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EU pushes CLP rule updates to 2028 to ease industry burden
EU pushes CLP rule updates to 2028 to ease industry burden
The Council of the EU has approved pushing back the start date for several updated rules in the EU’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. The newly adopted law provides more time and legal certainty to businesses and will now take effect in January 2028. The “Stop-the-clock” legislation postpones all the dates of application of transitional provisions for relabeling, mandatory formatting requirements, advertisements, online and distance sales, and labeling of fuel pumps. “The newly adopted law thus provides more time and legal certainty to economic operators active in the chemicals sector, including the packaging industry,” an EU official tells Packaging Insights. 
Premium luxury packaging: Aligning brand experience, performance and sustainability
Premium luxury packaging: Aligning brand experience, performance and sustainability
Premium luxury packaging is increasingly balancing visual appeal, tactile quality, and functionality while meeting logistical and sustainability requirements. From e-commerce to festive gifting and F&B launches, we explore how brands use packaging to elevate consumer experience and reinforce premium credentials and environmental responsibility. Innova Market Insights data indicates an increase in premium product launches for F&B, with an average annual growth rate of 7% between October 2020 and September 2025. The majority of these launches occurred in the Hot Drinks, Snacks, and Confectionery categories. Meat Substitutes with a premium claim recorded the strongest growth rate over the five-year period. 
Greiner Packaging highlights PPWR-ready solutions at Future Packaging Day 2025
Greiner Packaging highlights PPWR-ready solutions at Future Packaging Day 2025
Greiner Packaging is building a packaging portfolio that will be ready when market demand and regulatory clarity converge, according to Jörg Sabo, global director for Marketing & Innovation at Greiner Packaging. Under the theme “Navigating change, creating impact,” Greiner hosted its Future Packaging Day 2025, showcasing the latest product innovations across its packaging range. The event took place at the company’s R&D hub in Oberwaltersdorf, Austria, and was attended by value chain leaders who explored emerging trends and what is next for the industry. At the event, Packaging Insights interviewed Sabo to discuss Greiner Packaging’s innovation progress, how the company tackles regulatory shifts, and its ambitions for the upcoming year. 
Premium luxury appeal
Premium luxury appeal
Innova Market Insights data indicates an increase in premium product launches for F&B, with an average annual growth rate of 7% between October 2020 to September 2025. The majority of these launches occurred in the Hot Drinks, Snacks, and Confectionery categories. Meat Substitutes with a premium claim recorded the strongest growth rate over the five-year period.
The Future of Steel Drums: Building Sustainability Into Every Component
The Future of Steel Drums: Building Sustainability Into Every Component
From the steel body to the closures and linings, Greif offers a configurable solution that helps companies advance carbon reduction, chemical safety, and operational performance in one integrated package.This Technical Paper is brought to you by Greif.
Meadow pushes aluminum circularity with US production partnership
Meadow pushes aluminum circularity with US production partnership
We speak to Victor Ljungberg, co-founder and CEO at Swedish packaging technology company Meadow, about its latest collaboration with Stephan Gould, a US-based packaging and supply chain solutions provider. We discuss scaling aluminum production in the US amid rising EPR legislation and advancing aluminum circularity in product categories such as personal care and FMCG.

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Mondi partners with bicycle manufacturer to develop reusable paper boxes
Mondi partners with bicycle manufacturer to develop reusable paper boxes
Mondi is collaborating with Polish bicycle manufacturer Polana Bikes to co-develop a packaging solution that aims to improve the shipping and storing of high-end bikes while enhancing the unboxing experience.The packaging is said to be intuitive to assemble and reduce plastic use. The smart, paper-based, and reusable packaging system combines Mondi’s ProtectorBAG, which is a protective pre-made paper bag for bikes and their components.
German DHL facility switches to silicone-free labels from Herma and cab
German DHL facility switches to silicone-free labels from Herma and cab
DHL has commissioned InNo-Liner shipping labels from cab and Herma to replace conventional self-adhesive labels at its site in Nohta, Germany. The InNo-Liner labels are made without liner material or silicone coating, cutting waste, while being more cost-effective, according to DHL.“It enables us to reduce waste by roughly 60%, simply because the silicone-coated liner is eliminated and we gain flexibility in label sizes,” says Aiste Slabokaite Heid, business unit director at the North-East DHL Supply Chain Germany and Alps.
Tetra Pak equips Spanish beverage producer with paper-based barrier juice carton
Tetra Pak equips Spanish beverage producer with paper-based barrier juice carton
Tetra Pak, in collaboration with Spanish beverage producer García Carrión, introduced the “first-ever” juice packaging using the packaging producer’s paper-based barrier technology. The solution aims to reduce fossil-based material reliance, with the new packaging rolled out across multiple markets.The two companies launched the Tetra Brik Aseptic 200 ml Slim Leaf carton under the Don Simón brand. The packaging is made with up to 80% paper. Tetra Pak’s paper-based barrier replaces the traditional aluminium foil layer with a renewable barrier, reducing the package’s carbon footprint.
ProAmpac to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging for US$1.51B
ProAmpac to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging for US$1.51B
ProAmpac is purchasing TC Transcontinental Packaging (TCP) from TC Transcontinental. The acquisition is said to expand ProAmpac’s global footprint in sustainable packaging and material science expertise. ProAmpac has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the North American flexible packaging company for US$1.51 billion, subject to customary adjustments for debt and debt-like items, cash, and net working capital. “This acquisition is a transformative milestone for ProAmpac and TCP. Through TCP, ProAmpac is broadening its end-market focus to include protein, dairy, and medical segments, and expanding its geographic presence,” says Greg Tucker, founder, vice chairman, and CEO at ProAmpac. 
Rewastec CEO explores PPWR-inspired packaging reform in Southeast Asia
Rewastec CEO explores PPWR-inspired packaging reform in Southeast Asia
The core principles of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) are “absolutely relevant” to Thailand and the broader Asia-Pacific region, according to Wisarut Chalee, founder and CEO at the Thai material innovation and recycling company Rewastec.Chalee asserts that for the PPWR principles — prevention, design for recycling, higher recycled content, and strong producer responsibility — to work, they need to be adapted to local structural realities.
dsm-firmenich reveals top 2026 flavor as consumers seek calm and revitalization
dsm-firmenich reveals top 2026 flavor as consumers seek calm and revitalization

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“Frosted Star Anise” has been crowned by dsm-firmenich as its Flavor of the Year for 2026. This flavor draws from Pantone’s Color of the Year 2026: “Pantone Cloud Dancer,” a white hue that inspired dsm-firmenich to elevate both an ingredient and a feeling as its anticipated 2026 winning flavor. Together, these emotional indicators reflect a growing global desire for calm in an increasingly fast-paced world, notes the nutrition and health-focused company.
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ProAmpac is purchasing TC Transcontinental Packaging (TCP) from TC Transcontinental. The acquisition is said to expand ProAmpac’s global footprint in sustainable packaging and material science expertise. ProAmpac has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the North American flexible packaging company for US$1.51 billion, subject to customary adjustments for debt and debt-like items, cash, and net working capital. “This acquisition is a transformative milestone for ProAmpac and TCP. Through TCP, ProAmpac is broadening its end-market focus to include protein, dairy, and medical segments, and expanding its geographic presence,” says Greg Tucker, founder, vice chairman, and CEO at ProAmpac. 
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Bioplastics gain momentum as India and China reshape...
India’s rapidly expanding packaging sector is establishing new opportunities for bio-based materials, while China’s domestic bio-based industry is shifting from being start-ups driven to attracting major national chemical producers and consumer goods companies, industry experts highlighted at the European Bioplastics Conference 2025 (EBC25) in Berlin, Germany, this week. At the event, which Packaging Insights attended, Panelist Vikram Bhanushali, president at the Indian Compostable Polymer Association (ICPA), notes that India’s packaging market is valued at US$101.12 billion as of 2025 and is expected to reach US$169.73 billion in 2030.
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November in review: Sealed Air’s US$10.3B buyout, UK pEPR...
Last month, Sealed Air entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds affiliated with CD&R for US$10.3 billion. The UK government introduced draft amendments to the country’s packaging EPR (pEPR) before the UK Parliament. In packaging lawsuits, P&G was sued in the US over its toothpaste packaging, and Ineos began to face a new lawsuit over the environmental and health impacts of its plastics facility in Belgium. 

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Alcoholic beverage packagingDec2025

Innova Market Insights data shows a 7% average annual growth in alcoholic beverage packaging launches between October 2022 and September 2025. Europe accounted for nearly half of these launches. Glass...

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Premium luxury appeal Dec 2025

Innova Market Insights data indicates an increase in premium product launches for F&B, with an average annual growth rate of 7% between October 2020 to September 2025. The majority of these launches occurred in the Hot Drinks, Snacks, and Confectionery categories. Meat Substitutes with a premium claim recorded the strongest growth rate over the five-year period.

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Trends in hot drink packagingDec 2025

Innova Market Insight data shows an 8% increase in global Hot Drink packaging launches between October 2020 and September 2025. During this period, 38% of consumers worldwide cited food quality preservation when purchasing Coffee, highlighting the importance of packaging. Folded boxes emerged as the dominant packaging format for Hot Drink launches, with carton materials leading globally, while the adoption of bio-based materials continued to grow.

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