Europe

Petcore Europe, PlasticsEurope, Plastics Recyclers Europe, and VinylPlus have mutually agreed to join forces to form the organisation PolyREC. PolyREC will monitor, verify, and report the plastics recycling and uptake data in Europe. This…

Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) warns that the stable supply of food, pharmaceuticals, and medicals is under threat There has been tension in the polymer market for some time, which is very concerning for the its members, said the FPE.…

Leading global packaging and paper group Mondi and Tesco Central Europe have launched a new partnership, in which Mondi will purchase the retailer’s warehouse corrugated waste to create recycled paper for the retailers' shopping bags. Tesco…

Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting sector, and Royal Sens, a company specialising in the production of glue-applied labels and packaging materials for a wide range of applications, have…

Avery Dennison has introduced rDT, the first commercially-available direct thermal paper labels to contain recycled post-consumer waste. Direct thermal (DT) paper is a popular material due to its ease of use, high print speed, high image…

This week Tetra Pak announced the introduction of certified recycled polymers, making it the first company in the food and beverage packaging industry to be awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Advanced Products…

ACA is installing a new Italian-designed and built die-making bender machine this month, the first of its kind in the UK. The Serviform LineA will enable the Glasgow company to continue to meet customer expectations for quality and quick…

­ Inkmaker Group has named Bart Wentges as new general manager of its recently-acquired dispensing company, SWESA Dosiersysteme GmbH in Eltville, Germany.. In addition to expanding SWESA into being Inkmaker Group’s premium dispensing…

As part of its ongoing efforts to help establish a circular economy, Avery Dennison has launched AD Circular, a comprehensive programme providing recycling of used paper and filmic label liners in countries across Europe. Through the…

The new virtual space offers greater access to Epson’s robotics and industrial solutions both in-person and remotely Epson has launched a new European Industrial Solutions Centre - called the European Industrial Solutions Plus (EISC+) - a…