Empack 2023: UPM Raflatac highlights raw materials for labeling solutions

We sit down with Joe Horton, sales and marketing director at Berry Global, to discuss the company’s latest recyclable plastics products. Horton describes how a recycling facility built to process material exclusively for Berry helps lower its footprint. We also talk about preparations for upcoming... Read More

We sit down with Steve Wardle, senior manager of design operations and processes at Kellanova, to discuss how NaviLens technology can help consumers with visual impairments. We also talk about how this can help branding by demonstrating a commitment to the public good without the expectation of boosted... Read More

We discuss the growing complexity of packaging regulations in the UK and Europe with Jon Brookes, partnership director at compliance scheme Ecosurety. Brookes explains how new requirements can be used by companies to profit amid changing legislation. 

At London Packaging Week 2024, we spoke to Isabelle Le Graët, corporate communication and CX manager at Eviosys, about the metal packaging industry. She discusses the company’s latest innovations and how the industry must react to the latest regulatory changes to lower its environmental footprint and... Read More

At London Packaging Week 2024, we spoke with Appetite Creative’s managing director Jenny Stanley about her new book on connected packaging and how the industry can harness new and developing technologies to boost consumer engagement, prevent fraud and drive down costs. 

At London Packaging Week 2024, we speak with Ashwin Moorthy, head of design and innovation at DS Smith, about the company's latest product developments, recycling infrastructure and regulation, and how EPR is affecting investments.

Circolution is a German start-up system operator for reusable packaging offering reusable stainless-steel food packaging containers. Max Bannasch, Circolution’s co-founder, tells us about the benefits of its refillable containers, branded Anita. We also discuss the challenges of establishing reusable food... Read More

We speak to Daniel Friedman, corporate director and board member of Solutum, an Israel-based plastics technology start-up. We discuss plastics R&D, biodegradation, industry financing and F&B applicability. 

Last month, the Responsible Recycling Alliance (RRA) was launched in California, US. We speak with Roxanne Spiekerman, vice president of Public Affairs for PreZero US, on behalf of the RRA, about the alliance’s contributors and agenda. We also discuss packaging material recycling challenges in the US and... Read More

Earlier this month, Robert Taylor, sustainability director at UPM Raflatac spoke at a Pentawards Meet in London about challenges with sustainable packaging design. We discuss these challenges, including the impacts of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and its impact on the UK’s... Read More

We speak to Riccardo Castagnetti, the executive director for strategic marketing at Sealed Air’s Food Vertical division, following the company’s annual Packforum event. Held in Passirana di Rho, Milan, Italy, the event showcased Sealed Air’s latest developments and trends. Castagnetti tells about the show’s... Read More

We speak to Thomas Philipon, CEO of bioplastics specialist TotalEnergies Corbion, which produces plastics from polylactic acid (PLA). We discuss PLA applications, the issue of microplastics, cost competitiveness with fossil-based polymers and the development of bioplastic supply chains. 

Johann Kaiser, CEO at Yangi, shares insights on the supplier’s expanded dry-formed food packaging portfolio. Cellera, Yangi’s dry-forming manufacturing technology, is currently up and running in its new 3,000 square meter “state-of-the-art” production facility in Varberg, Sweden.

We speak to Paul Foulkes-Arellano, circularity consultant at Circuthon Consulting, about his recent book, “Materials and Sustainability: Building a Circular Future.” He describes how his research began, the book’s findings and what the packaging industry can learn. 

Quadpack talks to Personal Care Insights at Cosmetic Business in Munich, Germany, about its desire to deliver new, innovative and versatile dispensing solutions to clients. Category specialist Alejandra Isern explains why skin care packaging is Quadpack’s core business and showcases the company’s range of... Read More

We speak to Marlene Langthaler, senior customer experience manager at Mondi, about the company’s portfolio of premium and luxury papers. She explains how the company’s range of different materials caters to customer demands for personalization and ranging consumer experience. 

We speak to Percy Dengler, managing director at Baumer hhs, about the company’s range of digitalized products and the quest to create easily recyclable packaging. Dengler details the need to reduce material usage, the trend toward personalization and the greatest challenges the packaging industry is... Read More