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Researchers at Selcuk University in Konya, Türkiye, have developed a starch-based food-packaging film combining sumac extract and bamboo fibre, according to the supplied report. Films containing sumac extract alone had a reported tensile strength of 4.81 megapascals. Adding bamboo fibre at 15% of the matrix increased the reported strength to 7.06 megapascals, a gain of nearly 47%.…
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Amsterdam is considering a citywide ban on disposable food and drink packaging as part of efforts to reduce litter. Municipal lawyers have concluded that such a measure would be legally possible, according to the supplied report. The city’s materials say coffee cups and fast-food containers account for about 30% of rubbish left in public spaces.…
AROS Group received two Pentawards 2026 distinctions for its Paper Palette paper-based compact. The company won silver in Supplier Innovation of the Year and bronze in Sustainable Design — Body, Health and Beauty. The awards were presented at a gala ceremony at Magazine London on October 16, 2026.…
UFlex Limited plans to invest US$117.7 million in a packaging-film manufacturing facility in Azerbaijan’s Alat Free Economic Zone. The proposed plant is designed for annual capacity of 60,000 metric tons and will produce biaxially oriented polypropylene packaging film. A Joint Participation Agreement for the project was signed on September 29, 2026, between the Azerbaijan Business Development Fund, Flex Middle East FZE and the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Investment Company.…
France-based materials company Z1RO says it has completed industrial trials of materials made from non-wood biomass on automated wet-moulded-fibre equipment at Kiefel in Germany. The materials incorporated bamboo, hemp and fallen leaves.…