This year, the focus of the "Better with Less - Design Challenge" is on packaging solutions that are easy to recycle, use resources more efficiently and produce no waste. The competition was launched on 1 June and runs until 1 December 2022. In a newly released video, the nine renowned jury members make statements on the circular economy and explain the role that packaging designers have to play.

- All locations worldwide climate neutral by the end of 2030

- Climate target 15 years ahead of Germany and 20 years ahead of the EU
- Significant milestone in the sustainability strategy

ExxonMobil will demonstrate sustainable solutions which include certified-circular polymers made using its Exxtend™ technology for advanced recycling of plastic waste at the booths of industry-leading machine manufacturers (OEM) at K2022. For full details and directions to these OEM collaborations, visitors should visit ExxonMobil’s Information Hub (North Entrance #11).

In September 2022, Germany based Institute cyclos – HTP GmbH has awarded BOBST the certification of recyclability for the oneBARRIER PrimeCycle AlOx high barrier PE monomaterial packaging substrate with a recyclability level of 98%.

Koenig & Bauer assumes responsibility for more climate protection

Focus on energy autonomy and an improved eco-balance using electricity from the company’s own green sources
First photovoltaic array at the Würzburg location with an annual yield of around 200,000 kWh
Further PV and solar thermal installations to be commissioned shortly

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading certification authority in sustainable printing, announced today that Hatteras, Tinton Falls, NJ, has become the most recent facility to attain SGP certification.

The future of sustainable manufacturing was on display last Friday as 20 startups pitched innovations that expanded the perception of what is possible, with eight winning ideas sharing in €160,000 in cash prizes, at the EIT Manufacturing BoostUp! 2022 Grand Final in Athens.

Leading packaging data services provider Ecoveritas has welcomed the increase in registrations for the Treasury's flagship Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT).

In August, law firm Pinsent Mason's Freedom of Information request sparked a flurry of negative headlines, with just 992 businesses registering to pay the tax. But HMRC has moved to clarify that the data reported was from April.

In the "Circular Competence" interview series, the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association asks its member companies about their plans, solutions, and challenges on the road to a circular economy. What can the industry do to minimise the ecological footprint of packaging and other printed products?

BEROTU group consisting of Polish based BEROTU, BERO and DOLMEB is an ever-growing group of suppliers to IKEA. Since the beginning, the group has focused on automation and continuously improving the quality of the products. The demand to continually improve the quality to their customer as well as to save energy has led to a fast development together with EFSENs W-LED solution with ICAD® Technology.

Stora Enso’s new production site for cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Ždírec, the Czech Republic, was inaugurated today. Following a EUR 79 million investment, the new CLT site is one of the most modern in the world, supporting Stora Enso’s strategy of growth within wooden building solutions. With the new site, Stora Enso’s CLT production capacity will grow substantially to meet the increasing demand for sustainable, cost-effective and renewable building materials.

Cepi has unveiled today the update of its European harmonised recyclability test method, developed in collaboration with actors from the entire paper value chain, including specialised testing laboratories.