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EBC25 live: Industry explores positive trends in global bioplastic production despite regulatory hurdles
EBC25 live: Industry explores positive trends in global bioplastic production despite regulatory hurdles
The global production of bioplastics is rising amid regulatory adoption barriers, according to presenters at this year’s European Bioplastics Conference 2025 (EBC25) in Berlin, Germany. At the event, hosted by European Bioplastics (EB), the non-profit association is presenting its report Bioplastics Market Development Update 2025, which finds that global bio-based plastics production capacity is projected to double from 2.31 million metric tons in 2025 to approximately 4.69 million metric tons by 2030.
Smart software and data tools power efficient, compliant and sustainable packaging production
Smart software and data tools power efficient, compliant and sustainable packaging production
Emerging technologies aim to reduce packaging waste, meet tightening regulatory demands, unify fragmented data, and support the shift toward automated, AI-ready, resource-efficient production systems. This article explores how new software and data-driven tools — such as T.Con’s MES Suite and PreZero’s recyclability assessment platform — are helping packaging and F&B manufacturers improve operational transparency, efficiency, and sustainability. Sustainability starts with awareness and transparency, Ernesto Flores, sales account executive at T.Con, tells Packaging Insights. 
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 indicate an increase in premium product launches for the food and beverage (F&B) sector, with an average annual growth rate of 7% from October 2020 to September 2025. Most of the premium launches were in the Hot Drinks, Snacks, and Confectionery categories. Meat Substitutes with the premium claim had the fastest increase in five years.
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.
Amcor combines sustainability with advanced functional performance in paper
Amcor combines sustainability with advanced functional performance in paper
We explore the latest innovations in more sustainable paper-based packaging, including high-barrier, leak-resistant materials, with Nils de Rybel, senior research engineer at Amcor. Rybel discusses the technical challenges of developing fully recycle-ready solutions while responding to evolving consumer expectations and common misconceptions about paper packaging.

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Georgia to ban single-use plastic containers and food-contact items in 2026
Georgia to ban single-use plastic containers and food-contact items in 2026
The government of Georgia is banning the sale of certain single-use plastic items designed for contact with food from January 1, 2026. Plastic items, including forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks, plates, straws, beverage stirrers, and food containers and cups — including their lids made of expanded PS — will be banned. The production, import, and placing on the market of these items will also be prohibited. 
Scientists tune plastic degradation rate for packaging applications
Scientists tune plastic degradation rate for packaging applications
Scientists from Rutgers University, US, have unveiled plastic for packaging that breaks down under everyday conditions at programmed speeds, without adding heat or harsh chemicals.Chemical bonds are the “glue” that holds atoms together in molecules. In polymers, these bonds connect each building block to the next. The strength of these bonds in plastics makes them difficult to break down.
Bel moves from plastic to paper packaging for Babybel cheese snacks
Bel moves from plastic to paper packaging for Babybel cheese snacks
Bel is replacing its plastic wrappers for Babybel with recyclable paper products. By 2027, all Babybel products will reportedly be offered in responsibly sourced paper. The group has set a goal to transition all packaging to fully recyclable or home-compostable formats by 2030.The commercial rollout of Babybel’s paper packaging has begun in the UK. The US, Canada, and Northern Europe will follow in 2026, before a global expansion across all 50 markets starting in 2027. By then, the company says all of the Mini Babybel will use certified paper, ensuring full traceability.
SmartSkin launches Seal Assurance to ensure pharma container integrity
SmartSkin launches Seal Assurance to ensure pharma container integrity
SmartSkin Technologies, a specialist in manufacturing intelligence, has introduced SmartSkin Seal Assurance to provide pharmaceutical packaging companies with real-time information about seal tightness. The technology is said to improve the container closure integrity of the vial and cartridge capping. SmartSkin will debut its SmartSkin Seal Assurance at the upcoming 2025 ISPE Pharma 4.0 trade show in Barcelona, Spain, December 9–10.
Biotech project scales renewable bioplastic and ensures regulatory compliance
Biotech project scales renewable bioplastic and ensures regulatory compliance
Renaissance BioScience has partnered with UK-based Biome Bioplastics on a two-year initiative valued at up to CAD$1.5 million (US$1.07 million) to facilitate renewable bioplastic building block production using advanced fermentation processes. The partnership is supported by advisory services and funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program and UK Research and Innovation’s Innovate UK. The project will target applications in packaging, personal care, health, and consumer goods, offering alternatives to petroleum-derived materials. 
Fi Europe 2025 Innovation Awards: Winners span plant-based fats to cocoa...
Fi Europe 2025 Innovation Awards: Winners span plant-based fats to cocoa traceability

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Fi Europe has announced the winners of its 2025 Innovation Awards, recognizing breakthrough solutions across six categories at a ceremony marking the event’s 30th edition in Paris. 
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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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Hunter Luxury balances design and sustainability in premium...
Hunter Luxury has partnered with The Glendronach Distillery, owned by Brown-Forman, to deliver the packaging for its 30 and 40-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. We speak to Paul Hamilton, head of sales and marketing at Hunter Luxury, about how the new packaging design balances quality and recyclability.“Quality and sustainability do not have to be viewed as trade-offs. And sustainability should not be oversimplified into buzzwords, ” Hamilton tells Packaging Insights.
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Researchers turn disposable cups into vitamin C health...
Scientists at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) in the US have created an battery-free electronic sticker for drinking cups capable of detecting a person’s vitamin C levels using the sweat on their fingertips.  The flexible sticker can be attached to the outside of a cup to collect information while the user consumes the drink and sends the results wirelessly to a nearby laptop.

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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 indicate an increase in premium product launches for the food and beverage (F&B) sector, with an average annual growth rate of 7% from October 2020 to September 2025. Most of the premium launches were in the Hot Drinks, Snacks, and Confectionery categories. Meat Substitutes with the premium claim had the fastest increase in five years.

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Trends in hot drink packagingDec 2025

Innova Market Insight data shows an 8% increase in Hot Drink launches worldwide from October 2020 to September 2025, with 38% of consumers globally prioritizing food quality preservation when buying coffee, making packaging essential. Folded boxes were the most common packaging format for Hot Drink NPD. Worldwide, cartons were the leading packaging material for Hot Drink launches, and the use of bio-based materials is on the rise.

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We explore the latest innovations in more sustainable paper-based packaging, including high-barrier, leak-resistant materials, with Nils de Rybel, senior research engineer at Amcor. Rybel discusses the technical challenges of developing fully recycle-ready solutions while responding...

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