All articles by Vidhya Edwards Munnangi

Propak, Mitolo and REV introduce mono-material onion bag

Propak Industries, Mitolo Family Farms and REV Packaging Solutions have launched a new onion bag format that removes the metal…
EU to ban BPA in food packaging from July 2026

The EU will prohibit the sale of food packaging containing Bisphenol A (BPA) from July 2026, extending existing restrictions on the…
FDA clears Coperion HDPE and PP recycling technology

Coperion has obtained a letter of no objection (LNO) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its recycling…
SmartShield Packaging adds waterjet cutting system for foam fabrication

SmartShield Packaging has introduced the WARDJet X-Series waterjet cutting system at its manufacturing operations, expanding its foam fabrication capability for…
Study reveals EU must unlock 2.5 million tonnes of recycled flexibles for PPWR goal

Collaborative initiative Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) estimates that meeting recycled content rules under the EU Packaging and Packaging…

Meat processor Barra Mansa selects Amcor for vacuum sealing system

Amcor has introduced its Moda rotary vacuum chamber sealing system at Barra Mansa Alimentos, a meat processor in Brazil. The…
Avery Dennison introduces new handheld label printer

Avery Dennison has released Pathfinder Edge, a new handheld label printer that combines scanning, printing and label application in a…
Hotpack forms paper-based packaging JV with HZ Corporation

UAE-based packaging company Hotpack has formed a joint venture (JV) with HZ Corporation of Malaysia on paper-based foodservice packaging. The…
Coveris acquires GEFO film operations in Germany

Coveris has agreed to take over the business and assets of GEFO Folienbetrieb, a cast polypropylene (CPP) film manufacturer in…
Walki and Dow develop mono-material pouch for food packaging

Packaging company Walki and materials supplier Dow have jointly developed a mono-material machine direction orientation polyethylene (MDO-PE) pouch with a…