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Packaging specialists ALPLA and CCL Label have developed a stackable PET beverage can.

A new initiative – The PaperFlex Consortium – has launched today, comprising six global consumer goods companies, aiming to accelerate the development of responsibly designed paper-based alternatives to flexible plastic packaging.

Singapore deep-tech company N&E Innovations has raised A$2.4 million (approx.$1.73 million) in Series A funding as it prepares to expand its food waste and antimicrobial technology.

The FMCG industry‘s automated packaging processes bear the distinctive mark of a German company. Sixty years ago, Gerhard Schubert founded his business, which has repeatedly raised the bar for robot-based top-loading operations.

Mondelēz International, PepsiCo and Pladis are participating in a Belgium-wide trial exploring whether digital watermarking technology could improve the identification and sorting of flexible food packaging for recycling.

JBM Packaging has opened a new 52,500-square-foot facility in Lebanon, Ohio, expanding its contract packaging, filling and kitting capabilities.

Carbon Trust's Vivien McEwan and Nina Brennecke explain how businesses can use the EU's ECGT directive to their advantage.

California lawmakers have approved legislation that would establish a voluntary 'Non-Ultraprocessed Certified' seal for packaged food products, in a move aimed at giving consumers clearer information about food processing.

Ecofy's Sameer Kulkarni explains how getting packaging specifications right is becoming a commercial and compliance imperative.

Evertis has expanded its flexible packaging capabilities in North America with the installation of a new advanced Coex Cast film production line.

Krones has officially opened a new production facility in Vemagal, near Bangalore, India.

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Africa (AGP-A) CEO Paul Curnow has been appointed chairman of The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC), a South African organisation focused on increasing glass recovery and recycling rates.