US-INDIA TRADE

India set to continue bilateral trade agreement talks / Tariffs could impact only 0.1% of Indian GDP – experts / Pharma, textile industries to be hardest hit

GAIA BIOMATERIALS

Biodegradable PBAT/PLA compounds from Sweden / Applications in single-use and food packaging

SABIC

Partnership with Oerlemans, Lamb Weston to create packaging from bio-renewable feedstock / Packs for frozen food hit shelves in UK, Netherlands

BERRY GLOBAL

Launch of cosmetics packaging made from PCR polypropylene / CleanStream recyclates get FDA approval

INNOVIA FILMS

Launch of two OPP film solutions

VERSALIS

Launch of Refence range of recycled polymers for food-contact packaging

PURECYCLE

FDA approves use of PureFive rPP for food contact

LYONDELLBASELL

US group launches masterbatches for PET packaging

JOKEY

Cooperation with German waste disposal company on PP recycling / Closed-loop food packaging

SOREMA

Collaboration with Indian PET recycler Ganesha

NANOPLASTICS

Research reveals smallest-ever plastic fragments in bottled water / Reduced size may not reduce threat / New debate rages

DENTIS

Significant PET recycling capacity expansion in Italy / New brand for food-grade recyclate

WINE BOTTLES

“PET is the best and most environmentally kind material for bottle packaging” / Packamama founder and CEO Santiago Navarro talks about his rPET flat-packed wine bottles and global expansion plans

AMPACET

PFAS-free additive for blown film extrusion

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

3D printing with increased focus on sustainability / Parts optimisation applications on the rise / Healthcare sector offers large market potential – Sculpteo, Wohlers reports

MEDICAL DEVICES

Global market disruptions burden industry / New medtech supplier from remaining Benvic companies / Sustainability at the fore for PPE, surgical instruments

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Push for circular economy drives shifts in packaging / Food-contact developments continue / Reusable beer cup a “game changer”?

AVIENT

TPE grade with FDA-reviewed PCR content / Food-contact applications

BISPHENOL A

FDA under pressure as Europe moves to revise TDI for BPA / Critics claim Americans are “overexposed”

BISPHENOL A

EFSA revisits proposals for BPA use in food packaging / New guidance would slash tolerable intake levels 100,000-fold

STARLINGER

PET bottle-to-bottle reclaim line for Thailand's EcoBlue / Unit to be part of new facility

MATRIX PLASTICS

Creation of medical compounding unit to meet rising demand for equipment

PLASTIX

Partnership with US nanotechnology specialist Titan Bioplastics to boost uptake of recycled plastics in Europe

GERRESHEIMER

New pharma packaging plant opens in China / Second site in India

KANEKA

Plans to speed up expansion of biodegradable polymer / Food contact approvals granted in EU, USA and Japan