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On 2 October 2024 the European Commission have released proposals to postpone the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation by 12 months.

Fibre-based packaging champions recyclability with recycling rates above other packaging materials. The recyclability of packaging depends in practice on its actual ability to be collected, sorted and reprocessed into secondary materials within a market. On that respect, there are diBerent rules and technical criteria that can be applied when assessing the recyclability of a packaging.

This statement reviews ways to test the migration of cartons stored for a long term (> 6 months) at room temperature. Recently, this topic, has been discussed at length within the ECMA Food Safety Committee and with the various experts from European associations representing the materials used by carton makers.

Carton Group, a leading group in the packaging industry and portfolio company of the private equity firm Waterland, has signed an agreement to acquire the operating business of Europoligrafico.

ECMA and Pro Carton released the Position Paper titled: The need for clear definitions for paper & board based single-use products.

RDM Group has finalized the agreement for the acquisition of 100% of share capital of Fiskeby International Holding AB (“Fiskeby”), a producer of packaging board made from 100% recovered fiber, with one manufacturing facility in Sweden

An opinion-editorial from Fibre Packaging Europe was publishedi n 'The Parliament’ magazine yesterday.

RDM Group has recently signed an agreement to acquire Fiskeby, with its manufacturing facility in Sweden. RDM believes that Fiskeby is well-positioned to benefit from the plastic substitution trend, offering in-house extruding and laminating capabilities ready for the development of new products.