Food Packages Glob

100% plant-based PlantBottle

The Coca‑Cola Company has announced partnership agreements with three biotech companies – Virent, Gevo and Avantium – to accelerate the development of packaging made 100% from plant-based materials

All three companies develop plant-based alternatives to materials traditionally made from fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources.

Creative ideas move the world

The Pentawards Concept competition is geared to professional designers and students, freelancers and companies alike. 

With the “Pentawards Concept,” they will all be able to show the world the quality, pertinence, innovation and creativity of their ideas.

It will not be necessary to supply prototypes but only rendering images of their packaging concepts. 

Steel, the most recycled in Europe

Recycling rates for steel in Europe increased to 72% in 2009, from 70% in 2008 maintaining steel’s position as the most recycled packaging material.

A 72% recycling rate is extremely good compared to other packaging materials. “We are recognized as having a mature and highly efficient process that already performs excellently - gains for improvement are incremental and hard won. Indeed, in countries such as Belgium or Germany recycling rates are already 98% and 93% respectively.

The Booming Bioplastic Industry

The market research institute Ceresana Research expects the global bioplastics market to reach revenues of more than US$2.8 billion in 2018 – corresponding to average annual growth rates of 17.8%.

High expectations will be placed on the bioplastic industry in future. Bioplastics are supposed to contribute to protecting the climate, provide a solution for the waste issue, reduce the dependence on fossil raw materials, and improve the image of plastic products.

Sensory science for food contact materials safety

On 29th November the European Union Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials (EURL-FCM) hosted a workshop on "Sensory science for food contact materials safety". The event is the result of a consensus request from the EU Network of National Reference Laboratories under emerging topics of interest.

Graphene: a future in food packaging?

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has welcomed the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ (BIS) plans for a £50 million ‘leading-edge’ Global Research and Technology Hub which will unite UK researchers and businesses in a bid commercialise the material graphene.

Alternatives to landfill for flexible packaging waste

Synthetic crude oil, condensed wax, fuel pellets, and combustible gases are the valuable end‐products that were successfully produced from pre and post‐consumer flexible packaging waste during a series of pilot studies conducted by the Flexible Packaging Association.