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Production volumes vs environmental impact
Can any form of plastics production ever be zero impact? And is it more environmentally considerate to produce products on a small scale, or is mass production more attuned to what the French refer to as Industrial Ecology?
Accumold to showcase micro-moulded plastic components at Photonics West 2025
The company hopes to promote the importance of precision micromoulding when established at the beginning of the product development cycle.
Advancing PCR plastics processing: real-time insights and collaborative solutions
How do you manufacture consistent, high-quality parts from materials that behave unpredictably? This is a critical question for manufacturers integrating post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics into their operations.
Better durability with rubber injection moulding
Adam Howard, Director at Seals Direct, explains the benefits of organic rubber injection moulding, including resilience, elasticity and abrasion resistance.
LVF Packaging urges the industry to switch to clear rPET Mono
Daniel Coates, Business Development Director at LVF Packaging, discusses the benefits of rPET Mono, calling for an industry-wide adoption.

Domino Printing Sciences has launched its new Mx-Series electric pallet labeller and box labeller.

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Sainsbury’s has switched its own-brand twin pack avocado packaging from plastic to paper in a move which it says will save 20.2 million pieces of plastic a year upon full rollout.

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Packaging Innovations & Empack 2025 is set to feature an impressive line-up of industry leaders, including representatives from WRAP, LARAC, Defra, OPRL, Reckitt, Bakkavor, LUSH, Kellanova, Diageo, Google, McKinsey & Company, IBM, MTC, and Make UK.

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Coveris has announced the full integration of Czech Republic based S&K Label into the Coveris Group. 

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The first UK awards celebrating women in packaging have been launched by Packaging News.

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UK inflation unexpectedly dips to 2.5% in December
The slower rate means inflation is still above the Bank of England's 2% target.
SpaceX rocket launches private missions to Moon
Two landers owned by US and Japanese companies to carry out separate tests on the Moon's surface.
Investigators scale barricades to arrest S Korea's impeached president
They cut through barbed wires and braved freezing temperatures to reach Yoon, ending a six-week standoff.
'Not very good' - Charlie Woods on dad Tiger's TGL debut
Tiger Woods says his Jupiter Links team would have not broken 100 after suffering a heavy defeat in their opening match of the indoor Tomorrow's Golf League.
The enduring controversy over the Lockerbie bombing
A new Sky series on the 1988 disaster has again put the spotlight on the case, which has divided opinion for decades.