Category: Packaging
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Glass lightweighting and reuse are converging in European wine packaging. Vetropack has developed a 350g Rhinewine bottle and a 514g reusable variant for Austria’s wine bottle pooling scheme, targeting lower glass use, transport weight, and returnable packaging infrastructure.
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Low-carbon aluminium is entering European aseptic carton production at scale. Elopak is using renewable-electricity-based aluminium in standard ambient cartons made in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Ukraine, cutting the footprint of a Pure-Pak aseptic carton from 53g to 49g CO2e.
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Recycled polypropylene film is moving deeper into food-contact flexible packaging. PureCycle Technologies and Innovia Films have produced white cavitated BOPP film with more than 40% post-consumer recycled content for confectionery, snacks, frozen novelties, and roll-fed labels.
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Berlin Packaging has expanded its UK packaging services footprint further. The BlueSky acquisition adds containers, closures, dispensing, printing, and decoration capability across beverage and specialist markets.
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The BSDA has elected new leadership ahead of regulatory change. Peter Charles becomes president as soft drinks manufacturers prepare for DRS and public health measures.
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Exchange For Change has expanded support for UK DRS implementation. The package includes retailer exemptions and £60m in reverse vending machine grants.
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James Jones & Sons has been fined over safety failings. A worker suffered severe injuries after becoming trapped in a pallet-processing machine.
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SPAR Austria has substantially reduced fresh meat packaging material use. Its Cryovac MonoPP Flowpack pilot cut plastic by 70% by weight while maintaining shelf life and production speed.
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TG-Group has strengthened its food packaging automation platform in Europe. The integration of Swiss robotics specialist Pick Place adds delta robotics, vision systems, and AI-enabled line-integration capability.
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The Food Works has added canning capacity for drinks scale-up. The Weston-super-Mare line supports trials and limited runs.