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Archroma Announces Certification of Compostability for Range of Paper Dyes

(Sustainability Forum)

August 1, 2023, ... compostable materials have gained considerable attention. Compostability plays a crucial role in the circular economy, enabling waste reduction and the generation of valuable organic matter. To ensure ...

Q&A: The Myths vs. Realities of Water-based Inks

(Thought Leader Interviews)

December 7, 2025, ... it's still not doing any good. The goal of paperization is to create a structure that meets all needs of a film structure, including improved recyclability, waste stream management, and compostability when ...

CJ Biomaterials Launches PHA Platform for Sustainable Paper & Board Extrusion Coatings 

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2025, ... home compostability certification.  PHACT™ PHA semi-crystalline and amorphous grades combine to create PHA extrusion coatings that deliver excellent paper adhesion, sealing performance, and oil ...

Fiberdom and Kiefel Form Partnership to Accelerate Fiber-based Packaging Innovation with Advanced Dry Forming Technology

(News | New Products)

November 10, 2025, ... compostability, but many are only industrially compostable. They also usually have additives that inhibit recyclability. Fiberdom’s Duranova is fully recyclable and home compostable. By adding our advanced ...

Coveris and TIPA Enter Exclusive Agreement to Deliver Home Compostable Produce Labels

(News | New Products)

September 18, 2025, ... compostable labels for fresh produce in the UK, responding to increasing market demand and tightening regulatory requirements for compostability of produce stickers. This partnership combines TIPA’s recently ...

Developing Next-Generation VpCI® Sustainable Films

(Flexpack)

September 11, 2025, ... designing materials for a sustainable future, emphasizing recyclability, compostability and biodegradability. At the heart of this transformation is the commitment to the circular economy — a model that ...

TIPA® Compostable Packaging Launches Home Compostable Label for Fresh Produce

(News | New Products)

September 4, 2025, Developed in collaboration with Bio4Life, this produce label helps achieve zero-waste goals, align with compostability policies, and meet food safety standards  Developed in collaboration with Bio4Life, ...

A Perfect Score: Cortec® Achieves 100% Biobased Content in New Compostable Bioplastic

(News | New Products)

August 5, 2025, ... content combined with compostability. Eco Works® 100 therefore presents a key opportunity to create a range of 100% biobased bags—whether for shopping, waste disposal, or various other industrial or commercial ...

FPA Testifies at U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing on Recycling and Economic Development

(News | New Products)

July 15, 2025, ... in flexible packaging; and support for a federal law for the labeling of packaging for compostability, recyclability, and reusability. “FPA is deeply committed to solving packaging waste issues and increasing ...

S-OneLP Products Win Commercial Success in Degradability Innovation Award

(News | New Products)

May 5, 2025, ... certified bio-based, compostable materials, and the laminated structure formed into a printed and protected pouch has been certified by TUV for both Commercial and Home compostability. This ecofriendly ...

Delivering Packaging Sustainability Through Pigment, Ink, Coating and Adhesive Technologies

(Coating/Laminating)

January 16, 2025, ...  Among these products are pigments, inks, coatings and adhesives that utilize natural materials, that help reduce packaging weight and production waste, and that enable recyclability and compostability ...

Path to Sustainability According to Nordmeccanica

(Coating/Laminating)

December 4, 2024, ...  We think that sustainability remains something a little more complex than the pure recyclability and compostability of flexible packaging. First, flexible packaging is not the largest contributor to ...

Update on Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Trends

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2024, ... to folding cartons and rigid boxes: Recyclability and labeling requirements, compostability, extended producer responsibility, post-consumer content mandates, chemistry in packaging, ESG reporting requirements ...

Recyclability & Circularity Consumers Support Sustainable Brand Packaging

(Print)

April 8, 2024, ... & Board sector often seek information on compostability and how the approach can fit into a modern circular packaging economy. In the flexible packaging and narrow web categories, the recyclability of ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... and compostability is challenging  but  scientists have found the right formulation.The film is 45 percent biopolymer with a completely different texture than stretch film because it has a different purpose: ...

Self-adhesive Materials for Biodegradable Labels: Highest Environmental Standard for Packaging Achieved

(News | New Products)

December 20, 2023, ... limits for volatile substances, heavy metals and fluorine must not be exceeded. The complete biodegradability, compostability and ecotoxicity was also checked. The two HERMA self-adhesive materials already ...

How Brands Can Appeal to Generation Z with Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Bag Pouch)

August 30, 2023, ... Many countries have also introduced legislation to reduce the use of single-use plastics and promote the use of recyclable options. Compostability, on the other hand, is still growing. Primarily made ...

NIRI Opens Innovation House: State-of-the-art new premises to expand nonwoven and fiber product development and commercialization

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2023, ... and meet new regulatory standards.  We help reduce the environmental impact of numerous products for clients across a host of sectors, with R&D and commercial solutions to improve biodegradability, compostability, ...

CJ Biomaterials’ Amorphous Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Added to FDA’s Inventory of Food Contact Substances

(News | New Products)

May 3, 2023, ... biodegradability and compostability of products, including food packaging materials. Plastic food packaging is a significant contributor to global plastic waste, and using materials like amorphous PHA ...

Michelman — Delivering Innovative Solutions to Capture Market Opportunities and Accelerate Growth – Highlights at Dscoop Edge St. Louis World Expo

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2023, ... from recycled or renewably-sourced materials. We provide these benefits without negatively impacting the inherent recyclability, repulpability, or compostability of the finished article. Select Michelman ...