ECOS: NGOs urge EU to prioritize plastic in Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

NGOs have released an open letter calling on Jessika Roswall, the European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy to include plastic and polymers in the EC’s first working plan for the...

Greenback Recycling Technologies co-founder talks industry circularity and transparency 

Greenback Recycling Technologies is a chemical recycling service based in the UK. Carlos Ludlow-Palafox, the company’s co-founder and chief technology officer, tells us about the origins of the plastic recycling industry and...

Aeropowder introduces feather-based insulation packs for cold chain shipping

UK-based start-up Aeropowder recently launched its feather-based high-performance insulation packaging — PluumoPlus — for life science and healthcare product shipping. We speak with Ryan Robinson, Aeropowder’s founder, about the...

Systech International: The importance of R&D to product protection and branding 

Sreedhar Patnala, the general manager of Systech International, a software development company supplying pharmaceutical packaging solutions, tells us about the importance of technology in leveraging product protection and brand...

Xampla CEO: Growing the natural polymers market globally 

We speak to Alexandra French, CEO of Xampla, about the expansion of natural coatings technologies. We discuss nervousness within the market regarding regulatory changes, finding cross-industry solutions and the most important...

Pack Expo 2024: TekniPlex showcases latest customer innovations

We speak to Karen A. Weinstein, business development manager at TekniPlex, about the company’s latest products and packaging innovations. We discuss the development of the US market, recycling advancements and other issues.