Swedish company PulPac has joined forces with PA Consulting, launching a new initiative called The Bottle Collective, which will create a fibre bottle alternative to minimise the use of single-use plastic.

A collaboration between renewable packaging and paper business Opal and Australia’s largest animal protein processor, JBS Australia, has seen the pair recognised with a 2023 WorldStar global packaging award.

Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, collaborates with Scientex to develop material for the world’s first flexible food packaging made using PCR ocean bound plastic.

Aerobal reports global shipments or aerosols increased by 6.8 per cent to approximately 6 billion units in 2022, with demand increases from Australasia keeping pace at 6.7 per cent.

With its new adhesives, Herma (represented locally by Result Group) lays claim to being the first company in the industry to offer label stock that is optimised to support the recycling of cardboard shipping boxes.

Flexible films specialist Innovia Films has launched its new communication campaign ‘Better Future’, which underpins the company’s role in creating sustainable and recyclable materials.

COtooCLEAN, the innovative multi-participant project by Nextek Limited, has been selected from over 600 registrants as a finalist in the Alliance Prize in Circular Solutions for Flexibles.

Amcor invests US$3m in PulPac, for its dry-moulded fibre packaging solution manufactured using a process claimed to reduce CO2 emissions by 80%, when compared to existing processes.

Innovia Films has launched Rayoface CSA46, a clear, one-side gloss coated BOPP 6 micron film, which is said to be 10 per cent thinner than most facestock films, with higher yield and less carbon impact.

KHS has introduced the KHS PET bottle, which is stretch blow moulded and contains a glued-in bottle handle, with both bottle body and handle fully recyclable and made of rPET.

United Caps' new and exclusive collaboration with start-up Mimica sees the launch of an innovative closure, which creates accessible, affordable freshness indicators for all types of perishable products.

KM Packaging has been awarded an AA-grade in its British Retail Consortium Global Supply Audit – the highest award possible – for the fifth year running.

Amcor Rigid Packaging have introduced the DairySeal line of packaging, which features ClearCor – an advanced PET barrier technology that maintains superior taste and freshness.

KM Packaging has introduced a new alternative to cling film, its home-compostable C-Cling, which is clear, stretchy and sticky, and performs the same as conventional options.

An ‘adaptive flex-band’ injection mould technology will be unveiled by beverage closure solutions supplier corvaglia, at the K Trade Fair, to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany from 19 to 26 October.

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Maxau paper production site in Germany and all related assets to Schwarz Produktion.