Materials

Total and Corbion have created a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers. They plan to build a world-class PLA polymerization...

International Paper has finalized the previously announced sale of the Carolina coated bristols brand to MeadWestvaco (MWV). As part of the sale agreement and to...

RPC Bebo has developed a coffee capsule material that is able to be industrially composted while still delivering long-term protection of the contents and...

Emirates Refreshments Company (ERC) has carried out a short-neck conversion on its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottling line. ERC, brand owners of Jeema Mineral Water...

Unilever unveiled the CreaSolv process to recycle sachets that is inspired by an innovation used to recycle TV sets. Developed with the Fraunhofer Institute for...

With continued growth in e-Commerce, retailers need to take a closer look at their packaging for fulfilling online orders, according to new data from...

A PhD project at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has resulted in a method for faster analysis of chemicals in paper...

Smurfit Kappa received the European Innovation Recognition Award for outstanding innovation proposals across Europe by Nestlé. The packaging company judged by internal teams at Nestlé...

Augmented reality (AR), which blends the real and virtual world together, has emerged as one of the most exciting technologies in the intelligent packaging...

The global gas sensors market was estimated at US$1,700.5 million in 2012, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of...