An ‘adaptive flex-band’ injection mould technology will be unveiled by beverage closure solutions supplier corvaglia, at the K Trade Fair, to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany from 19 to 26 October.

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Maxau paper production site in Germany and all related assets to Schwarz Produktion.

L’Oreal has turned to Nextek and its innovative NextLoopp technology, as part of its project aimed at creating food-grade rPP from post-consumer packaging waste.

PFF Group’s packaging division has completed a full-scale production trial using NEXTLOOPP’s prototype post-consumer food-grade compliant recycled polypropylene (PP) resin, PPristine.

Local tech startup Cellr will be representing Australia in Avery Dennison’s inaugural global labels industry partnership program, AD Stretch Accelerator.

UK-based Dark Woods Coffee has announced it has chosen home compostable packaging from Parkside for its range of hospitality and B2B supplied coffee beans.

Parkside Flexibles has joined the HiBarFilm2 project, a UK-funded consortium developing an innovative new mono-material for food contact packaging applications.

Stora Enso is piloting production of FuraCore – a 100 per cent bio-based alternative to petroleum-based PET, which it says could be a "game changer" in the packaging industry.

BillerudKorsnas has launched a new sack paper, called Performance White Barrier, which has replaced the plastic film barrier commonly found in paper sacks with a coating.

NextLoopp, the global project aimed at closing the loop on food-grade polypropylene, has completed the first full-scale packaging production trials using its unique PPristine food-grade resins.

Constantia Flexibles and Plasthill Technical Films are partnering to bring Constantia’s proprietary technology, CompresSeal, to the market in Europe, with applications for flow packs and pouches.

Dow’s recyclable packaging solution, enabled by INNATE TF-BOPE, is now officially certified in China to reduce carbon emissions by 35%, compared to traditional unrecyclable packaging materials.

UPM Raflatac has become the first company in the world to invest in Ocean Bound Plastics (OBP) waste as label raw material in its new Ocean Action labels.

Finnish technical research centre VTT has developed a transparent cellulose film, which aims to replace traditional plastic films used in food packaging and reduce microplastics.

Adding to its ever-growing product offering, StockCap has released a new range of Australian-made clear tubes for packaging and mailing.

Caps & Closures has released its ID-Shield holographic labelling and decoration system, which aims to counter the threat of fake products undermining brands.