2:32 min Food, America
Certification

SMX brings identity to American plastics as FDA-compliant molecular marking turns rPET into a certified commodity

For decades, plastics have moved through the world without an identity. They were manufactured, used, discarded, shredded, melted, and remade, but the material never carried a history. Once waste entered the recycling stream, its past vanished. And without origin, plastics could not ...
1:25 min Food, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Adhesives

Henkel launches solvent-free adhesive system for safe and sustainable high-performance packaging

Henkel Adhesive Technologies is launching Loctite Liofol LA 7837/LA 6265, a solvent-free, aliphatic adhesive system that is tailored for applications involving high thermal stresses – in particular retort packaging for pet food, for example. The system combines the highest level of ...
1:29 min Food
Food packaging design

Lacerta launches new Seal N’ Flip™ packaging

Seal N’ Flip™ packaging brings sustainability and a state-of-the-art look and feel ...
1:25 min Food, PET films, trays, cups
Sustainable food packaging

Xact Prepack and Termoformas partner on food packaging

Xact Prepack, a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, announced a new ...
2:10 min Food, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sorting and collection
Recognition

PetStar becomes official partner for UNESCO World Engineering Day 2025 campaign

PetStar led by Arca Continental, Coca-Cola México, and other ...
1:17 min Cosmetics & Medical, Food, Bottle development and design
Injection Stretch Blow Molding

Jokey Group adds PET packaging to its product range

The Jokey Group is expanding its range to include PET jars for food and food ...
1:56 min Food, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Sheets & Films
Market Report

AMI: High barrier films for food packaging growth advances

While food packaging is largely recognised as a long-term and resilient industry ...
3:56 min Food, Facts & Figures, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Research

Tetra Pak: Research shows food and beverage companies committed to plastic reduction, prompted by consumer demand

Three of the top five sustainability commitments by businesses involve plastic reduction and 77% of them express a willingness to accept the cost of implementing sustainable practices.1 All in a bid to address consumers’ demand for sustainability - the key driving force for tackling ...
1:32 min Food, Sustainability & Circular Economy
rPET trays

kp launches market-first 100% rPET tray from kp Tray2Tray®

Marking a significant food packaging industry milestone, Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) ...
0:44 min Food, Additives
Approval

SI Group: Phosphite antioxidants now approved for use in PET for food-contact packaging

SI Group is pleased to announce that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Food Contact Notification (FCN) 2326 for phosphite antioxidants WESTON™ 705 and WESTON™ 705T. The FCN extends the use of these phosphite antioxidants to PET polymers.