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The next decade of packaging will demand more than scale

For Navanit Narayan, whole-time director and CEO of Haldia Petrochemicals, the packaging industry is approaching a point where conventional measures of growth and scale...

Balrampur Chini Mills bets on BOPLA for India’s bio-based packaging future

India’s flexible packaging industry is looking for alternatives that can balance performance with improved end-of-life outcomes. For Balrampur Chini Mills, that conversation begins much...

Ester Industries looks beyond compliance to build circularity at scale

Vaibhav Jha, CEO of Ester Industries, used his presentation at the 13th Specialty Films & Flexible Packaging Global Summit in Mumbai to make a...

Toppan pushes the case for smarter sustainable packaging

For Hiroshi Suzuki, managing executive officer and CTO, Toppan, the next phase of sustainable flexible packaging is not simply about developing better materials. It...

You made the pack. Where did it go?

Flexible packaging has delivered clear benefits to the food and consumer goods industries, from lower packaging and food costs to reduced food waste and...

EU call for evidence targets recycled content quotas under packaging waste regulation

The European Commission has published a call for evidence on minimum recycled content quotas under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, covering calculation and...

SIG expands carton recycling push with Mengniu

SIG and Mengniu Dairy highlighted new opportunities for beverage carton recycling at a sustainability-focused event held at Mengniu's Horinger factory in Hohhot, China, marking...

Nanofiber active packaging targets ethylene, microbes to extend kiwifruit shelf life

A new active packaging film developed using electrospinning technology could offer fresh-produce packagers a multifunctional solution for controlling two major causes of postharvest deterioration:...

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UPM Raflatac aims higher in sustainable manufacturing

Global label stock manufacturer UPM Raflatac has worked hard to quantify and build upon its sustainable manufacturing processes through its innovative Biofore Site program,...

Chuk becomes Blinkit’s sustainability partner

India’s leading compostable food serviceware brand Chuk has joined hands with Blinkit, a brand that pioneered quick commerce in India, as its sustainability partner....

Packem Umasree inaugurates sustainable rPET bottle to FIBC bag plant

Packem Umasree, a joint venture between Packem SA of Brazil and Umasree Texplast of India, has inaugurated India’s first 100% sustainable rPET (recycled polyethylene...

UFlex showcases commitment to sustainability with ReLAM 250

At the recent Global Conclave on Plastic Recycling and Sustainability in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, UFlex unveiled its advanced flexible packaging recycling machine, ReLAM...

SIG expands carton recycling push with Mengniu

SIG and Mengniu Dairy highlighted new opportunities for beverage carton recycling at a sustainability-focused event held at Mengniu's Horinger factory in Hohhot, China, marking...