Sales aplenty at PPMA Total Show 2025

SALES and partnerships being agreed on stands appear to have made a comeback at the PPMA Total Show 2025, with exhibitors hailing the event...

Packaging revamp helps Raven to soar

TWO Scottish sisters who turned to creating skincare products as a positive outlet following the passing of their mother are set to have their...
Colourful coffee cups

BPF Horners Awards 2025 winners announced

THE winners of the BPF Horners Awards 2025 have been announced. The awards, run by the British Plastics Federation and the Worshipful Company of Horners,...
Corrugated cardboard display of beer

DS Smith helps create ‘visually striking’ POS display to promote beer brand

DS Smith has worked with the Carlsberg Group to develop a 'visually striking and fully recyclable' display solution as part of the strategic launch...
RDM Group production image

Progress over perfection on the journey to zero plastic waste

By Krzysztof Krajewski, chief sustainability & innovation officer at RDM Group Plastic-free packaging is often treated as a binary - either you’re there, or you’re...
Alice Harlock

OPRL welcomes publication of PackUK’s RAM roadmap

OPRL has welcomed the publication of PackUK’s Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) 2025-2030 roadmap. The organisation has described the resource as a valuable tool for brands...
Cans in metal packaging

Metal packaging stakeholders explore impact of evolving regulatory landscape

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings recently brought together voices from across the metal packaging industry for a webinar that explored how brand owners, canmakers, and coatings...
Biffa's Seaham polymer plant

Biffa completes acquisition of PET bottle manufacturer Esterform

BIFFA has completed the acquisition to merge its UK PET recycling operations with Esterform - an UK PET pre-form and bottle manufacturer. This move has...
Plastic-free takeaway boxes

Xampla and NPL develop test to verify plastic-free claims

XAMPLA and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a test to validate the company’s claim that its Morro materials – made from natural...
Aluminium aerosol cans

ASI-certified aerosol cans a ‘landmark step’ for personal care sustainable packaging

BALL Corporation has teamed up with Brazilian brands Soffie and Aeroflex to launch the first aluminium aerosol cans certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative...