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Trucircle
18 December, 2020
With its TRUCIRCLE portfolio, SABIC is capturing value from sources like animal-free bio-based feedstock and post-consumer recycle, which have traditionally been ignored or discarded. The ISCC PLUS accredited materials offer drop-in solutions for replacing fossil-based plastics in the packaging industry without compromising product purity and food safety. Moreover, BOPP film using certified circular PP polymer from SABIC offers an excellent balance of stiffness and toughness as well as barrier and hot-fill properties. It can be used for a wide range of flexible applications, from labels and tape to packaging pouches and bags in areas such as confectionery, snacks, baked goods, dried fruits, pasta, fresh food, and pet care products.SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE offering spans from design for recyclability services and mechanically recycled materials to certified circular products from feedstock recycling of used plastics as well as certified renewable polymers from bio-based feedstock. Third-party ISCC PLUS certification ensures that the mass balance accounting of the company’s circular polymer products follows predefined and transparent rules. In addition, it provides traceability along the entire supply chain from the feedstock to the final product. Matthew Rogerson spoke with Mark Vester to learn more.

Square the circle
18 December, 2020
Packaging waste and its reduction or removal continues to be of key concern to both consumers and the brands that supply them. Despite the intrusion of coronavirus into the consumer psyche in 2020, packaging materials companies and value chains have been working incredibly hard on solutions for a circular economy. By volume, flexible packaging represents the majority of packaging used worldwide, and yet historically has had lower recycling rates and capabilities. Graham Houlder, CEFLEX project coordinator, and Liz Morrish, CEFLEX workstream consultant and Design for a Circular Economy (D4ACE) lead, discuss the new guidelines developed and how they will help the flexible packaging industry achieve a circular future.

The burning question
08 December, 2020
PLASTIC POLLUTION SCARS LANDSCAPES, FILLS OUR OCEANS AND HARMS THE HEALTH OF THE WORLD'S POOREST PEOPLE. Nevertheless, global plastic production is still increasing,1 and is set to double over the next ten to 15 years.2 The steps being taken by companies and governments are a far cry from the action necessary to tackle a crisis of this magnitude.This report focuses on the actions and responsibilities of four of the world’s biggest plastic polluters: Coca- Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever.3 At the time of writing these companies continue to sell billions of products in single-use bottles, sachets and packets in developing countries.4 And they do this despite knowing that: 1) waste isn’t properly managed in these contexts; 2) their packaging therefore becomes pollution; and 3) such pollution causes serious harm to the environment and people’s health.

The future of food packaging ~ Sustainable materials for the food industry
08 December, 2020
From your favourite childhood sweets to your perfect bottle of wine, food and beverage packaging can be as evocative as the food itself. But that is not its primary purpose. Here Ben Smye, head of growth at materials database Matmatch, explains what effective packaging materials are on the market and what the future holds for the food industry.

Fibre, research and future thoughts
24 November, 2020
As a spectator one is granted the benefit of a wider field of vision, which in the case of cartons means that an outsider might see a number of trends that are connected through their use of cartonboard or corrugated board. Whether that might be the use of corrugated or carton in supplying the rising demand in E-commerce packaging or the place of paper and board in the circular economy, through to the overall impact of coronavirus on the sector, it is apparent that corrugated board is a key figure in a number of different fields. It takes an expert to explain the significance of what is being seen, and fortunately Magnus Renman, in his role as R&D Director at DS Smith a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions worldwide operating across 34 countries and employing around 30,000 people, is well placed to provide such insight.

Shine on
24 November, 2020
Perhaps second only to 'protecting the product within', finishing is possibly the second oldest trend when it comes to packaging. While sustainability, light-weighting, and on-the-go formats look set to stick around, what finishing does is deliver the ability to stand out on the shelf, which is always in fashion. Emma-Jane Batey speaks to Conni Dreyer, CEO of Dreyer Kliche, to learn about how she is bringing her endless delight of what finishing is capable of to her customers worldwide.

Carton recycling trial set for Tesco stores
10 November, 2020
Tesco, Kellogg and the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK) have announced a five month trial to collect cartons at in-store recycling points.

Data: The next wave in forestry productivity
09 November, 2020
To achieve both environmental and production goals, the forestry industry needs effective management and harvesting processes. Today, they are being transformed through more effective use of data by Joseph Allott, Adriano Canela, Glen O’Kelly, and Samuel Pendergraph

Graphic-paper producers: Boosting resilience amid the COVID-19 crisis
26 October, 2020
Four proven actions can help graphic-paper producers rebound despite the market declines that have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic by Abhinav Goel, Felix Grünewald, Oskar Lingqvist, and Gregory Vainberg

All the taste, none of the waste
26 October, 2020
Producing paper products generates a lot of waste. In the classic recycling cycle, the production waste or surplus is shredded and then returned to the production process. The Munich start-up company easy2cool has a different but equally sustainable use for paper waste. Using a WEIMA WLK 1500 Shredder, revolutionary and sustainable insulating elements are made from cardboard packaging.

prepress thrives
13 October, 2020
Prepress has been central to the printing industry for decades, yet has long suffered from a number of cost and efficiency problems. But with the rise of automation, the field may soon be entering a new era. Andrea Valentino talks to Rob Moore, a regional managing director at SGK, about how new technology is in the process of making prepress cheaper and faster, even as new technical challenges bubble over the horizon.

Print: A Crucial Element
13 October, 2020
No matter the technology used, and even though some parts of the market may be more mature, print is always going to be vital in the packaging and converting process. Whether ensuring accuracy or delivering crisp branding and graphics print is frontline in the branding battle of fast-moving consumer goods. Sonia Sharma speaks to Intergraf, the European print advocacy body to discuss the latest print technology developments.

Mineral Matters
29 September, 2020
Over the past decade, mineral oil migration has brought the food packaging industry some of its most damaging headlines. Have we learned our lesson, or will the same hold true for the 2020s? Tim Gunn asks food chemist Dr Ulrich Nehring about the issue and the development of best practices to deal with it.

Long live print
29 September, 2020
Even in our digital age, print remains hugely important to the packaging sector – it’s the first aspect of a product a consumer sees. Annie Scanlan, membership and information officer at Integraf, discusses with Abi Millar the latest trends impacting the market in 2020, what packagers are looking for in terms of print technologies, and what the future holds.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and manufacturing’s great reset
15 September, 2020
Manufacturers that are ahead in scaling advanced production technologies are successfully navigating four durable shifts that are critical to managing unprecedented disruption. McKinsey and Company by Francisco Betti, Enno de Boer, and Yves Giraud

New groundbreaking solution for JNSD production: save up to 67 % energy
15 September, 2020
This Whitepaper is for anyone in the beverage processing industry who works with juices, nectars, still drinks, or teas, which we will abbreviate as JNSD. In general, we can also refer to these beverages as high-acid products with a pH <4.2.The solutions outlined in this booklet will be of interest to plant managers, quality managers, technical managers and those working with JNSD in a research or development capacity. This whitepaper is provided by Tetra Pak

Pillar of sustainable strength
31 August, 2020
Flint Group Packaging Inks, one of the largest consumable suppliers to the global packaging industry, has identified four strategic pillars key to successfully achieving its sustainability ambitions. The four pillars includes ethical management, reduced ecological impact, responsibly built products and designing for circularity. Converting Today presents an edited version of Flint Group Packaging Inks’ white paper, ‘Flint Group Packaging Inks Sustainability Strategy in Focus’.

Go the extra layer
31 August, 2020
If the primary purpose of packaging is to protect a good and help move it from manufacturer to consumer, then coating and laminating is responsible for protecting the packaging itself. Almost every protective requirement has a corresponding coating and laminate to provide that extra layer. In the current market, where safety and health are ever-present and protection from contamination on surfaces is front of mind, it is important to focus on the vital support provided by this technology. Matthew Rogerson looks at this essential part of the market in more detail.

Positive flexible packaging
18 August, 2020
The flexible packaging sector already has the consumer on its side, so in order to ride that wave of positivity, it is coming up with ever-more innovative ways to utilise its capabilities. Emma-Jane Batey speaks to Alec and Jan Van Den Heuvel of VDH Packaging Creations, whose long-term sustainable solution is gaining new fans, thanks to its perforation and personalisation potential.

Green solutions
18 August, 2020
In an environment where sustainability is no longer optional, corporations and consumers are putting packaging under the microscope like never before. Perfectly positioned to take advantage of this shift, paper is leading the way with packaging solutions for a circular economy. Irenie Forshaw talks to Heidi Brock, president and chief executive officer of the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), about the organisation’s sustainability initiative and the impact Covid-19 has had on the paper sector.