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A lifecycle study of 47 packaging systems by Michigan State University, Trayak and ExxonMobil found polyethylene often had lower environmental impacts than paper, glass or metal. Replacing PE could raise greenhouse gas emissions three to four times, the authors say.
Read more at packaginginsights.com →Scientists at CSIR-NIIST in Thiruvananthapuram have developed a bottle from biodegradable polymers and plant derived materials that can biodegrade in about six months on land. It could hold water, juice, milk, cooking oil, personal care products and cleaning liquids.
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Dr Tran Huy Hieu of Vietnam's National Institute of Food Safety and Hygiene Testing said packaging safety depends on impurities, decomposition products and substances generated during use, not only on what is added in production. He spoke at a 28 October workshop.
Read more at Vietnam.vn →
A review in Discover Polymers finds lignocellulosic biomass is the most scalable feedstock for biodegradable polymers, but high costs and limited infrastructure still block commercial use. Global plastic waste reached about 353 million tonnes in 2019, with only 9 per cent recycled.
Read more at Bioengineer.org →
A UConn Daily Campus column argues microplastics now pervade soil, water and food, citing their detection in organs, blood and breast milk. The writer says the scale of contamination deserves far more public concern than it gets.
Read more at dailycampus.com →Shalam Thermoforming has won retrospective planning permission for a factory extension at Sunderland Enterprise Park, approved on 27 October. The business has 110 employees and says the extension will create three more full time jobs.
Read more at thenorthernecho.co.uk →AG Poly Packs is merging AG Petuela into the parent company, bringing plants in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh under one entity. The acquisition had added stretch blow moulding and multilayer capabilities, and injection moulding capacity has doubled.
Read more at The Economic Times →
Polymer prices and shipping costs have risen sharply since the West Asia conflict began on 28 February, squeezing margins and working capital at small plastic product makers, KNN reports. Executives cited by Mint say margins have nearly halved as firms struggle to pass on costs.
Read more at knnindia.co.in →Shaily Engineering Plastics reported second quarter revenue of ₹320 crore, up from ₹257 crore a year earlier, growth of about 24.5 per cent. The rise came across its precision plastics and medical packaging businesses.
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Woven polypropylene packaging maker Knack Packaging reported higher September quarter revenue but margin pressure from polymer and freight costs. A global animal nutrition customer renewed its contract, new tape line and loom units started in 2026, and a price rise is planned.
Read more at kalkine.co.in →
BLS Polymers' Rs 255 crore IPO was subscribed 42.47 times by 10:05 am on day three, with the non institutional portion subscribed 103.25 times. The price band is Rs 142 to 150 and listing is expected on 3 November.
Read more at The Economic Times →
Canadian recycler Loop Industries has cut the planned capacity of its first commercial PET and polyester depolymerisation plant in India from 70,000 to 45,000 tonnes a year to lower costs. Construction should finish by end 2028, with operations starting in 2029.
Read more at euwid-recycling.com →
After a dialogue with the European Commission and consumer protection authorities, the three companies will revise wording such as 100 per cent recycled plastic to exclude caps and labels where needed and remove potentially misleading phrases, Packaging Insights reports.
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Agilyx says its analytical lab arcLABS has obtained ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from the ANSI National Accreditation Board. The lab offers quality, compliance and regulatory testing for the plastics, recycling and chemical recycling industries.
Read more at Yahoo Finance →
Eurostat says each EU resident generated 35.9 kg of plastic packaging waste in 2024, of which 15.3 kg was recycled. The recycling rate rose slightly to 42.4 per cent, but experts warn gains are outpaced by growing plastic use.
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Veolia Jenets and Sumitomo Chemical have been chosen for Japan's FY2026 model project for plastic resource circulation. From FY2027, mechanical and chemical recyclers can form joint groups to combine methods for collected plastic containers and packaging.
Read more at chemengonline.com →Nottinghamshire planning officers have recommended approval for Envale UK's plastic chemical recycling and energy recovery facility on an old recycling site in Worksop, despite more than 1,200 residents objecting. Councillors meet on 3 November, BBC reports.
Read more at BBC News →SEPA says Scotland's household recycling rate fell to 42.8 per cent in 2025 from 44.3 per cent, while household waste sent to landfill dropped 10.3 per cent. Waste sent for incineration rose by 49,000 tonnes, or 5.7 per cent.
Read more at packagingnews.co.uk →At a Dhaka event, environment ministry secretary Navid Safiullah said collecting waste alone will not solve plastic pollution and accountability is needed from production to recycling. Experts urged more investment, stronger producer accountability and better waste management.
Read more at tbsnews.net →Amcor's FY26 Sustainability Report says 78 per cent of its packaging production by weight was recyclable or recycle ready, and total greenhouse gas emissions fell 3 per cent year on year. It is the first report covering the combined Amcor and Berry Global business.
Read more at emeoutlookmag.com →Anandana, the Coca-Cola India Foundation, extended its Maidaan Saaf campaign to Navratri in Vadodara, Durga Puja in Kolkata and Mysuru Dasara, supporting PET bottle collection and reusable alternatives with local partners such as HCCB.
Read more at deccanchronicle.com →
A government evaluation of the UK Plastic Packaging Tax suggests more use of recycled materials and a positive environmental impact, but limited evidence of wider behaviour change among businesses and consumers, MRW reports.
Read more at mrw.co.uk →
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has applied since 12 August 2026, and some UK sellers have paused EU sales. Compliance adviser Nadezda Walz, a former Amazon FBA seller, sets out how to keep selling while staying compliant.
Read more at channelx.world →
After the Budget commitment to cut the administrative cost of regulation by 25 per cent and set up a Better Regulation Executive, the Packaging Federation called for an urgent review of packaging extended producer responsibility.
Read more at packagingnews.co.uk →
A Commission decision published on 28 October and effective 29 October introduces a temporary, conditional derogation for crystal glass packaging under the PPWR, letting it exceed the 100 mg/kg heavy metal limit. Leaded crystal glass packaging may be made until 31 December 2028, ChemLinked reports.
Read more at sustainability.chemlinked.com →
Malaysia will require producers to fund collection and recovery of post consumer packaging waste, starting with plastic, paper, metal, glass and beverage cartons, by 2030. It recorded 6,256 recycling facilities as of August 2026, and a MyEPR database should start in December 2027.
Read more at tradersunion.com →Under SB 54, industry must cut single use plastic by 25 per cent, starting with 10 per cent by 1 January. On 1 November, CalRecycle replaces its 2.9 million ton baseline estimate with a figure from the Circular Action Alliance, which appears less than half, the LA Times reports.
Read more at latimes.com →An RSM note says correct classification of products exported to Germany decides reporting and payments to the single use plastics fund. The presence of plastic alone does not decide it, the product's function and use do.
Read more at rsm.global →S.C. Johnson and Son's third quarter 2026 lobbying filing lists extended producer responsibility, not tied to specific legislation, with $120,000 in spending, the same as the previous two quarters and up from $79,373 in late 2025. Three in house lobbyists are named.
Read more at Legis1 →The Chancellor will fund Landfill Tax liabilities for Defra from clearing six illegal waste sites, including Bolton House Road in Wigan, and plans a three year pilot from 2027 covering councils' similar costs, Circular Online reports.
Read more at circularonline.co.uk →
Converters are expanding paper flexible packaging to meet sustainability goals, EPR rules and recyclability preferences. Fresh-Lock argues any switch from plastic should keep the functions consumers expect, such as resealable zippers, Sustainable Packaging News reports.
Read more at spnews.com →
Dutch maker PaperFoam has secured a €2 million loan from Invest International to make more of its starch based compostable packaging. Part will expand its Czech factory and the rest will add working capital at its plants in Malaysia and the US.
Read more at ioplus.nl →
The three companies are investigating how plant based starch barrier technologies can help make recyclable paper based food packaging, especially for grease barriers. The work uses UPM Solide Lucent 78 gsm and UPM Asendo 65 gsm papers for demanding food applications, Packaging South Asia reports.
Read more at packagingsouthasia.com →An IBEF piece says Indian paper makers are increasingly using recovered paper, recycled fibre and agricultural residues as demand for paper and paperboard grows, moving the industry towards a more circular manufacturing model.
Read more at ibef.org →
UPM Adhesive Materials plans its first Indian factory in Gujarat in early 2028, with an acrylic based coating line for self adhesive label materials. It follows a slitting and distribution terminal near New Delhi announced in March 2026.
Read more at packagingsouthasia.com →Italy's Cartonpack Group is growing in paper and cardboard through sites including Ondapack Sud, Fimat and Cartotecnica, making small flat boxes, American style boxes and display stands customised to contents, handling and display needs, FreshPlaza reports.
Read more at freshplaza.com →Rotherham glass container maker Beatson Clark, making bottles since 1751, has added screen printing machines in its decorating plant, air curtains for hot end safety and a new Euro palletiser, Packaging Scotland reports.
Read more at packagingscotland.com →Wines of Alentejo has presented a 390g lightweight wine bottle developed with glassmaker Verallia under its sustainability programme. The logic is simple, the region says, as less glass needs fewer raw materials.
Read more at the-buyer.net →Pune based Xolopak began importing napkins in 2014 and now supplies wooden cutlery and other biodegradable disposables to dairy brands, hotels and cloud kitchens across India, Business Outreach reports in a profile of its business and IPO plans.
Read more at businessoutreach.in →Fenton Packaging Solutions managing partner Chris Warren sets out the benefits of pergals for fresh milk in cafés and busy foodservice counters, where milk must be stored safely, kept chilled and dispensed hundreds of times a day.
Read more at spnews.com →
Barry-Wehmiller's BW Packaging has unveiled the Hayssen X650, a long dwell, bottom fed flow wrapper built for reliable hermetic seals, simpler sanitation and consistent product quality in demanding production environments, Packaging Strategies reports.
Read more at packagingstrategies.com →
Dutch converter Pack11 has installed Northern Europe's first five head PerfoTec nanoperforation system at its Nispen plant. It regulates gas exchange in packs to extend the shelf life of fruit, vegetables and flowers.
Read more at floraldaily.com →
Cannabis packaging maker Calyx Containers has launched PackOS, AI software whose Quick Quote feature produces specifications, 3D renderings and pricing in about 60 seconds for supported labels. Calyx is expanding into supplements, beauty and food.
Read more at packaginginsights.com →FANUC UK head of sales Dan Fisher argues manufacturers new to automation should start at the end of the production line with packaging, one of the most repeatable processes, rather than ambitious designs with high upfront costs.
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Autopack has installed a second, faster sauce line for P&B (Foods), raising capacity to up to 200 bottles a minute. The turnkey line combines an unscrambler, net weight filler, capper block and wraparound labeller.
Read more at spnews.com →Commercial Baking says tariffs, rising material costs and a shrinking workforce make scaling production harder for food manufacturers. Ramping up production creates inconsistencies in throughput and quality, and the piece argues strategic end of line automation can help plug those gaps.
Read more at commercialbaking.com →Leeds flexible packaging maker Roberts Mart, founded in 1852 and employing over 260 people, is hiring more than 25 permanent staff across printing, slitting, engineering and sales after investing over £18 million in three years.
Read more at packagingnews.co.uk →
PepsiCo India has introduced Kurkure Ribbon Pakoda, inspired by the South Indian snack and reworked with Kurkure's signature flavour. The brand says familiarity matters when it comes to snacking, and changing lifestyles leave many without easy access to traditional snacks.
Read more at foodtechbiz.com →
Hathi Edible Oil, a brand of B. P. Oil Mills with turnover above Rs 1,000 crore, has introduced new packaging across mustard, groundnut and soybean oils and is exploring new FMCG categories. It reaches over 2.5 lakh retailers.
Read more at retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com →
Carling is rolling out its biggest brand refresh in thirty years across lager cans and multipacks. The new logo draws on the Carling Brewery, British barley and Burton upon Trent, aiming to help retailers with stronger shelf standout.
Read more at packagingeurope.com →
Only Good has entered India through distributor Kiwiyāna with seven hand and body wash SKUs on its website and Amazon India, priced at Rs 899 and Rs 999. It targets 15 to 25 stores in each of five cities by end 2027.
Read more at retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com →
The two companies have developed packaging to help small and midsize farms meet the merchandising and checkout requirements of large grocers. Foodshed.io creates farmers market style displays inside major retailers, FreshPlaza reports.
Read more at freshplaza.com →In its FY26 Social Impact and Sustainability report, The Estée Lauder Companies says it is connecting decisions on ingredients, sourcing, packaging, manufacturing and end of life to build a more transparent view of each product's impact.
Read more at elcompanies.com →The Central Consumer Protection Authority fined Sunrise Foods ₹1 lakh for marketing its Everyday bread as 100% Whole Wheat Bread when it contained only 64 per cent whole wheat, and ordered the claim withdrawn across media.
Read more at Hindustan Times →Roasted makhana, mixed nuts, millet snacks and protein khakhra are becoming everyday choices as consumers look beyond biscuits and fried chips, creating opportunities for food makers, startups and retailers, Content Media Solution reports.
Read more at contentmediasolution.com →
Munich based Ringmetall has agreed to acquire Rapak, which makes bag in box packaging and filling lines for food, beverages and industrial liquids, with offices in Indianapolis and Woodridge. Closing is set for 2 November, making Ringmetall the fourth largest bag in box maker.
Read more at TradingView →
Neenah based printed packaging provider Outlook Group has acquired the Pewaukee facility of ABX Innovative Packaging Solutions, which makes custom flexographic packaging and high barrier films. Terms were not disclosed, BizTimes reports.
Read more at biztimes.com →
UFP Packaging is acquiring Apache Products, a 165 employee pallet maker in Silsbee, Texas, adding stringer and heat treated pallet capacity on the Gulf Coast and joining its PalletOne network, Packaging Insights reports.
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Produce packaging distributor H.R. Spinner has completed its acquisition of Growers Container Co. of Spreckels, California, which has supplied the produce industry since 1990. Owners Craig and Shawn Waite will stay on for the transition.
Read more at delimarketnews.com →Emmbi Industries' Singapore subsidiary Zastian will buy 50 per cent of Britpac AB, trading as FortaPac, for about GBP 1,025 in cash. Britpac works in industrial and reusable packaging and had not started trading.
Read more at kalkine.co.in →An AMERIPEN study by John Dunham and Associates estimates the US packaging industry supports about 1.82 million jobs and $694.79 billion in economic output, about 2.14 per cent of GDP, with $160.39 billion in wages and benefits.
Read more at packagingstrategies.com →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 design and sustainability with Now New Next. From Packaging Europe, 17 min.
Quality Control Masters: The Ultimate Guide to Packaging Inspection Equipment. From Packaging World, 4 min.
Step Into the World of Robotics in Packaging. From Packaging World, 3 min.
Sustainability Reporting: Key Areas for Compliance. From Packaging World, 1 min.