Greif, Inc., a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced it has completed the acquisition of Envaplast, a leading manufacturer of premium small polymer containers based near Valencia, Spain.

The acquisition strengthens Greif’s Customized Polymer Solutions business and expands the company’s manufacturing presence in Spain, where it previously had a limited position in the small polymer packaging market. Envaplast primarily serves the agrochemical industry and has built a strong reputation for quality, innovation, and customer service.

Personal care brand method has introduced a limited-edition body wash collection featuring bottle designs created by artists from seven US cities, alongside a design celebrating the company's San Francisco origins.

The collection showcases work from artists whose designs draw inspiration from the places, cultures and communities that have influenced their creative backgrounds. Each bottle pairs an original illustration with a fragrance intended to reflect the featured location.

The artists and corresponding designs include:

Frugalpac, the British company behind the world's first commercially available Frugal Bottle for wines, spirits and olive oils, has partnered with Siemens Financial Services (SFS) to make its next-generation Frugal Bottle Assembly Machine (FBAM-2) more accessible through customer financing.

By combining Siegwerk’s formulation expertise with X-Rite Pantone’s color science and technology, COLORWERK FastMatch Cloud, a cloud-based platform, helps converters improve color consistency across locations, while reducing waste and downtime.

• Müller’s buttermilk and sour milk cups now contain 30% mechanically recycled PS.
• Developed with Ineos Styrolution and Optipack, the packaging exceeds the PPWR’s planned 10% recycled-content requirement for PS food packaging from 2030.
• The solution supports recycled PS adoption amid growing regulatory, environmental, and health scrutiny of PS packaging.

Müller has begun incorporating mechanically recycled polystyrene (PS) in its Müller Reine Buttermilch and Müller Allgäuer Dickmilch.

Most bathrooms are filled with half-used beauty products, often impulse purchases bought on a whim, enticed by social media algorithms and FOMO. But with festival season, summer holidays and weddings abroad all on the horizon, this summer is the perfect time to strip self-care routines back to basics. Fresh handmade cosmetics company, Lush, is encouraging customers to ditch unnecessary packaging and go naked… with their cosmetics.

Cosmo Films has expanded its sustainable packaging portfolio with the launch of anti-fog biodegradable films, developed to improve visibility, product freshness and environmental performance in food packaging applications. The new films are designed to address the growing demand for packaging solutions that combine functionality with reduced environmental impact. 

IPG has announced the launch of its new PCR Air Pillow Film, a high-performance protective packaging solution designed to help companies achieve ambitious sustainability goals without compromising on quality or efficiency.

Sustainability Meets Performance
Developed by a dedicated team of processing and product engineers, the new PCR Air Pillow Film features a unique formulation consisting of 50% total recycled content. This includes 35% third-party certified post-consumer recycled (PCR) content and 15% post-industrial recycled (PIR) content.