Leading Irish-headquartered packaging giant commits to two more years as Premier Club Partner.

Cork City FC has announced the extension of its partnership with Zeus Packaging, securing the global packaging solutions provider as Premier Club Partner for a further two years. The agreement builds on a successful three-year collaboration that began in 2022 and has seen Zeus Packaging’s branding become a prominent feature on both the Men’s and Women’s first-team jerseys.

The first session offered insights into the upcoming EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks, and how businesses can stay ahead through reuse.

Led by Tosca’s team (Laurent Le Mercier, EMEA president; Karin Witton, global head of sustainability; and Lisa Buchholz, business development director Europe), the webinar brought together regulatory knowledge, sustainability expertise and hands-on market insight.

The paper-only packaging, designed to be more compact, will be used for Taurus UCX, Taurus TPX, Taurus TPN, OPTX and OPTN products, with this biodegradable and recyclable packaging retaining product protection, with old packaging for these product categories to be used up first to avoid unnecessary waste.

The size and shape of orders will still determine the packaging materials used, whilst shipments that contain other products within a single order will receive mixed materials.

In an era where precision and efficiency are paramount in clinical research, Schreiner MediPharm — a leading German innovator in healthcare labeling solutions — has introduced a breakthrough that could redefine the way investigational drugs are tracked and monitored. The company’s Smart Syringe Box is a digitally connected packaging solution designed to optimize the administration and monitoring of syringes during clinical trials.

Aligned with the Government of India’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework and the latest FSSAI regulations, UFlex’s single-pellet solution offers a seamless option for FMCG brands looking to comply with sustainability targets. Effective April 1, 2025, the new regulations require brands using Category-1 rigid plastic packaging, such as PET bottles, to incorporate a minimum of 30% recycled content by FY26.

By engineering microrganisms, the Carbon-Loop Sustainable Biomanufacturing Hub (C-Loop) aims to make the manufacturing of everyday products – more than 90 per cent of which are manufactured from fossil fuels using unsustainable chemical processes – cleaner and part of a circular economy.

Engineering biology – an area in which the University of Edinburgh is a UK and global leader - applies engineering principles to biological processes to create new materials, treatments and solutions.

In a remarkable feat for the UK’s flexible packaging industry, BakPac has achieved a record-breaking production milestone manufacturing over 1 million digitally printed stand-up pouches in just one week. This achievement places the Brentwood-based operation firmly at the forefront of high-volume, fast-turnaround pouch production in the country.