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Thailand ramps up plastic recycling amid petrochemical disruptions

Thailand has announced measures to accelerate plastic recycling as the US-Iran war interrupts the flow of petrochemical feedstocks. The initiative aims to ease immediate supply pressures and strengthen long-term environmental protection. Thailand’s Industry minister Varawut Silpa-archa notes that fluctuations in plastic resin prices influence the cost of packaging products and directly impact consumers. 
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Packaging machinery producers automate for labor shortages and recyclable formats
Packaging machinery manufacturers are redesigning equipment to help producers tackle labor shortages, rising sustainability requirements, and increasingly complex production demands. Packaging Insights speaks with Markem-Imaje, Multivac, Sidel, Syntegon, TNA Solutions, and UFlex about the technologies shaping the next generation of packaging machinery.  “Four major forces are reshaping packaging machinery innovation today: labor availability, smaller portion sizes, increasing product variety, and sustainability requirements,” Simon Hill, group product innovation manager at TNA Solutions, tells us.  
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste: Advanced mechanical recycling needs EPR & investment to scale circularity
Advanced mechanical recycling can process post-consumer household flexible packaging into high-quality recyclates. However, scaling requires systemic enablers, such as robust EPR schemes, mandated recycled content targets, and concessionary capital, to improve investment viability and drive demand, according to Jean-Loup Masson, chief technical advisor for circular solutions at Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a global NGO, has published a report titled The Quest for Quality: Scaling Advanced Mechanical Recycling to Meet Recycled Content Targets for Flexibles, outlining a blueprint to enhance flexible packaging circularity.
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Trends in dessert packaging
Innova Market Insights data indicates a 9% increase in new dessert launches between April 2025 and March 2026. Among these launches, 44% feature recyclable packaging claims, while compostable packaging claims are growing the fastest. At the same time, consumers say they prefer resealable packaging when purchasing desserts.
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Low Carbon Aluminum: Certified CO2-reduced option for flexible packaging
What if reducing your packaging footprint was this simple? This white paper reveals how Low Carbon Aluminum enables real emission reductions without sacrificing performance. Discover emission drivers, certified reduction pathways, and verified product carbon footprint data that help companies cut Scope 3 emissions while keeping processes unchanged and product protection intact.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Constantia Flexibles.
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British Glass director: pEPR reforms key to glass circularity success
We speak with Dr. Nick Kirk, director at British Glass, about the impact of the UK’s packaging EPR (pEPR) scheme on glass packaging and circularity. He also outlines the policy changes needed to strengthen the country’s glass recycling infrastructure and ensure glass remains a competitive, circular packaging material.

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Henkel and Applied Adhesives partner to expand US flexible packaging reach
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Applied Adhesives has announced an exclusive US distribution partnership with Henkel’s Packaging Adhesives business. Applied Adhesives aims to strengthen its presence in the flexible packaging market and provide converters across the US with access to Henkel’s adhesive and coating technologies.The partnership will bring together Henkel’s product portfolio and industry expertise with Applied Adhesives’ national sales organization, technical service, and logistics network.
DS Smith designs fiber-based transport packaging for water filters
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DS Smith has equipped Best Water Technologies (BWT), an Austria-based water treatment company, with a transport box for water filters. The fiber-based packaging solution is designed for two types of Mach water filters, which are used for the protection of domestic water pipes. 
FSSC 22000 certification adds packaging rules to reduce food waste
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Foundation Food Safety System Certification (FSSC), the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), and the Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP) have joined forces to add a new packaging design and development requirement to FSSC 22000 that addresses Food Loss and Waste (FLW). Foundation FSSC is the organization behind the global Certification Scheme FSSC 22000 for Food Safety. Its latest version (V7) includes guidelines regarding packaging in relation to food waste. It was developed after Foundation FSSC acknowledged how the design of packaging “plays a vital role in reducing FLW.” 
Beyondly urges clearer roles for UK pEPR and Packaging Recovery Note systems
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The UK’s packaging EPR (pEPR) should be complementary to the country’s longstanding Packaging Recovery Note system, according to Beyondly. The regulatory compliance service says the pEPR and PackUK (the pEPR scheme administrator) are tasked with funding and improving household packaging collection. Meanwhile, the Packaging Recovery Note system uses recycling data to help producers meet their legal packaging obligations, underpinning recycling targets, and driving investment in recycling capacity. 
Aptar launches e-commerce closures for beauty and home care packaging
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Aptar Closures has introduced a suite of closures to support beauty, personal care, and home care brands in meeting the increasing demands of e-commerce packaging. The solution is engineered to protect products throughout the online fulfillment journey. The portfolio combines four solutions: Embrace, E-Simplicity, Future Disc Top, and E-Disc Top. The innovations aim to enhance product protection in transit, support brands’ sustainability goals, and improve consumer experience.
How Danone is pushing Silk Protein beyond the plant-based niche to compete with...
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Danone’s Silk is extending its high-protein platform across dairy-adjacent and functional beverage categories, betting that complete plant protein, fiber, and familiar formats can attract mainstream consumers. Kallie Goodwin, plant-based food and beverage lead at Danone USA, tells Food Ingredients First how nutrition-led innovation and retailer insights are helping the brand compete with traditional dairy. Protein has moved beyond sports nutrition, while plant-based purchasing is no longer limited to vegetarian or vegan consumers. Danone USA sees the convergence of these trends as an opening to reposition Silk from a dairy alternative into a broader functional nutrition platform. “Danone sees a significant opportunity for plant-based products at the intersection of two converging trends: increasing interest in food and beverages that deliver functional, nutrient-dense benefits and growing consumer demand for protein,” says Goodwin. 
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Canadians embrace single-use plastic bans as reusable bag...
A new poll from Research Co, a Canadian public opinion firm, indicates that most Canadians support the federal government’s decision to ban the manufacture, import, and sale of single-use plastic ítems, including packaging. The Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations gradually came into force in 2022. The Regulations prohibit the manufacture, import, and sale of six categories of single-use plastics, namely checkout bags, cutlery, foodservice ware, ring carriers, stirring sticks, and straws.
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EU glassmakers call for stronger Industrial Accelerator Act...
The European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) sees the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) as a sign that European policymakers are placing industrial competitiveness “back at the heart of their policy agenda.” However, FEVE also asserts that alongside measures to accelerate industrial decarbonization, the EU must address “persistently” high energy and carbon costs and improve access to high-quality cullet — recovered glass used in the production of new glass packaging and a critical raw material for the glass sector.“Combined with growing competition from alternative packaging materials and non-EU producers, these cost pressures have led to an unprecedented wave of plant closures (six in one year) and furnace closures,” Carlo Pirrone, secretary general at FEVE tells Packaging Insights.
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California agriculture coalition calls for SB 54 repeal
A coalition of agriculture industry representatives in California, US, has called the state’s SB 54 “unworkable as written” and argues for its repeal. The Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, known as SB 54, is California’s EPR law. It aims to manage packaging and single-use plastic foodservice ware across the state. 

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Compostable packaging leadersJun2026

Innova Market Insights data shows that consumers are willing to justify a higher price for a product if it comes with sustainable (including compostable) packaging. 42% of these launches were in Europ...

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Fiber-based circularity Jul 2026

Innova Market Insights has announced its Top Packaging Trends 2026, with “Substantiated Sustainability” taking top spot. Driven by stricter regulations, the trend highlights the need for verified environmental claims. Fiber-based and other sustainable packaging solutions must be supported by credible data, as consumers show a willingness to pay more for substantiated sustainability benefits.

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Trends in dessert packagingJul 2026

Innova Market Insights data indicates a 9% increase in new dessert launches between April 2025 and March 2026. Among these launches, 44% feature recyclable packaging claims, while compostable packaging claims are growing the fastest. At the same time, consumers say they prefer resealable packaging when purchasing desserts.

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British Glass director: pEPR reforms key to glass circularity success

We speak with Dr. Nick Kirk, director at British Glass, about the impact of the UK’s packaging EPR (pEPR) scheme on glass packaging and circularity. He also outlines the policy changes needed to strengthen the country’s glass recycling infrastructure and ensure glass remains a...

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