HERMA has expanded its self-adhesive materials portfolio with the launch of Essential Line, a new range of paper and film label materials designed to provide label converters with a more economical solution for high-volume, price-sensitive applications. The portfolio focuses on delivering the essential performance characteristics required for everyday labeling while eliminating additional features that may not be necessary for specific end uses. 

New capability aims to help food and beverage businesses prepare packaging declarations before PPWR requirements take effect in August 2026.

Specright has launched an automated reporting tool to help food and beverage companies produce packaging Declarations of Conformity before the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) applies from 12 August 2026.

From that date, manufacturers must draw up an EU Declaration of Conformity before placing packaging on the market and make the supporting documentation available to national authorities on request.

This marks a major milestone for environmental sustainability and recycling in Portugal as the country officially launches its long-anticipated deposit return scheme (DRS) for single-use drink containers. Portugal is the 19th European country to implement such a system and the first sizeable market in Southern Europe to adopt a DRS.

Family-owned Bacardi has signed a new global agreement with ecoSPIRITS, deepening the companies’ collaboration on circular packaging and broadening the access of Bacardi brands to the ecoSPIRITS’ technology platform. The agreement builds on a successful collaboration that began in August 2023, when Bacardi became the first spirits company to introduce circular packaging in the cruise industry.

TOPPAN Holdings has developed a new high-barrier packaging material designed to improve food preservation while supporting sustainability goals. The solution combines advanced barrier performance with improved recyclability, helping food manufacturers reduce waste and extend product shelf life without compromising packaging functionality.