1:23 min
Chemical recycling
Call
British Plastics Federation calls for urgent action on mass balance as method for calculating recycled content within the UK Plastic Packaging Tax
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has co-ordinated the submission of a joint letter to the newly appointed Exchequer Secretary, James Murray MP, calling for an urgent response to the previous government’s mass balance consultation. The consultation closed in October 2023 and ...
1:53 min
Management
Management
Novolex appoints Ted Jackson, President Of Performance Solutions
Novolex® announced that Theodore (Ted) Jackson has been appointed President of the company’s Performance Solutions segment which includes the Heritage® can liner, Shields® custom flexible film, and specialty laminations businesses. Jackson assumes this role after rising ...
4:53 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Plastic pollution
Biden-Harris administration releases new strategy to tackle plastic pollution, takes action to reduce single-use plastics in federal operations
Communities across the United States and around the world are facing a plastic pollution crisis. Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past two decades, littering our ocean, poisoning the air of communities near production facilities, and threatening public health. The ...
2:00 min
Digitization
Injection moulding
AI start-up OSPHIM digitalizes plastics industry and wins over expert jury in HIGH-TECH.NRW competition
OSPHIM has won first place in the HIGH-TECH.NRW pitch with its AI-based technology for the digitalization of the plastics industry. The company - which was only founded at the beginning of 2024 - has built an innovative platform for AI-based process optimization of injection moulding ...
2:49 min
Labels and sleeves
Labelling
Siegwerk and Masterpress take the next step towards improved recyclability of labeled packaging
With its new deinking solution for UV-printed labels, Siegwerk once again underlines its commitment to drive the recyclability of packaging in the sense of a Circular Economy. Initial customer tests have already proven the new primer’s effectiveness in deinking energy-cured inks and ...
1:25 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Collaboration
Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation agree on strategic partnership to develop supply chains for renewable chemicals and plastics
Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to establish a strategic partnership focusing on developing value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for and with Japanese brands. The partners are targeting brands in industries such as food and beverage, apparel, and consumer ...
1:23 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling
RecyClass finetunes design for recycling guidelines with novel scientific recommendations
New version of the Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams1 was released by RecyClass. These updates follow intensive testing commissioned earlier this year with a focus on a comprehensive alignment of the Guidelines’ structure. The review included a ...
