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Domino and Futamura Collaborate to produce Sustainable Laser Coding for Compostable Film Food Packaging

16 June 2022
Bio-based

Futamura’s food packaging customers benefit from a print-free solution for coding and marking to aid end-consumer communication Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) is pleased to reveal its D-Series CO2 laser coders as…Read more →

WORLD EARTH DAY: introducing the Grind coffee pods made from plants

14 April 2022
Bio-based

In celebration of World Earth Day (22nd April), “millennials favourite coffee brand”, Grind, is launching its NEW, home compostable coffee pods, helping to put a stop to the 29,000 single…Read more →

Greiner Packaging seeks certification for home compostable capsule packaging

9 March 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

Whether used for coffee, tea, or baby food, capsules made from aluminium or plastic are now a must-have in many households. To improve their ecological footprint, Greiner Packaging is currently…Read more →

Solenis Joins as New Partner in PulPac’s Expanding Dry Molded Fiber Network

1 March 2022
Bio-based

Global leader in specialty chemicals for paper packaging to provide sustainable barrier coating solutions In a world desperate for alternatives to plastics, the market-pull for dry molded fiber is enormous.…Read more →

Pregis announces new Renew Zero 100% recycled content, carbon neutral air cushioning film

21 February 2022
Bio-based, Recyclability

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, is introducing its new Renew™ Zero 100% recycled content, carbon neutral air cushioning film for use with its AirSpeed® systems across Europe…Read more →

TIPA raises $70m (£51m) in latest funding round

24 January 2022
Bio-based

Compostable packaging company TIPA has raised $70m as part of its growth phase and is expected to further expand its operations. The Israel-headquartered firm is looking to launch new products…Read more →

Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes new global cohort of innovators engineering social and economic change in their communities

24 January 2022
Bio-based, Events

70 entrepreneurs working to further the UN Sustainable Development Goals have been selected for the 2022 Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) Global programme They are set to receive entrepreneurship and…Read more →

NTU & Harvard scientists develop biodegradable food packaging that can keep strawberries fresh for a longer period

24 January 2022
Bio-based

This new material can help to reduce food waste and plastic waste. Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, U.S., have jointly developed…Read more →

Woola raises €2.5M seed led by Future Ventures to replace bubble wrap with wool

24 January 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

Some 55 billion parcels are shipped in bubble wrap every year. Plastic bubble wrap is reliant on fossil fuels and 98% of plastic packaging is single-use. You can imagine the…Read more →

Packaging for the future

23 January 2022
Events, Machinery

At IDEA, OPTIMA is presenting solutions for attractive, sustainable packaging design. IDEA will be held in Miami from March 28 to 31, 2022. It is one of the most important…Read more →

PulPac files patent for tool that further improves functionality and efficiency for Dry Molded Fiber

23 January 2022
Bio-based

PulPac today announces the filing of an additional patent application, further refining its pioneering cellulose forming technology for competitive fiber-based packaging and single-use products. The new patent application comprises a…Read more →

Airlaid paper – a sustainable alternative to cardboard or plastic packaging

19 January 2022
Bio-based

Danish company CAMPEN Machinery has successfully developed a technology, where waste fibers or other natural fiber based waste products in can be used in the airlaid process to make a…Read more →