The deadline has been extended until December 20, 2023. But don't wait until the end to submit your abstract. The speaker rate has been reduced to 590 € (price applicable to speakers and colleagues registering from the same company).

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With two papers published this year on mushroom waste biomass as a source for biodegradable packaging, Spain’s IATA is developing new formulations in combination with other biopolymers.

In Sweden, a new research project involving both Linköping and Karlstad Universities will study ‘packaging free’ food retail and the use of refillable and reusable containers, with a focus on the needs of a range of households.

VTT has disclosed how it worked with fellow Finnish engineering company Valmet, as well as Metsä Spring, Metsä group’s innovation arm, to develop a pilot line for high-quality molded fiber products, including packaging.

Packaging students from IAPRI members are winners in the Annual Paperboard Packaging Alliance Student Design Challenge.

Alongside biopolymers and sustainable sourcing, the viability of recycling is a critical component in the circularity of plastics packaging, so it was hardly a surprise that questions around repeat reprocessing, as well as reuse and lifecycle assessment (LCA), arose at last summer’s Mumbai Conference.

As the focus on renewable raw materials for packaging intensifies, there is a growing need to find more consistent and accurate ways of testing paper and board to ensure compliance with regulations and to evaluate potential migration into food.

It is rare for a new IAPRI member to also be a new institute in its own right, but this is true of the Sustainable Packaging Institute (SPI) at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University (ASU) in southern Germany.

Research associations like IAPRI are the lifeblood of scientific progress, uniting individuals with shared interests and a passion for discovery. Bringing together like-minded individuals to foster collaboration, share ideas, and push the boundaries of understanding. However, for IAPRI to thrive and continually contribute to the expansion of knowledge, we require a steady influx of new members.