BBH and Chupa Chups mark the end of a decades-long wrapper struggle with real Lucha Libre masks, a legendary Mexican craftsman, and outdoor ads that look like they were torn straight from a Mexico City wrestling venue.

• Tetra Pak takes another major step towards the next generation of sustainable packaging materials with its €60 million investment in a new pilot plant for its paper-based barrier technology at the company’s facility in Lund, Sweden.
• The plant will enable Tetra Pak to accelerate the development of its innovative aseptic packaging material, which replaces the traditional aluminium foil layer with a paper-based barrier.
• This new packaging solution increases the renewable content in the carton and when combined with plant-based polymers, can result in a reduction of carbon

The EU-funded BioSupPack project has transformed brewery waste into high-performance bioplastics, offering sustainable packaging solutions and enabling compliance with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

Chinese bio-based materials company GS Biomats signed a kiloton-level supply agreement with Henan Yinjinda Group on March 26, marking one of the largest commercial deals for bio-derived plastic ingredients in Asia.

The contract covers 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a chemical building block used to make bio-based plastics. FDCA can replace petroleum-derived components in packaging materials and fibers.