polypropylene

Fast-paced growth of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) recycling came to a halt, with capacities plateauing in 2023.

Magis, a company specialising in the production of customised adhesive tapes and sealing systems for the body care sector, has launched BOPP, the first Bi-Oriented Polypropylene adhesive tape made entirely from recycled polypropylene and certified by Bureau Veritas.

Adapa Group, specialising in high-barrier packaging for the food, tobacco, hygiene, and pharmaceutical sectors, has unveiled its latest innovations designed to promote sustainability and meet the requirements of the upcoming European Packaging Regulation (PPWR). With a Design for Recycling (D4R) approach, the company offers cutting-edge solutions for packaging fresh products, confectionery, coffee, and more.

Aimplas, a technology and consultancy centre for the plastics industry based in Spain, has developed more than 2,000 sustainable and durable multi-layer bags made from recycled material with additives that retard their degradation to contain flour, dried beans and blankets distributed by the International Red Cross.

In May, at the upcoming Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) in Amsterdam on 19-20 June, Borealis will showcase a new mono-material bag containing more than 95% PP, which offers a number of benefits for blown and flat-head extrusion processes. In addition, as a mono-material product, it can help meet the ambitious recycling and waste reduction targets set by the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), as well as the parameters for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programmes.

At the end of 2023, new packaging for Sunbites, PepsiCo's popular snack brand, was launched in the UK and Ireland with 50% recycled plastic. The packaging was produced using an advanced recycling process to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of EU legislation.

On the occasion of the CFIA, a trade fair dedicated to the agri-food sector, which will take place from 12 to 14 March in Rennes (France), Jindal Films will present two new films: BicorTM 25 and BicorTM 30 from the MBH568 range.

Sustainability is one of the main pillars guiding Goglio, a global leader in flexible packaging with over 170 years of experience.

Jozo salt shakers, which are partially recyclable due to their multi-component structure of cardboard, aluminium (tube), polyethylene (base) and polystyrene (PE/PS cap), have now become fully recyclable thanks to Dutch packaging manufacturer SFA, which has transformed them into single-material solutions in PP with IML labels.

The OMNI collaborative research project led by Recycleye, Valorplast and TotalEnergies to improve the circularity of polypropylene (PP) food packaging has produced groundbreaking results. The new technology, based on artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision, combined with an efficient decontamination process, provides a high-performance, marketable solution to the challenge of mechanically recycling polypropylene for food contact applications.