Bio-based Packaing | Biodegradable | Sustainable Packaging News

Britain must fix its ‘hotch-potch’ composting infrastructure in 2023, says TIPA

4 January 2023
Bio-based

BRITAIN’s ‘hotch-potch’ composting infrastructure must be reformed in order to achieve environmental commitments according to TIPA. Later this month the government will publish a plan to reach net zero by…Read more →

Edible Packaging Market to Secure a Noteworthy CAGR of 14.31% by 2033

4 January 2023
Bio-based, Headlines

The Rise in Demand for Biodegradable Packaging Stimulates the Innovation in Food Packaging The edible packaging market is expected to skyrocket, with projections estimating a four-fold increase over the next…Read more →

AIMPLAS produces plastic film from coffee waste

3 January 2023
Bio-based

The research project is part of WaysTUP!, a European project that seeks to convert urban biowaste into food additives, condiments, insect protein, bioethanol, biosolvents and bioplastics for packaging. Converting biological…Read more →

Herbaland Naturals Awarded a SEAL Environmental Initiative Award

3 January 2023
Bio-based

Herbaland has won a 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Award, in the Environmental Initiative category, for being the first gummy vitamin brand to switch to 100% compostable packaging The SEAL Awards…Read more →

envoPAP invests into a manufacturing plant inJNPT-SEZ, Mumbai, India

22 December 2022
Bio-based

envoPAP, a leading manufacturer of agro-fibre products is thrilled to announce its investment of over GBP 10m into India to construct a manufacturing plant at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust…Read more →

BLUE OCEAN CLOSURES OBTAINS FURTHER ALPLA INVESTMENT

19 December 2022
Bio-based, Circular Economy

Blue Ocean Closures, the Swedish start-up developing proprietary fiber based screw caps, has obtained a second investment from co-owner ALPLA Group in order to further develop and speed up the…Read more →

A range of UPM’s recyclable packaging papers are now certified industrially compostable

19 December 2022
Bio-based

Seven UPM packaging papers are now proven to be industrially compostable, marking another step on UPM Specialty Papers’ sustainability journey. UPM Specialty Papers’ packaging materials are designed to be recycled…Read more →

TIPA win SEAL 2022 Business Sustainability Award

19 December 2022
Bio-based, Events

TIPA has been awarded The Sustainable Product Award at the 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards. TIPA’s certified compostable packaging was awarded the win for its solution to global plastic pollution…Read more →

Packaging manufacturer offers sustainable bags made from sugarcane

15 December 2022
Bio-based

Leeds-based packaging manufacturer Roberts Mart is using the latest innovative technology to offer carbon neutral packaging options. Roberts Mart, who supplies printed flexible packaging to clients across the UK and…Read more →

AIMPLAS’ reactive extrusion pilot line is ready to produce bio-based nanomaterials for agricultural and food packaging solutions within the BIOMAC project

12 December 2022
Bio-based

BIOMAC is a Horizon 2020 project fostering an Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB), where technologies and solutions utilising nano-enabled bio-based materials (NBMs) are upscaled and prepared for market applications. An…Read more →

ThermoFibre partners with PulPac – brings Dry Molded Fiber products to market

7 December 2022
Bio-based

PulPac extends its licensee network with UK-based ThermoFibre, an industry leader with in-depth knowledge and expertise in molded pulp manufacturing and bringing fiber products to market. The shift from single-use…Read more →

Sustainably Cool

7 December 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

Made from renewable raw materials, compostable, and recyclable: the new Storopack RENATURE® Thermo protective packaging for the shipping of food, pharmaceuticals, and other temperature-controlled consignments. With a new protective packaging solution,…Read more →