2025 News Archive
Note: All articles listed below were originally published in the year specified.
December
- UK pEPR: Industry reacts to stricter PackUK Year 2 Illustrative Fees
- Canpack and Royal Swinkels bring tattoo art to limited edition can design
- Packaging Insights reviews 2025: Tougher regulations, tariff uncertainty & greenwashing lawsuits
- Metsä Spring introduces wood fiber punnets for fresh produce
- Majority of US and global consumers support DRS, survey finds
- SEMICON Japan 2025 live: Researchers introduce nanoparticle tech for advanced packaging
- SEMICON Japan 2025 live: Merck highlights data-driven optimization for lightweight packaging
- Guala Closures brings affordable digital printing to small wineries
- Philippines accelerates plastic packaging circularity through multi-sector push
- Premium aesthetics and paperization to shape alcohol packaging design in 2026
- South Korea mandates label-free bottled water by 2026
- EU Environmental Omnibus sparks industry debate over PPWR simplification
- ASEAN advances harmonized packaging EPR as mandatory systems and circular investment scale
- UPM launches carbon-negative, NIR-detectable black pigment for recyclable packaging
- Amcor introduces recyclable pump head for personal care packaging
- Aimplas explores natural polymer films for food and cosmetics packaging
- Stora Enso develops recyclable wood-based foam packaging
- SK Chemicals and Kelinle to build waste-to-feedstock recycling facility in China
- Revolution Foods pilots compostable lunch trays in San Francisco schools
- Borealis and Borouge expand circular portfolio with Recleo brand
- Packaging Innovations 2026: Polymateria and eGreen showcase “world first” biotransformable cup
- Tomra Recycling boosts Faerch operations amid European feedstock scarcity
- Billerud invests in headbox upgrade to boost product strength
- ArcelorMittal confronted over emissions strategy as demand for green steel proliferates
- Tetra Pak equips Spanish beverage producer with paper-based barrier juice carton
- Premium luxury packaging: Aligning brand experience, performance and sustainability
- Mondi partners with bicycle manufacturer to develop reusable paper boxes
- Rewastec CEO explores PPWR-inspired packaging reform in Southeast Asia
- ProAmpac to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging for US$1.51B
- Biffa highlights economic benefits of domestic recycling in the UK
- California ends plastic checkout bags and raises paper standards
- German DHL facility switches to silicone-free labels from Herma and cab
- UPM and Sappi announce graphic paper merger to tackle industrial hurdles
- Software advances unlock digital transformation in fiber-based packaging
- Bioplastics gain momentum as India and China reshape industry
- BW Packaging launches high-speed flow wrapper for cheese
- Alpla begins food-safe HDPE recycling in the Netherlands
- James Cropper tackles color accuracy and circular design with co-created paper packaging
- Carbios and Wankai partner on major PET biorecycling expansion in Asia
- Malaysia’s Perak state plans 2026 ban on single-use plastic bags
- Signode launches strapping tool to boost efficiency in industrial packaging operations
- EBC25 live: Industry explores positive trends in global bioplastic production despite regulatory hurdles
- Scientists tune plastic degradation rate for packaging applications
- Bel moves to paper packaging for Babybel cheese snacks
- SmartSkin launches Seal Assurance to ensure pharma container integrity
- Larson Packaging expands high-precision case and foam capabilities
- Biotech project scales renewable bioplastic and ensures regulatory compliance
- RecyClass approves new ink solutions for improved flexible pack recycling
- November in review: Sealed Air’s US$10.3B buyout, UK pEPR shake-up, high-profile lawsuits
- Georgia to ban single-use plastic containers and food-contact items in 2026
- Packamama scales next-gen polymer wine bottle rollout in Australia
- Henkel updates Pritt packaging with consumer-centric design
