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Here you can read about innovative packaging solutions that combine sustainability, functionality and aesthetics. Learn how the plastics industry is breaking new ground to make packaging more environmentally friendly, efficient and adapted to the needs of modern society.
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Packaging

30/12/2024

Rendering packaging sustainability transparent with blockchain technology

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Packaging

22/11/2024

Sustainable plastics for food packaging
Image: several blister strips with tablets; Copyright: Tatiana Mara

Packaging

21/08/2024

Making Blister Packaging More Sustainable

Young scientist Olivia Falconnier Williams shows how valuable raw materials can be used responsibly
Image: Close-up of someone pouring themselves a glass of wine; Copyright: LightFieldStudios

Packaging

17/07/2024

Sustainable Pleasure: Wine Bottle Made From rPET

PET wine bottle from ALPLA saves up to 50% CO2 compared to glass bottles
Image: Pouch made from 18 micrometer thin MDO-PE film from Reifenhäuser and BOBST at drupa 2024

Packaging

24/06/2024

The world's first 18 micrometer thin MDO PE film

Reifenhäuser & BOBST present new film at drupa 2024 that reduces material usage by 25%
Image: Cardboard box is wrapped in stretch film; Copyright: LightFieldStudios

Packaging

17/01/2024

Start-up develops sustainable stretch film

CAMM Solutions develops biodegradable stretch film that can be used in a variety of ways ...
Photo: Cutout of hands holding plastic package in supermarket; Copyright: drazenphoto

Packaging

20/10/2023

Sabic and Partners Introduce First In-Mold Labeling Solution with Certified Renewable Polymers for Food Packaging Containers
Image: Winners of the PackTheFuture Award at the awards ceremony at interpack 2023; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf

Packaging

12/05/2023

PackTheFuture Award 2023: These are the winners!

Outstanding sustainable plastic packaging
Image: Numerous, predominantly white, plastic packages for household chemicals and detergents; Copyright: evgrafovasa

Packaging

04/05/2023

Better recycling of plastic packaging: New process extracts fragrances
Image: cutout of a confectionery factory employee wearing blue gloves. In front of him a sealing box with packaging film; Copyright: seventyfourimages

Packaging

03/10/2022

Innovative technology makes flexible packaging recyclable
Image: Female hand throws coffee cup into trash can; Copyright: svitlanah

Packaging

21/06/2022

SK chemicals realizes good takeout with Dodori Cup made from Ecozen

Packaging

24/03/2022

WorldStar Award 2022 for school milk packaging made from 100% rPET

Packaging

07/03/2022

Fish in packaging made from chemically recycled plastic

Packaging

06/12/2021

Track and trace system as an answer to encourage reusable packaging

Further K-Mag articles

Picture: a person in a yellow and black shirt sorts plastic bottles into cartons; Copyright: envato

Climate Protection

Packaging law and Recyclability

Image: a hand holding a mobile with an open app on it; Copyright: Accenture

Software & Apps

Digitizing Waste Management in Indonesia
Image: Symbolic image for circular economy; Copyright: OMEGA - stock.adobe.com

Circular Economy

NKWS: Guidepost for a Resource-Efficient Future
Image: worker at a large recycling machine from Starlinger; Copyright: DOĞAPET

Recycling

Doğa Expands PET Bottle Recycling Capacity in Türkiye
Image: eight men standing in front of a machine; Copyright: W&H

Software & Apps

Enhanced Efficiency with Advanced Automation Software
Image: wearable electronics on a black mannequin at MEDICA; Copyright: DSTNCTVE

Materials Design

K meets MEDICA – TPU Films in Medical Wearables
Image: pastel-coloured old telephones with dial; Copyright: Julia Jones - stock.adobe.com

Plastics in Daily Life

The History of Plastics: Progress with Responsibility
Image: Different colored slip-on shoes made of plastic; Copyright: Dow /Porto Indonesia Sejahtera

Circular Economy

Dow expands Sustainable Footwear Materials Portfolio
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