Beauty with responsibility
3 December 2025
As brands strive for packaging that attracts attention while meeting environmental goals, special effects inks and coatings are now being developed to align with sustainable…
Circular economy
Packaging Innovations & Empack’s ‘visionary’ speaker line-up revealed
9 January 2025
Packaging Innovations & Empack, which takes place on 12 and 13 February at the NEC in Birmingham, has revealed its speaker line-up, describing it as…
Packaging EPR recycling standards welcomed by UK sector
6 January 2025
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced a recyclability assessment methodology (RAM) for liable producers who supply household packaging, effective…
Siegwerk partners with Borouge on mono-material development
18 April 2024
Ink and coatings manufacturer Siegwerk is partnering with petrochemicals company Borouge in developing 100% recyclable mono-material packaging products that are designed for the circular economy.
‘True end-to-end support’ envisaged after Eco Flexibles investments
19 February 2024
New facility with in-house flexo platemaking and major investments in inkjet printing, slitting and laminating, as UK flexible packaging supplier gears up for growth.
Evolution series to improve packaging recyclability
28 September 2021
Flint Group Narrow Web has released two UV-flexo coating products to improve the recyclability of shrink sleeves and pressure sensitive labels
Circular economy partnership for Siegwerk and Kotkamills
8 April 2021
Siegwerk and Kotkamills have joined forces to create solutions for printers and producers of fibre-based packaging
Stretch sleeve recycling solution created by CCL Label
12 February 2021
CCL Label has created a closed loop recycling solution for stretch sleeves by using technology that enables de-inking the printed sleeves
Advance in recycling of printed films achieved
2 December 2020
PrintCYC, the value chain initiative for the recycling of printed films, has made an important step towards a circular economy
Siegwerk joins HolyGrail 2.0
15 October 2020
The HolyGrail 2.0 initiative for packaging in the European Union has been joined by Siegwerk
Recyclable solvent-based ink launched
8 September 2020
Werner & Mertz has developed a recyclable printing ink system for flexo NC 270
Bobst joins CEFLEX
30 March 2020
Affirming its commitment to sustainability and the circular economy Bobst has become a member of CEFLEX