With support from Revo Packaging, Massey University student, Ed Ron Ng, is investigating whether material from apple-processing residues could provide an alternative fibre source for food packaging.

Australian packaging manufacturer Caps & Closures has broadened its material sourcing network and approved additional polymer grades as global freight and resin markets remain unsettled.

Mondi has developed a packaging concept for eCommerce and bag-in-box applications that combines a corrugated outer box with recyclable, laser-marked flexible packaging.

Avery Dennison's AD CleanFlake RFID tags have received RecyClass Technology Approval in Europe for compatibility with mechanical PET bottle recycling.

Amcor has achieved RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification for Bontite Sustane stretch films with PCR content, helping customers prepare for UK Plastics Packaging Tax changes.

Amcor is expanding its flexible packaging solutions facility in Dongguan, China, with a new 7000-square-metre manufacturing facility and automated warehouse.

Amcor is evaluating a bio-based seaweed coating technology from UK startup Kelpi as part of a collaboration to expand barrier coating options for fibre-based packaging.

Innovia Films and PureCycle have produced and trialled white, cavitated BOPP film containing more than 40 per cent post-consumer recycled content using PureCycle’s PureFive Choice resin.

The European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) has named the winners of its Tube of the Year 2026 competition across aluminium, plastic, laminate, sustainability and prototype categories.

Amcor is introducing a recycle-ready PP dip cup and lidding range for condiments, dressings and sauces, targeting foodservice applications and responding to changing sustainability regulations.

New cellulose-based films and coatings developed in Finland could help fibre-based packaging achieve high barrier performance without relying on plastic layers.

Elopak is using low-carbon aluminium made with renewable electricity in its European carton production, reducing the carbon footprint of its standard aluminium ambient cartons by eight per cent.

UPM has developed adhesives for specific end uses in label applications, with three product lines tailored to pharmaceutical, beverage and industrial environments.

A digitally printed PP-monomaterial pouch developed via a multi-company collaboration – Polifilm, Actega, Xeikon, and Gruber-Folien – shows high barrier performance without multi-material laminates.

The new UPM ProCycle portfolio of recycling-compatible label solutions combines adhesive technologies and circular products to help converters and brand owners make optimal sustainable choices.

New data released at METPACK 2026, running in Essen this week, points to continued growth for metal packaging, driven by beverage cans, recycling performance and renewed industry investment.