A dozen packaging designs that missed the mark

Brand owners and their packaging designers strive for a bull’s-eye with each new creative…


How to better control net content fills in your packages

When a consumer purchases a 500-milliliter bottle of a soft drink, how do they know if they get the…


UK supermarket launches £1bn Net Zero commitment

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s is to halve its use of plastics packaging by 2025, in what…


Energy savings that are not a fluke

With the shift towards a low carbon economy well underway, injection moulding machinery supplier…


More haste, less speed

The OneCUT PRO from Rapid Granulator is a compact slow speed granulator designed for ease of use…


Laser locked onto food gains

US flexible packaging converter Portco Packaging has installed a Comexi slitter with laser…


Romanian firm ramps up recycling

A family-owned company in Romania has installed a Starlinger recycling line for post-consumer film…


Standard recyclate January 2020 Price Review

Most recyclate prices eroded further in December 2019. The abundant supply as well as discounts for…


PET January 2020 Price Review

After several months of falling prices, Western European PET contract prices evidently bottomed out…


Styrenics January 2020 Price Review

Western European styrenics prices in December 2019 followed the €47/t ($52) decline of the…