The new Bag-in-Box system consists of an inner plastic bag and an outer cardboard box, combining lightweight design with robustness and functionality. The cardboard box is fully recyclable, ensuring that the environmental impact is reduced across the entire product lifecycle - from production and logistics to end-of-life management. Compared to the previously used 20-liter canister, the new packaging requires 80% less plastic, while the waste volume is reduced twelvefold.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to package photonic integrated circuits—tiny chips that convey information using light instead of electricity—so they can survive and operate in extreme environments, from scorchingly hot industrial settings to ultracold vacuum chambers and the depths of outer space.

Why packaging matters for photonics

The 500 mL bottles are made from recycled aluminum and incorporate Smol’s refill system. Smol explains that recycled aluminum uses 95% less energy during production than virgin aluminum and 90% less energy to produce than recycled glass.

The home care company already uses recycled plastic bottles for its home range collection, but now also offers aluminum solutions as a choice for consumers.

Asahi Kasei, the parent company of Asahi Photoproducts, will highlight two distinct technology directions in flexographic platemaking at Forum Infoflex 2026, taking place April 26–29 at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

At the event, Asahi will focus on the REVO SERIES, designed to support more efficient and stable platemaking workflows, and on AWP™-CLFQ, which will be introduced to the US market for the first time and is engineered for high-definition imaging and consistent print performance.

In a leap forward for sustainable materials, researchers at Northwestern University have unveiled a groundbreaking graphene oxide-based coating that could soon replace toxic PFAS chemicals in food packaging. This non-toxic, affordable, and compostable alternative is already showing industry-shaking potential to revolutionize how we keep food safe and the planet safer.