Plastics

Fespa's new WrapFest event for printed vehicle wrapping will take place on 26-27 April at Silverstone racing circuit.

Mondi has agreed a deal to sell its remaining operations in Russia and will take a hit of up to £69m on the disposal.

Sustainable plastic-free packaging developer Notpla has received a £1m boost to its ambitions after winning an Earthshot Prize.

Tubs of Quality Street could contain a mixture of paper and cellulose wrapped sweets this Christmas as Nestlé rolls out new recyclable paper wraps on the iconic festive staple.

DS Smith is claiming an industry first in trialling seaweed-based raw materials as an alternative to plastics, as part of the packaging giant’s major investment in circular economy products.

Antalis has written to customers flagging price rises of up to 20% – and possibly even more than that on certain materials – from next month.

Avery Dennison is making a substantial investment in its European manufacturing capacity with programmes involving a €60m (£50.4m) spend underway.

A specialist printing firm has been fined a six-figure sum after an incident where an employee suffered asphyxiation after becoming entangled in a part of a press.

Arjowiggins has launched a new “revolutionary” translucent paper-based barrier material that outperforms the preservation properties of plastic in food packaging and is fully recyclable.

Iceland has teamed with ProPrint Group, Ravenwood Packaging and fruit grower Keelings to take a further step toward achieving its plastic reduction goal.