TOKYO – July 7, 2026 — Asahi Kasei, a diversified global company, constructed a new slitting facility for SUNFORT™ dry film photoresist (DFR) at its manufacturing site in Tainan, Taiwan, on July 3. Commercial operations are scheduled to commence this month.

Studies prove it, a refillable bottle is a realistic solution for promoting reuse and ease of recyclability. Demand from brands is evolving in this direction and integrating the whole of the value chain, from filling systems to the refills themselves. Coverpla is expanding its offer in this area with key partnerships.

East Dorset, VT, July 6th, 2026 — Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS) is seeing growing demand for automated direct-to-object (DTO) printing systems as manufacturers across multiple markets respond to labor shortages, skills gaps, and the push for more integrated, efficient production.

The trend has helped drive EPS beyond the milestone of 100 single-pass DTO systems, reflecting a broader shift in how manufacturers now evaluate decoration technology.

As e-commerce continues to boom, the company's set of four closures helps brands enhance product protection and consumer experience.

ZURICH, July 7, 2026 — Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, is advising beverage producers to reassess their choice of closures ahead of the EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and a market increasingly shaped by reuse and return systems.

The PPWR framework includes reuse targets for beverages, including a requirement that 10% of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are made available in reusable packaging within a system for reuse by 1 January 2030, increasing to 40% by 2040.