
Packaging Insights
421 FOLLOWERS
Packaging Insights is the go-to platform for all packaging-related insights, news and developments. We track the latest news, follow the key trends, report on innovations and offer expert analytical insights into a diverse range of categories. We provide a steady stream of daily news, in-depth reports, coverage of significant trade shows and interviews with key players in the industry.
Packaging Insights
9h ago
With growing consumer expectations and tightening regulations driving the push for more sustainable packaging, companies must innovate to balance practicality, cost-effectiveness, and environmental responsibility.
Packaging Insights speaks with ProAmpac, UPM Raflatac, and Innova Market Insights to explore the latest advancements shaping sustainable packaging ..read more
Packaging Insights
9h ago
Refinverse, Mitsubishi Chemical, Toyo Seikan Group, Kewpie, Kasumi, and Kashima City are partnering to launch a closed-loop recycling project of salad dressing caps in Japan.
The Pla-relay Project is the first circular recycling packaging project in Japan. It combines expertise from the local government, a waste collecting company, a chemical manufacturer, a packaging manufacturer, a food manufacturer, and a supermarket ..read more
Packaging Insights
9h ago
Japan-based Polyplastic has released plastic with a low product carbon footprint (PCF) made from PP resin and 30% cellulose fiber.
PP is often used in packaging for snack bags, food containers, bottles, and caps due to its strength and durability, while cellulose fibers can provide a lightweight and eco-friendly alternative in packaging products ..read more
Packaging Insights
9h ago
Mondi has launched its sixth annual e-commerce trend report, “Sustainability and its impact on packaging and online shopping choices,” in partnership with RetailX Intelligence. The survey, conducted in Czechia, France, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Türkiye, reveals that 71% of consumers now shop online at least once a month, up from 56% last year ..read more
Packaging Insights
9h ago
Paper-based packaging is proliferating across the industry. “Fiberization” or “paperization” was one of the key trends highlighted at Packaging Innovations 2025 in Birmingham, UK, last week, as businesses prepare for new EPR rules.
The UK’s EPR scheme is intended to shift the responsibility and cost of packaging waste management from taxpayers and local authorities to businesses that use and supply the packaging. The first EPR payments will be required between October and December this year.  ..read more
Packaging Insights
1d ago
Ericsson and Iot Squared have partnered to create the Ericsson Connected Recycling platform in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The platform aims to track waste flow in real-time, to enhance circularity and recyclability.
Kuwait-based retail company Alshaya Group is the first customer to use the platform, which has resulted in 50% of waste being diverted from landfills to recyclers ..read more
Packaging Insights
1d ago
A recent study conducted by researchers from Michigan State University, US, has revealed that PE packaging — commonly used for bags, films, and containers — may have a lower environmental impact than alternative packaging materials such as paper, glass, aluminum, and steel.
The study carried out in collaboration with sustainability software solution provider Trayak and multinational oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, assessed the life cycle impacts of PE packaging in five applications: collation shrink films, stretch films for pallet wraps, heavy-duty sacks, non-food bottles, and flexible food pouc ..read more
Packaging Insights
1d ago
Project Stop aims to establish a circular waste management system across the whole regency (district) of Banyuwangi, Indonesia. Co-founded by the Austrian plastics manufacturer Borealis and the UK sustainability service Systemic, Project Stop has now been joined by scale-up partner NGO Clean Rivers.
“Clean Rivers is a UAE-based organization dedicated to transforming rivers into catalysts for sustainable development for people and the planet. We recognized Project Stop’s efforts to design, implement, and scale circular economy solutions, as well as to unlock socio-economic opportunities w ..read more
Packaging Insights
1d ago
SIG has opened its first production plant for aseptic carton packs in India. The plant has an initial annual production capacity of up to four billion aseptic carton packs, reportedly meeting environmental standards and creating over 300 local jobs.
The €90 million (US$94 million) investment, completed within 20 months in India’s Ahmedabad, strengthens the Switzerland-based aseptic packaging giant’s regional presence.  ..read more
Packaging Insights
1d ago
US-based Wax Paperie has introduced FDA-compliant wax paper with biodegradable coatings and soy-based inks.
Wax Paperie products are suitable for sandwiches, pastries, meat, and cheese. The paper company says biodegradable inks and coatings reduce energy consumption compared to traditional materials ..read more