Issue 238, August 2021
ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY
International news
Engel order books ‘as full as in 2018’; Sipa launches ‘smallest and lightest’ stackable bottle; APR calls for collection support; ‘On- the-go’ sustainability targeted by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners; Reuse schemes likely to be key, says Wood Mackenzie; Newly formed business buys PinnPack; Cereal liner seeks to improve bran appeal; Shellfish film extends strawberry shelf-life; Associations urge EC to speed up recycling process authorisations; PepsiCo outlines sustainability achievements
Russia review
How the Russian Government plans to curb the upward trajectory in plastics packaging prices
Price check
A monthly review of European polymer prices
Editor’s comment
We could all do with some heroes in a
half-shell right now
Asiaphile
Singapore’s waste masterplan
Products
Machinery: Syntegon Technology, Sigma
CapSeal, PE Labellers
Packaging: Avery Dennison, Sibur, Sealed
Air, Mondi Group, Weener Plastics
Events diary
Your guide to the places to be this month
PlasticScene
A hive of M&A activity
The view from the back
Printz Holman takes an alternative look at the news
FEATURES
Chemical recycling
How partnerships are driving one company
to increase the circularity of its products
Future of packaging
Talking heads: A global brand owner discusses its sustainability strategy
Digitisation
Now that you are connected to the Industrial Internet of Things, are you set up to extract the promised benefits?
PET
Taxes that aren’t taxes, and bottlenecks that need breaking
Cosmetics North America
In the final leg of our global tour of cosmetic packaging innovation, we visit North America
Polymer research
Accelerating the USA’s journey to a circular economy
Food filling
A Chilean firm with an eye on flexibility
Aseptic filling
Blocking and breathing in equal measure