Now that the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 has entered into application, Bella Wang, Export Director at Optimizing Glass Bottle, examines what its graded recyclability thresholds mean for container glass. She analyses the data behind European collection rates, reports on lightweighting as a compliance lever, and outlines how European filling-line operators can […]
Ecovado and Alfa Laval Middle East, South and East Africa have opened an avocado oil processing plant in Limpopo, South Africa, built entirely around Alfa Laval™ processing technology. The Vhembe District facility, now fully operational, sources fruit from smallholder growers and is intended to expand export volumes of avocado oil while creating jobs across the […]
A consumer survey conducted under the Berry Swing project has found that food safety, sustainability and traceability are now the primary drivers of value in the European berry supply chain, according to findings released recently.
Grupo Daabon has become the largest producer of sustainable palm oil in the Americas following its acquisition of Agropalma, Brazil’s leading palm oil and derivatives producer. The deal significantly scales Daabon’s supply chain and is set to increase the availability of fully traceable, EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) compliant palm oil for food manufacturers across the […]
LyondellBasell has partnered with Mondelez International to launch a flexible packaging solution for Marabou chocolate bars made from 75% recycled content, marking one of the more significant applications yet of chemical recycling technology in food-contact flexible packaging.
TNA Solutions has introduced the tna robag® Quantum at interpack 2026, the latest generation of its vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) packaging platform, engineered to lift throughput on snack production lines while reducing the number of bagmakers required to hit target output. The system is rated for up to 300 bags per minute per tube, subject to […]
WITT Gasetechnik has launched the LEAK-MASTER ONE, an inline leak testing system for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) that detects micro-leaks down to approximately 10 micrometres while inspecting individual packs at production line speed. The system targets one of the most persistent sources of quality loss, consumer complaints and food waste in chilled and ambient MAP […]
GrabLok™, a linerless tamper-evident closure for food delivery bags, was named winner of the Innovation Gallery 2026 at Packaging Innovations & Empack, held on 11-12 February at the NEC Birmingham. The accolade is decided by visitor vote, with attendees scanning a QR code at a dedicated feature wall to cast their choice from ten expert-selected […]
Scientists at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm have produced tunable hydrogels made entirely from wheat bran arabinoxylan and wheat gluten – marking the first systematic incorporation of a plant-derived protein into bran-based gel systems. The work points to new applications for cereal milling side streams as functional food hydrocolloids combining dietary fibre and […]
A regional brewing company has achieved significant cost savings and sustainability gains after switching to Duolec® Industrial Gear Oil, supplied by lubrication specialist Lubrication Engineers (LE), to protect a critical and irreplaceable lauter tun gearbox
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