NEws on Packaging Materials from Europe

March 05, 2024

Bio Plast Pom derives 'compostable', 'biodegradable' packaging material from potato starch

Bio Plast Pom has worked with the Gdańsk University of Technology and other scientific centres to design a compostable and biodegradable material based on potato starch

February 02, 2024

Pack your potatoes in packaging entirely from the same material and without a clip: Manter MoNo Clipper

Across the entire packaging industry, there is increasing demand for simple and fully recyclable packaging.

January 22, 2024

Pringles make a major change to its tube packaging - and says it will prevent crisps from breaking too

Pringles make a major change to its tube packaging - and says it will prevent crisps. Most Britons will be familiar with the famous Pringles tube - but the crisp brand is now making a huge change to its packaging.

September 25, 2023

Walkers introduces 'Bagless' multipacks for Snack A Jacks to reduce plastic use

PepsiCo is trialling new multipack packaging for their Snack A Jacks range. Packs on shelves in Tesco stores across the United Kingdom will now use 86% less plastic on their outer packaging when compared with the previous multipack design.

September 23, 2023

Exploring new markets with Quik’s Quality Potatoes

Over two years ago, Dutch family business Quik’s Quality Potatoes decided to invest in a new Eqraft packing line for their fresh potato department.

July 24, 2023

Packaging equipment company Manter finalist in 'Drenthe Enterprise of the Year 2023'

The race for the title 'Drenthe Enterprise of the Year 2023' is in full swing. From 150 entries, 10 companies from Drenthe (a province in the Netherlands) were nominated.

New camera technology could revolutionise plastics recycling

June 04, 2023

Not just potatoes: Newtec investments in camera technology could revolutionise plastics recycling

A Danish trio of partners is developing super-high-resolution, hyperspectral cameras that can determine the chemical composition of plastic waste and the different additives. The technology will have a huge impact on future plastics recycling.

April 10, 2023

Newtec’s Laser Flowpack 700: An innovative and sustainable packaging solution

Newtec recently announced that it will showcase its innovative Laser Flowpack 700 packaging solution at the upcoming exhibition, MacFrut, taking place May 3rd to May 5th at the Rimini Expo Centre.

April 02, 2023

Avebe’s Sustainable Plant-Based Packaging & Building Solutions at European Coatings Show

Avebe makes innovative ingredients derived from potatoes, which they use to create unique solutions for the food, pet food and industrial such as building, and packaging industries.

Joint Statement – Efforts for more sustainable packaging for the fruit and vegetables sector should be based on realistic, fair, and feasible targets for real environmental impact reduction

March 28, 2023

European Produce Associations Call for Revised Packaging Regulations to Support Sustainable Practices in the Fruit and Vegetable Sector

Copa-Cogeca, Freshfel Europe, the European Fresh Produce Association, and Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, have taken note of the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste that was published on 30 November 2022

January 17, 2023

The future of sustainable packaging

Whether you are the sustainability manager at your company, or you’re about to forward this article to them, reducing the environmental impact of your product should be everybody’s goal.

October 12, 2021

Rovema Benelux presents the latest potato packaging novelties, Innotech Revo 3800 at Interpom Kortrijk in Belgium

Rovema Benelux presents Innotech Revo 3800 at Interpom Kortrijk in Belgium: 'These are the latest potato packaging novelties'

June 01, 2021

Tesco Ireland Unveils Home-Recyclable Potato Packaging

Tesco has become the first retailer in Ireland to make its packaging for 1kg new season potatoes fully recyclable while also reducing the amount of paper used in its 2.5kg potato packaging.

January 06, 2021

The potato company Scotty Brand saves 27 tons of plastic from its packaging

In one year, a Scottish potato company removed almost 27 tons of plastic from its packaging.

January 30, 2020

Volm Partner Manter buys a stake in Solidtec, a manufacturer of palletising systems

Volm Companies, Inc., a leading supplier of packaging solutions to the fresh produce industry, has announced that its partner Manter International B.V. in Emmen, Netherlands, has acquired shares of Solidtec BV, a manufacturer of palletising systems.

January 15, 2019

Crunch time for potato chips manufacturers as EU waste targets loom

The European Commission has set an EU-wide objective for all packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2030. However there is no easy packaging solution (yet) for manufacturers of potato chips.

Walkers Launches First UK Recycling Scheme for Crisp Packets

December 18, 2018

Walkers Launches First UK Recycling Scheme for Potato Chips Packaging

Walkers is launching the first nationwide recycling scheme for potato chips bags, locally known as crisp packets. Working with recyclers, TerraCycle, the scheme will tap into an established network of recycling collection points around the UK.

October 06, 2018

Walkers starts a recycling effort for potato chips bags after protests

Potato chips manufacturer Walkers - a subsidiary of Pepsico - starts a recycling effort for potato chips bags in the United Kingdom after consumer protests.

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