag, which sources materials locally and manufactures FSC-certified paper shopping bags, has been supplying major clothing brands since 2025, arguing the packaging supports local jobs and a circular economy.
