Week 38, 2026 10 items
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MM Packaging's Deeside site has redesigned its GreenPeel fibre tray, adding a double rim so it suits fresh protein products such as meat and fish more effectively.
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Glass packaging supplier Croxsons has become the sole UK distributor for Pano Verschluss's Blueseal twist-off closures, which contain no PVC, and will offer them across its range of food jars.
Fastmarkets RISI has partially recognised North American containerboard producers' third round of price increases this year, following PCA's earlier unprecedented $140-per-tonne rise that stirred debate across the industry.
Unilever's global head of packaging discussed the PaperFlex Consortium, where six manufacturers are developing paper-based flexible packaging for regions lacking formal recycling infrastructure, while noting plastic remains part of the solution.
The Recycling Partnership reports that US household carton use surged between 2020 and 2026, while mixed paper collection fell sharply, highlighting a mismatch between packaging trends and existing recycling infrastructure.
Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages worked with FilmTec and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers to develop a downgauged cast stretch film that reduces material use while maintaining strong holding and containment performance.
Birat Scanning in Biratnagar, Nepal, has installed a Cron HDI 4260 flexo CtP system with Monoflex processing from Monotech Systems, combining laser platemaking with inline wash, dry and finishing.
South Korean manufacturer KleanNara is expanding exports of its Clay Coated Kraft Board, a water-resistant white paperboard, to South Africa to build sales for premium packaging uses such as meal replacement products.
Researchers at Saitama University converted polyamide microplastics into carbon quantum dots and combined them with PVA to create transparent, flexible food packaging films that block ultraviolet light.
ALPLA and CCL Label have developed a 0.33-litre stackable PET beverage can designed as an aluminium alternative, using rPET-compatible material, detachable labelling and existing PET filling infrastructure.