As in the previous two contests, the competition is open to any corporation, partnership or other business entity worldwide and seeks to acknowledge one creative, state-of-the-art innovation that represents the height of innovation in the bioplastics industry.

Thatchers Vintage 2013 is the first of the brand’s packaged ciders to feature new lighter weight glass bottles.

The double-walled construction means it is possible to use one material inside the cup and another for the outer wall, which functions as both a heat shield and a brand carrier.

For the first time, consumers and other health-conscious organizations will be able to know if the plastic product their food is wrapped or stored in is truly "pure", containing no animal stearates or byproducts

In recent years, there have been many significant developments regarding food contact regulations and consumer perception of associated materials and technologies.

Around the globe approximately 130 million tonnes of fish and other seafood products are consumed on an annual basis.

The Carton Council of North America has released a new report, prepared by Reclay StewardEdge, Inc., which assesses various policies designed to drive recycling of post-consumer packaging and printed paper.

The work of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) starts with a standard but SFI is much more — it’s a community that stands for the future of forests.

Recent efforts in California, Chicago and New York to ban EPS products such as packing peanuts and foodservice items are being challenged by environmentalists and industry experts who argue that the bans will do more harm than good.

Since the development of BOPA film in the 1970s, 2-stage sequential stretching has become the favored technology for the production of bi-oriented polyamide films.