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LEAP India, which pools pallets and containers for industry, reported a 62% jump in quarterly net profit to ₹17.80 crore as total income grew 23%. It also announced two acquisitions worth ₹142 crore that take it into plastic packaging. Renting the pallet was apparently only the start.
Read more at tradebrains.in →AGI Greenpac reported revenue from operations of ₹6.55 billion for the quarter to 30 September, up from ₹6 billion a year earlier, a rise of about 9%. Revenue for the full year FY26 stood at ₹2,644 crore, according to the report.
Read more at sahi.com →Pregis says its latest metallised, high-barrier polyethylene film is a mono-material that is prequalified for How2Recycle and has passed third-party testing for its first snack food, PlasticsToday reports. Recyclable, high-barrier and food-friendly is the whole wish list, delivered in one film.
Read more at plasticstoday.com →
The U.S. Plastics Pact has honoured Amcor for its PP Revolution dip cups, designed to move brands away from polystyrene. Billions of dip cups are used in North America each year, and their small size has limited recycling. Select sizes now earn a Preferred rating for size sorting.
Read more at spnews.com →
TOPPAN has launched ReLayer, a film brand that uses a mass balance approach for chemically recycled material, tracking the recycled share across a mixed production process. The lineup now covers polypropylene and polyamide as well as polyethylene and polyester. Three of its Japanese plants hold ISCC PLUS certification.
Read more at cehub.jp →Stevanato Group and Aptar Pharma will provide system-level data to help drug makers evaluate prefilled syringe configurations earlier, with a focus on sensitive biologics and other injectables. The work builds on Aptar's system-level framework launched in July 2026 and draws on its elastomer expertise.
Read more at manufacturingchemist.com →A new ASTM standard for medical-grade plastics promises clearer documentation, less ambiguity and stronger collaboration between suppliers and device makers across the polymer supply chain, PlasticsToday reports. Less ambiguity is the stated goal, which in medical plastics paperwork counts as ambition.
Read more at plasticstoday.com →US skincare brand 54MD describes itself as "expert-built, not just expert-backed." It turned to Quadpack for airless packaging to protect its formulas across six products. CEO Peter Sigalos said Quadpack was the most responsive supplier it spoke to. Experts built the brand, and someone else built the bottle.
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Dow topped third-quarter earnings estimates as higher prices and deep cost cuts outweighed raw material and logistics costs, Kalkine Media reports. Packaging and specialty plastics led the gains among its segments, and the company pointed to further savings from its restructuring programme.
Read more at kalkinemedia.com →
Turkey's Petkim has selected Univation's Unipol polyethylene process for a planned complex in Aliaga, Izmir, ahead of a final investment decision. The project would have 850,000 tonnes a year of licensed capacity across two 425,000-tonne swing lines, one of the largest PE licences awarded in Turkey.
Read more at hydrocarbonengineering.com →
TOPPAN Holdings, Asahi Kasei, SoftBank, AGC and DIC are among six companies whose joint proposal to build materials development platforms using quantum technology was selected by Japan's NEDO. The partners have signed an agreement to show practical uses that combine quantum computing with AI.
Read more at polymerupdate.com →BASF has launched Ultradur RC1, glass fibre reinforced PBT and PET compounds with up to 30% post-consumer recycled PET, aimed at structural car parts such as brackets and housings. BASF says the properties match conventional grades made from virgin material. The bottle has been promoted to bracket.
Read more at plasteurope.com →
LEGO has started using e-methanol made from renewable electricity, water and captured CO2 in more than 90 rigid elements, including cross axles, steering wheels and Minifigure hands. It comes from European Energy's Power-to-X plant in Denmark, which claims up to a 97% lower carbon footprint than fossil-based products.
Read more at ESG Today →NexPoint Materials says its Lexan and Cycoloy resins achieved the highest UL 2597 surface tracking rating, PlasticsToday reports. The company says the rating supports engineers designing high-voltage electric vehicle and electronics systems, where resins are expected to stay calm under pressure.
Read more at plasticstoday.com →
Anandana, the Coca-Cola India Foundation, took its Maidaan Saaf campaign to Navratri in Vadodara, Durga Puja in Kolkata and Mysuru Dasara to collect PET bottle waste and cut single-use plastic. In Vadodara it set up collection at a venue serving over 35,000 visitors a day.
Read more at telugutimes.net →
Seven Indian high school students in Dubai are working on Methagreen, a project to convert high-density polyethylene from containers, bottles and packaging into fuel for cooking or electricity. Co-founder Kiaan Bijin, 17, said the team wanted to build something with a positive impact on society.
Read more at Gulf News →
A survey found household recycling rejection rates ranging from 3.95% in East Lothian to 35% in Bradford in 2024/25. Twenty-nine councils reported a combined contamination bill of at least £10 million. Same bins, very different contents.
Read more at packagingnews.co.uk →
EU packaging waste rose to 81.5 million tonnes in 2024, or 181 kg per person, Eurostat data show. Plastic made up 19.9% of it, and each person generated 35.9 kg of plastic packaging waste, up 0.6 kg on 2023. The recycling rate rose as well.
Read more at esmmagazine.com →
SUEZ's Renew Hub in Greater Manchester has generated over £3 million in sales since 2021 and saved 605,998 items from disposal, including more than 7,942 bicycles. Its community fund has awarded more than £1.3 million to 128 projects. Second-hand, it turns out, has a first-class balance sheet.
Read more at circularonline.co.uk →Planning officers recommend approving Envale UK's plastics chemical recycling and energy recovery plant in Worksop, despite hundreds of objections and a petition with 1,230 names. Nottinghamshire County Council's planning committee will consider the application on 3 November, so no decision has been made yet.
Read more at westbridgfordwire.com →WM, the Houston-based waste and recycling services company, reported higher profits and growth for the third quarter, Recycling Today reports. The company also hinted at a major acquisition. The hint arrived on schedule, while the name of the target stayed in the bin for now.
Read more at recyclingtoday.com →An interlaboratory study involving 13 laboratories found that analytical methods and reporting choices strongly affect screening results for non-intentionally added substances in recycled PET, Plastech reports. The material's origin, recycled content and processing conditions also matter. Same bottle, thirteen sets of numbers.
Read more at plastech.pl →Datuk Ho Leng Wai, executive chairman of Malaysia's CY Plastic Recycling Group, began by collecting plastic scrap before opening a factory in 2004. The Edge Malaysia reports demand for post-consumer recycled plastic is rising, but consumer acceptance and regulation still need to catch up.
Read more at klsescreener.com →Malaysia's housing and local government ministry is preparing to require recycling facilities in all shopping malls, The Edge Malaysia reports. Early adopters such as 1 Utama and IPC Shopping Centre have run recycling hubs since 2009. Success depends on tenants and shoppers taking part.
Read more at theedgemalaysia.com →Conwy County Council earns almost £1 million a year selling recyclables and expects some of that to shift to the Welsh deposit return scheme, North Wales Live reports. From 1 October 2027 the scheme adds a 20p deposit to PET bottles, cans and glass bottles.
Read more at dailypost.co.uk →Recycling unusual items is hard, The Front reports from Bellingham, Washington. Whatcom County's WasteWise tool lets residents check what is recyclable and where, and drop-off points include plastic film boxes at Fred Meyer. Resident Karl Ruter, who thinks a lot about bins, wants more education.
Read more at thefrontonline.com →Oman's Environment Authority has launched a campaign urging people to choose stainless steel bottles over single-use plastic ones. It says steel bottles are BPA-free, durable and reusable when cleaned regularly, and that insulated models keep water cold for hours, which in Oman is the main selling point.
Read more at Oman Observer →
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav told a CII circular economy conference in New Delhi that 49.96 million tonnes of waste had been processed across regulated streams. More than 86,043 producers and 4,880 recyclers have registered under extended producer responsibility frameworks for plastic, batteries, e-waste and tyres.
Read more at constructionworld.in →
From 1 November 2026, GST on supplies of plastic waste and scrap, used cooking oil, tyre scrap and e-waste by unregistered persons to registered buyers will be paid by the buyer under reverse charge, A2Z Taxcorp notes. Metal scrap was brought under a similar entry in October 2024.
Read more at a2ztaxcorp.net →
Gujarat's 100-day cleanliness campaign has collected about ₹1.2 crore in fines in its drive against single-use plastic and seized 16,702.2 kg of it. Authorities have also cleared 2,918 of 4,143 garbage-vulnerable points. The drive follows the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, in force since 1 April.
Read more at The Times of India →
The Centre has amended GST TDS provisions for specified goods, including metal scrap, plastic waste, used cooking oil and e-waste, with effect from 1 November 2026, StudyCafe reports. The change came through Notification No. 07/2026-Central Tax, dated 27 October, following suggestions from the GST Council.
Read more at studycafe.in →
The Thane Municipal Corporation inspected 214 establishments in October, seized 30 kg of banned plastic and collected ₹69,100 in fines, Mid-Day reports. The drive against plastic bags and single-use plastic was launched on the directions of Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao and covered shops and street vendors.
Read more at mid-day.com →Madikeri's ban on plastic bottles under 2 litres, imposed last year, cut Dasara waste by 25%, city municipal commissioner Ramesh said. About eight tractor-loads of waste were collected and not a single sack of plastic bottles was found. Visitor turnout was also lower than in earlier years.
Read more at The Times of India →The West Singhbhum district administration has launched a campaign to popularise utensil banks in rural areas, renting reusable utensils for weddings, festivals and community meetings to cut single-use plastic. Rental charges start at ₹2,500, and an awareness vehicle is visiting villages to spread the word.
Read more at The Times of India →Germany has written the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation into national law, naming a competent authority and setting penalties of up to €200,000 for violations, FreshPlaza reports. The PPWR has been in force since January 2025, with application dates staggered across its provisions.
Read more at freshplaza.com →A majority of MEPs approved a proposal for a targeted suspension of the EU packaging regulation for small and micro enterprises with fewer than 50 staff and turnover under €10 million, until 2035 or a broader circular economy act. Longford MEP Ciaran Mullooly backed the proposal.
Read more at longfordleader.ie →The EU packaging regulation is a product, quality and supply chain challenge that happens to run through packaging, Manufacturing Chemist argues. For medicines, compliance may need changes to materials, packaging systems and documentation, and consistent interpretation is the pressing question. The piece draws on BioPhorum's Nicola Coles.
Read more at manufacturingchemist.com →Environmental Defence says Ontario's proposed amendments to its Blue Box regulations could remove company obligations to collect and recycle 80,000 tonnes of flexible plastic packaging, including bags, wraps, films and pouches. Producer responsibility was introduced into the programme in 2021 to drive packaging improvements.
Read more at environmentaldefence.ca →From 1 April 2030, mechanically recycled plastic in packaging will need mandatory certification for Plastic Packaging Tax purposes, the UK Autumn Budget confirmed. Rules for chemically recycled plastic under mass balance, and removing pre-consumer waste from the definition of recycled plastic, take effect from 1 April 2027.
Read more at letsrecycle.com →The UK government has published a final evaluation of the Plastic Packaging Tax, introduced in April 2022 for packaging with less than 30% recycled content. Receipts have fallen every year since. One possible explanation, the evaluation says, is that businesses raised recycled content above the threshold.
Read more at gov.uk →The UK Autumn Budget sets out a trial rebate on council Landfill Tax liabilities linked to clearing illegal waste sites, MRW reports. Early reactions to the Budget noted a lack of direct references to the incoming deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers.
Read more at mrw.co.uk →
CSIR-NIIST in Thiruvananthapuram has developed a bio-polymer bottle technology that it says can replace PET packaging, using feedstocks such as corn, sugarcane, cassava or sugar beet. The rigid, transparent bottles are designed to be biodegradable and compostable, and could add value for farm produce, The Hindu reports.
Read more at The Hindu →Smurfit Westrock expects a $700 million hit in 2026 from cost inflation and has raised prices to offset soaring costs, especially diesel, Packaging Dive reports. Executives said on the earnings call that North American paper bag sales were a bright spot and corrugated volumes improved.
Read more at packagingdive.com →
Glass packaging maker Vidrala grew sales 2% to €1.1 billion in the first nine months of the year, with EBITDA up 2.9% to €338.5 million, Packaging News reports. South America grew 16.9% while Europe stayed subdued. Vidrala reiterated full-year EBITDA guidance of around €450 million.
Read more at packagingnews.co.uk →
Smurfit Westrock is extending a programme that pairs routine plant upgrades with removing Scope 1 and 2 emissions, starting with four French packaging sites using heat pumps, electric handling equipment and renewable power. Five more are done, and it targets about 20 such sites by the end of next year.
Read more at papnews.com →
Verallia's third-quarter revenue fell 2.1% to €828.5 million as softer European demand for glass bottles weighed, and adjusted EBITDA slipped to €171.9 million. Wine bottles were under pressure in France and Iberia, while beer held up and food jars and spirits grew.
Read more at grocerytradenews.com →B&B Triplewall Containers told the NSE and BSE that Sonali M. resigned as General Manager of Unit 1, a senior management role, effective the close of business on 28 October. The filing was signed by whole-time director and CFO Ravi Agarwal and named no replacement.
Read more at kalkine.co.in →An Indian Express explainer describes India's coir sector as a circular bioeconomy that turns coconut husks, often treated as waste, into industrial and agricultural products. It links coconut farming with manufacturing, trade and rural livelihoods. The challenge, it says, is better incomes and cleaner production.
Read more at The Indian Express →Agency Appartement 103 has designed packaging for Delamain Folio Natura, an ultra-premium cognac briefed as "a more accessible expression" for a less specialist audience. Botanical and wildlife illustrations sit on a cream gift box with blind embossing and hot foil. Accessible, in cognac, still comes with hot foil.
Read more at packagingnews.co.uk →
UFlex's aseptic packaging division Asepto has commissioned two Heidelberg Boardmaster web flexo presses at its new plant in Ain Shokna, Egypt. The presses are part of a US$126 million (₹1,197 crore) plant investment for aseptic liquid packaging such as milk and beverage cartons.
Read more at packagingsouthasia.com →
UPM Adhesive Materials plans to open its first factory in India, in Gujarat, in early 2028, with an acrylic-based coating line for self-adhesive label materials. It follows a planned slitting and distribution terminal near New Delhi and takes the company from distribution into local production.
Read more at packagingeurope.com →
Packaging faults that go undetected can lead to spoilage and waste, and AMS product manager Dave Grey says instrumentation gives food makers a view inside sealed products. He spent two decades mostly in oil and gas. "Everything's on a bigger scale," he said, but the theory is the same.
Read more at foodmag.com.au →
Windmöller & Hölscher has introduced Oneflex, a modular CI flexo press for flexible packaging that runs at up to 600 metres a minute at widths up to 1,650 mm, a range previously reserved for its premium machines. It comes with 8 or 10 colour decks.
Read more at packagingsouthasia.com →Machinex has named Jon Gertsmeier to a newly created technology sales manager role, where he will continue the company's expansion of artificial intelligence-powered sorting technologies, Recycling Today reports. The machines will sort the bottles, and Gertsmeier will sort out who buys the machines.
Read more at recyclingtoday.com →Kollekt U.S., which makes waste and recycling collection vehicles, has named Marc de Smidt as vice president of engineering and operations, Recycling Today reports. The appointment adds a senior engineering lead at a company whose trucks spend their days collecting what packaging leaves behind.
Read more at recyclingtoday.com →
Hindustan Unilever expects a stronger FY27, but higher costs for crude-linked derivatives, packaging and edible oil are threatening FMCG margins, The Economic Times reports. HUL said its EBITDA margin would stay within its guided 22 to 24% range after a 4% rise in quarterly net profit.
Read more at The Economic Times →
Quick commerce is creating new food and FMCG categories, premiumisation and impulse buying, but is also pulling purchases from traditional retail, industry leaders said on a panel that included Bagrry's director Aditya Bagri. Asked whether it creates growth or redistributes it, the panel's answer was broadly both.
Read more at retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com →
Innova Market Insights data shows Halloween food and drink launches sticking to familiar formats such as folded boxes, pouches, aluminium cans and plastic cups and bottles, Packaging Insights reports. Black cats, ghosts and jack-o'-lanterns do the talking. The pouch has dressed up as the same pouch.
Read more at packaginginsights.com →
United Breweries' net sales rose 24% to ₹2,536 crore and profit after tax 190% to about ₹135 crore in the second quarter, on 16% volume growth. Premium beer volumes grew 38%. MD and CEO Vivek Gupta discussed costs and packaging supplies in an interview.
Read more at TradingView →General Mills' Cheerios now offers a packaging option with a resealable Ziploc bag inside a traditional cereal box, PlasticsToday reports. The change is meant to make cereal easier to pour, reseal and keep fresh for longer. The box stays, and the bag inside has finally learned to close.
Read more at plasticstoday.com →Packaging that looks good on social media may struggle to win trade dress protection, The Fashion Law explains. Under the aesthetic functionality doctrine, design features whose exclusive use would put competitors at a significant disadvantage can be denied protection. Being too attractive, legally, can count against you.
Read more at thefashionlaw.com →Boxon has hired Björn Westberg as sales manager and Elin Torshed as customer fulfilment manager in Sweden, Packaging World reports. The company says the two hires are meant to improve collaboration across its sales, customer support and supply planning teams in the country.
Read more at packworld.com →
Circulate Capital has invested in Bumi Baru Plastik, an Indonesian recycler that turns PP and PE waste, from car parts to jumbo bags and industrial packaging, into OEM-grade compounds. It is the firm's sixth investment in Indonesia, where such waste is usually downcycled into low-value uses.
Read more at packagingsouthasia.com →
AIM Processing, backed by MCM Capital Partners, has acquired Wisconsin-based molder Retlaw Industries, PlasticsToday reports. The deal expands AIM's manufacturing capabilities into automation and industrial end markets. The price was not given in the summary of the report that was available to read.
Read more at plasticstoday.com →Closed Loop Partners has invested in a Colorado startup making a mono-material polypropylene textile designed to replace harder-to-recycle PVC and polyurethane-coated fabrics, PlasticsToday reports. The bet is that one polymer is easier to recycle than a fabric wearing two coatings.
Read more at plasticstoday.com →Hivest Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has acquired Sustana, the Wisconsin-based producer of recycled-content paper and paperboard products, Recycling Today reports. The available summary of the report gives no price or other terms. Recycled fibre has a new owner, and the fibre seems fine with it.
Read more at recyclingtoday.com →Symphony Environmental Technologies has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Sirane Central Americana, a Mexico-based maker of specialist food packaging, to market each other's products across fresh produce and food packaging. Symphony describes itself as the global specialist in technologies that improve the environmental performance of plastics.
Read more at TradingView →Packaging, plastics and converting roles in India first, then global, checked today. Every listing links to the original posting. Bring your own bubble wrap.
Packaging and recycling conferences coming up, each checked against its own page this morning. Trade fairs and expos are paid listings only.
Talks on packaging, plastics and circular design. Each one was still up on YouTube this morning.
Packaging World Interview with Cody Marshall, The Recycling Partnership. From Packaging World, 21 min.
Packaging World, 22 min.
Packaging Proteins: How Packaging Protects and Preserves Meat, Cheese, and More. From Packaging World, 3 min.
Buffer Zone Masters: Why Accumulation Equipment Is Essential in Packaging. From Packaging World, 3 min.
What Can You Package on a Vertical Form/Fill/Seal Machine?. From Packaging World, 4 min.