From 1 January 2026, an extended ban on selected single-use plastic products will enter into force in the United Arab Emirates. Plant-based PLA material remains exempt from the regulation as an accepted alternative.
UPM started commercial production of industrial sugars at its Leuna biorefinery in Germany. The facility, the largest biochemical investment in Europe, uses hardwood to produce advanced renewable feedstocks.
Tosca publishes the 2025 sustainability report “Driving Change Together”, presenting 2024 results including reduced Scope 3 emissions and lower water use and single-use packaging in supply chains.
Amcor has joined the three-year CRISP project, coordinated by the Danish Technological Institute, aimed at developing full-scale circular recycling of rigid PE and PP food packaging from household waste.
Fibre-reinforced plastics are playing an increasingly important role in lightweight structures and vehicle safety systems, combining high energy absorption with reduced mass and energy consumption.
Syensqo and Korean company Innores are implementing Tecnoflon FFKM NFS perfluoroelastomers in sealing components for semiconductor manufacturing processes, combining high chemical resistance with the elimination of fluorosurfactants from the PFAS family.
Erema’s Vacurema Basic, Vacurema Advanced and Vacunite technologies received EFSA positive opinions under Regulation (EU) 1616/2022 for PET recycling for food-contact applications. The company reports that challenge tests confirmed decontamination efficiency under simulated worst-case conditions.
Cafés Méo is replacing multi-material PET/Alu/PE packs with recyclable polyethylene design for recycling flowpacks from adapa, anticipating PPWR 2030 requirements while maintaining product quality.
A 379.47 kWp photovoltaic system financed by employee cooperative MaGeno-Solar eG has been commissioned at the KHS plant in Worms. The system is expected to supply around 342,000 kWh of electricity per year and reduce CO2 emissions by about 236 metric tons annually.
Syensqo has received an A rating for climate and an A- for water security in CDP’s 2025 assessment, placing the company among global leaders in environmental transparency and impact management.
At the European Label Forum 2025, Finat experts and industry representatives discussed how economic, consumer and regulatory changes are reshaping the label market and outlined innovation directions in materials and packaging design.
Tetra Pak and García Carrión are launching the first aseptic juice carton with a paper-based barrier, reducing the use of fossil-based raw materials and the carbon footprint of the package.
