Egypt is preparing to introduce an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system for priority packaging materials as part of efforts to reduce waste sent to landfills, promote recycling and support the transition towards a circular economy.

Local Development and Environment Minister Manal Awad reviewed preparations for implementing the scheme during a meeting with Yasser Abdallah, CEO of the Waste Management Regulatory Authority.

• Mondi’s innovative concept combines a corrugated outer box with a recyclable, laser-marked flexible packaging format.
• The laser-marking approach enables faster artwork changes, greater personalisation and improved supply chain agility for customers compared to conventional printing methods.

Liquid Death has teamed up with personal hygiene brand Goodwipes to launch a limited-edition range of flushable wipes scented with the brand’s signature sCREAM Soda. The unexpected collaboration combines distinctive branding, product innovation and humour to turn an everyday bathroom product into a conversation piece.

Cold chain packaging manufacturer, Hydropac, is preparing to launch HydroPure™, a water ice pack featuring an innovative built-in freeze indicator that changes the physical appearance of the pack once it has reached optimum freeze temperature.

Cold chain packaging manufacturer, Hydropac, is preparing to launch HydroPure™, a water ice pack featuring an innovative built-in freeze indicator that changes the physical appearance of the pack once it has reached optimum freeze temperature.

UFlex Limited, India’s largest multinational packaging and solutions company, has commissioned its first overseas WPP (woven polypropylene) bags manufacturing plant in Mexico. Established with an investment of approximately USD 52 million, the state-of-the-art facility, spread across 10 acres, marks a major milestone in the company’s global expansion strategy and significantly strengthens its presence in the Americas.

Metsä Group’s Muoto™ products can be used instead of plastic in food packaging for applications that are more demanding, for example. The company is investing in a new production line for Muoto food packaging in Äänekoski, Finland. 

As for Metsä’s other innovation projects, the development of the lignin product and carbon capture is continuing as planned, but the conditions for the Kuura textile fibre project are estimated to have changed significantly due to the global market situation.

New business in Finland

The FSSAI has targeted the plastic used in pan masala's packaging. Under the new rules, pan masala manufacturers can use only plastic-free paper, paperboard, cellulose or other naturally derived materials, along with tin or glass containers.

he Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced new packaging requirements for pan masala, specifying plastic-free materials that can be used to package the product and ruling out plastic, aluminium foil and metallised layers from the permitted packaging options.

Nestlé Australia has collaborated with multiple companies to develop a prototype KitKat wrapper made with recycled soft plastic, demonstrating a potential pathway toward circular food packaging.