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HostMilano live: Mondi debuts lightweight coffee packaging to preserve freshness
HostMilano live: Mondi debuts lightweight coffee packaging to preserve freshness
Mondi is presenting its latest coffee packaging concepts at the HostMilano trade fair from October 17 to 21. The re/cycle VentPack features a value pre-applied to the film, aiming to simplify the packaging process for customers. Packaging Insights speaks to Wilbert Van de Corput, business development manager coffee, at Mondi Consumer Flexibles, about the company’s portfolio at HostMilano and the challenges of creating environmentally conscious coffee packaging.
Premium e-commerce packaging: Elevating brand experience and environmental sustainability
Premium e-commerce packaging: Elevating brand experience and environmental sustainability
Online shopping is changing the way consumers engage with brands, positioning premium e-commerce packaging as a means of protection and a tool for connection and brand storytelling through the unboxing experience.More companies are combining aesthetics with sustainability and performance. Packaging Insights speaks to Sappi Europe, Mondi, and Reedbut to discuss how the boom of e-commerce is rearranging priorities in packaging development.
Rabobank reveals which countries could win or lose from US containerboard tariffs
Rabobank reveals which countries could win or lose from US containerboard tariffs
The recent US tariffs on paper and pulp may trigger a zero-sum dynamic, with rising prices and costs pushing trade flows toward cheaper, lower-tariff partners like Canada and Brazil, according to Xinnan Li, senior analyst for Packaging and Logistics at RaboResearch.Rabobank’s RaboResearch released its Q3 2025 containerboard quarterly report, outlining the research department’s forecasts for containerboard demand, production, and linerboard prices. 
The Future of Steel Drums: Building Sustainability Into Every Component
The Future of Steel Drums: Building Sustainability Into Every Component
From the steel body to the closures and linings, Greif offers a configurable solution that helps companies advance carbon reduction, chemical safety, and operational performance in one integrated package.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Greif.
RDM talks hitting PPWR targets via scalable innovation
RDM talks hitting PPWR targets via scalable innovation
Krzysztof Krajewski, chief innovation and sustainability officer at RDM Group, discusses how the company’s recycled fiber board and Ecopol’s biodegradable PVOH film combine into a recyclable high-barrier laminate, highlighting the role of scalable innovation in regulatory compliance, and predicting that consumer demand will influence the packaging industry’s future.
FachPack 2025 review: Cross-sector packaging and technology highlights
FachPack 2025 review: Cross-sector packaging and technology highlights
FachPack 2025 showcased the latest innovations in packaging, packaging technology, and packaging processes. Industry professionals met at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre in Germany to explore the latest packaging solutions for the food and feed, chemicals, pharma and medicine, cosmetics, retail trade, automotive, electronics, and logistics sectors. We look back at the key highlights.

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ProAmpac acquires International Paper’s bag converting division
ProAmpac acquires International Paper’s bag converting division
ProAmpac has acquired the bag converting operations of International Paper (IP), expanding the flexible packaging company’s converting capabilities and enabling quicker customized bag solutions for grocery, convenience store, and quick-service restaurant markets. 
Egypt partners with packaging companies to launch beverage carton recycling
Egypt partners with packaging companies to launch beverage carton recycling
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment has launched a campaign to recycle used beverage cartons (UBCs) in collaboration with the Waste Management Regulatory Authority (WMRA), along with international and local companies. The campaign is said to be the nation’s first-ever campaign for UBCs, and its slogan is “Turn the Carton, Earn the Turn.” The launch, held under the patronage of Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment, brought together key stakeholders, including Tetra Pak, Uniboard Egypt, Juhayna, and Beyti, as part of the collaboration.
Constantia Flexibles gains SBTi validation for updated climate change goals
Constantia Flexibles gains SBTi validation for updated climate change goals
Constantia Flexibles (Cflex) has received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its updated near-term and long-term climate targets. The update includes the company’s commitment to “more ambitious reductions in GHG emissions” across its operations and value chain. 
TNT Group launches paper boxes for luxury personal care products
TNT Group launches paper boxes for luxury personal care products
TNT Group has designed two packaging solutions aimed at enhancing the luxury personal care experience. The containers include a hexagonal discovery box for perfume miniatures and a luxury advent calendar for the Christmas season. The solutions aim to create an “original exploratory journey” for consumers, combining sustainability with an unboxing experience designed for luxury personal care products.
EU ETS reforms: Industry concerns over costs, competitiveness & carbon leakage
EU ETS reforms: Industry concerns over costs, competitiveness & carbon leakage
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) aims to reduce member countries’ joint CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 through the “polluter pays” principle, and reach climate neutrality by 2050. A joint position paper by industries, dubbed by the European Commission (EC) as “energy-intensitive” (EIIs), has outlined how the new rules would disadvantage EU businesses, including packaging manufacturers, and favor markets with less stringent environmental legislations.Some of the EII EU trade organizations behind the EIIs paper include the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), Cepi (the European association representing the paper industry), Eurofer (a steel association), and the Glass Alliance Europe.
Cultivated meat merger: Gourmey-Vital Meat acquisition creates an advanced...
Cultivated meat merger: Gourmey-Vital Meat acquisition creates an advanced cross-species platform

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France-based cultivated food company Gourmey has acquired Vital Meat to form Parima, which brings together two European food innovators to develop scalable systems to produce high-quality animal products directly from cells.
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Connected packaging: Experts spotlight regulatory, next-gen...
Connected packaging is set to become increasingly prevalent in the industry, driven by regulatory pressure, the global transition to GS1, and brand-building. Packaging Insights sits down with representatives of Appetite Creative, Markem-Imaje, and Polytag to discuss what they foresee in the future of connected packaging. 
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Anuga 2025 review: Alu-free cartons, connectivity &...
The 2025 agro-food trade show Anuga in Cologne, Germany, broke previous attendance records, attracting over 8,000 exhibitors and 145,000 visitors. Packaging developers took advantage of the opportunity to discover and showcase innovations tapping into the latest trends in F&B packaging.On the trade show floor, Packaging Insights spoke to SIG Group, info.link, Vergeer Holland, and Daesang, about their latest solutions.
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California lawmakers vote to ban PFAS in food packaging and...
The state legislature in California, US, has passed amendments in the Senate on a ban on PFAS in products, including food packaging and cookware. The proposal, Senate Bill 682, would prohibit a person from distributing, selling, or offering for sale food packaging that contains intentionally added PFAS starting January 1, 2028.

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Material reduction trends in F&B packagingOct2025

Innova Market Insights data shows a 13% increase in F&B launches with Reduced Material packaging claims between July 2020 to June 2025. Europe  accounted for the largest share (58%) of these launc...

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Sustainable household packaging trends Oct 2025

Innova Market Insights data indicates that consumers care about Household Packaging sustainability. Globally, 42% of consumers globally say it is essential that Household Packaging is recyclable. For one-third of consumers, refillable Household Packaging is the most important. Consumers also prioritize biodegradability, with 36% choosing this as the most important environmental claim.

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Trends in bakery packagingOct 2025

Innova Market Insights data shows that 39% of consumers globally say freshness is the aspect that most influences them when buying bread and bread products. Packaging plays a key role in this trend, supporting the increase in global Bakery launches. Recyclable was the leading sustainable claim for these launches, while the use of the Vegetable Ink claim is also increasing.

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RDM talks hitting PPWR targets via scalable innovation

Krzysztof Krajewski, chief innovation and sustainability officer at RDM Group, discusses how the company’s recycled fiber board and Ecopol’s biodegradable PVOH film combine into a recyclable high-barrier laminate, highlighting the role of scalable innovation in regulatory compliance, and...

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