“Our material eliminates polystyrene foam materials that are filling landfills and persisting as litter in the environment,” said Richard Venditti, the Elis-Signe Olsson Professor of Pulp and Paper Science and Engineering.
Plastic foam, often known by the brand name Styrofoam, is used in many everyday products — from disposable food and beverage containers like cups and plates to shipping materials such as packing peanuts and protective packaging.
In a significant leap forward for sustainable packaging, Avantium has announced that its PET/PEF multilayer bottle has been officially validated as fully recyclable within the PET stream by RecyClass, Europe’s premier authority on plastics circularity. This approval marks a crucial step in aligning advanced material innovation with real-world recycling infrastructure.
Hybrid Software has announced significant enhancements to its Packz, CloudFlow, and iC3D product lines, which will be unveiled at Labelexpo Europe 2025 in Barcelona. The updates focus on accelerating pre-press workflows, automating complex label tasks, and improving design-to-print accuracy for label and packaging production.
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TACOIL™ is made from hard-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste that would otherwise be incinerated or sent to landfill.
In a bold step toward premium sustainability, Atom Group has partnered with Finnish material innovation pioneer Sulapac to revolutionize the packaging of its beloved Drinks by the Dram tasting sets. The result? A high-performance, microplastic-free insert that blends the functional durability of plastic with the environmental integrity of fiber-based materials.
Effective immediately, SÜDPACK’s high-performance tubular pouch films from the premium Pure-Line range are being consolidated into a dedicated product family and marketed under the CarbonLite® brand. Based on PP and PE mono-materials, these films can be processed on both horizontal and vertical flow pack machines into flowpacks, doypacks (with or without spouts), and block-bottom pouches.
Blue Bell Ice Cream, a popular brand sold at retailers including Walmart, issued a recall for some of its half-gallon cartons over a “life-threatening” error — undeclared pecans, almonds and walnuts in the dessert.
The company is recalling its limited edition “Moo-llennium Crunch Ice Cream” because of undeclared pecan, almond and walnut in the cartons produced at Blue Bell’s Brenham, Texas plant, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration said.
In a landmark move toward sustainable packaging, Scanfill and Sulapac have teamed up to revolutionize thermoforming with an eco-conscious material that doesn’t compromise on performance. Their latest launch Degrafoil Flow 1.7 brings compostability, durability, and plastic-like functionality together in one seamless solution, redefining what’s possible in European packaging production.
