The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) begins its general application across the EU today, marking a major shift in how packaging will be designed, manufactured, labelled and managed.

The regulation aims to reduce packaging waste, increase recycling, reduce dependence on virgin raw materials and strengthen the circular economy. It also establishes more harmonised packaging rules across EU Member States, helping businesses operating across European markets.

Western Australia’s oldest dairy is rolling out a bold, beautiful brand redesign for its market-leading white milk range.

The new design honours the company’s deep connection to local dairy farmers and the land by drawing direct inspiration from the vibrant natural beauty of the South West region where its fresh white milk is sourced.

In the COCOBIN project, coordinated by the University of Oulu, coating materials are being developed from suberin, a natural compound found for example in birch bark. In plants, suberin acts as a protective layer and prevents the loss of water. Up to 1500 meters of a bio-based coating material prototype have been produced at semi-pilot scale.

easyamends has officially launched, offering FMCG, pharmaceutical and retail brands a purpose-built platform to manage packaging artwork amendments and approvals.

The platform gives packaging, artwork and new product development teams a visible, accountable workflow from initial upload to an approved, print-ready file, without requiring an in-house artwork team.

Users can upload artwork, mark up changes and track each job through the amendment and approval process.

Iconic soft drink brand combines lime-forward profile, updated identity that challenges convention.

Samsung Electronics and UK design magazine Dezeen announced today the winners of the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition.

Continuing the momentum of Samsung’s eco-friendly packaging introduced earlier this year in an effort to reduce its environmental footprint, the Out of the Box Competition is a global contest that ran from April 6 to May 29, 2020.

A research team has turned underused rapeseed-processing residues into a biodegradable active film designed to protect fresh food while reducing reliance on petroleum-based packaging. The material combines chitosan (CS) with phenolic extracts from rapeseed cake, flowers, stems, and leaves, together with biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). This combination strengthens the film, improves resistance to water, oxygen, and UV light, and adds antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, has expanded its kp Infinity® portfolio with the launch of a new fruit tray range designed specifically for packed fresh fruit.

Building on the success of kp Infinity® in food-to-go packaging, the new range introduces dedicated tray formats for fresh fruit, bringing the proven benefits of lightweight, durable and fully recyclable mono-material packaging to the fresh produce market.