Q&A of the FEICA Webinar on the role and obligation of packaging adhesives under the PPWR
This document contains a written adaptation of the questions raised during the Q&A session of the FEICA webinar on the role and obligations of packaging adhesives under the PPWR.
Q&A of the FEICA Webinar on the role and obligation of packaging adhesives under the PPWR
This document contains a written adaptation of the questions raised during the Q&A session of the FEICA webinar on the role and obligations of packaging adhesives under the PPWR.
INCLUDED IN THIS POST: PRESENTATION, VIDEO RECORDING and Q&A ADAPTATION
FEICA webinar on the role and obligations of packaging adhesives under the PPWR
The webinar supported packaging adhesive suppliers and their supply chains in understanding their responsibilities ahead of the PPWR’s entry into force on 12 August 2026. It clarified regulatory requirements for packaging adhesive suppliers, including obligations related to restricted substances, recyclability and conformity‑assessment, as well as the actions companies can—and cannot—take before August 2026.
Below is a summary of the key takeaways from the webinar:
•Declarations of Conformity under the PPWR will be required from 12 August 2026 to place packaging on the EU market
•Economic operators across the supply chain will need to provide technical information to support PPWR compliance
•Adhesive formulators are required to provide specific information, in particular on:
substances of concern, including heavy metals
•PFAS, notably for food‑contact packaging applications
•In certain scenarios, adhesive formulators may qualify as packaging manufacturers, which may require them to:
•collect relevant information from packaging suppliers
•issue a Declaration of Conformity
•Design‑for‑recyclability criteria and assessment methods are currently under development, with publication expected by 2028 and implementation foreseen from 2030.
View the webinar recording here.
View the Q&A pdf with questions from the webinar here.
The following selection includes FEICA publications relevant to the webinar audience:
1. EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation - Requirements for Packaging Adhesives - guidance (2026)
2. Labelling adhesives in the context of packaging recycling - report (2025)
3. Laminating Adhesives in Flexible Plastic Packaging Recycling - report (2024)
4. Adhesives in paper board recycling - report (2023)
5. Adhesives are not Plastic (2025)
FEICA publications and guidance on PPWR compliance for packaging adhesives are available on feica.eu under the Paper & Packaging section.
Thank you for your attendance. We look forward to welcoming you to another FEICA event.
INCLUDED IN THIS POST: PRESENTATION, VIDEO RECORDING and Q&A ADAPTATION
FEICA webinar on the role and obligations of packaging adhesives under the PPWR
The webinar supported packaging adhesive suppliers and their supply chains in understanding their responsibilities ahead of the PPWR’s entry into force on 12 August 2026. It clarified regulatory requirements for packaging adhesive suppliers, including obligations related to restricted substances, recyclability and conformity‑assessment, as well as the actions companies can—and cannot—take before August 2026.
Below is a summary of the key takeaways from the webinar:
•Declarations of Conformity under the PPWR will be required from 12 August 2026 to place packaging on the EU market
•Economic operators across the supply chain will need to provide technical information to support PPWR compliance
•Adhesive formulators are required to provide specific information, in particular on:
substances of concern, including heavy metals
•PFAS, notably for food‑contact packaging applications
•In certain scenarios, adhesive formulators may qualify as packaging manufacturers, which may require them to:
•collect relevant information from packaging suppliers
•issue a Declaration of Conformity
•Design‑for‑recyclability criteria and assessment methods are currently under development, with publication expected by 2028 and implementation foreseen from 2030.
View the webinar recording here.
View the Q&A pdf with questions from the webinar here.
The following selection includes FEICA publications relevant to the webinar audience:
1. EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation - Requirements for Packaging Adhesives - guidance (2026)
2. Labelling adhesives in the context of packaging recycling - report (2025)
3. Laminating Adhesives in Flexible Plastic Packaging Recycling - report (2024)
4. Adhesives in paper board recycling - report (2023)
5. Adhesives are not Plastic (2025)
FEICA publications and guidance on PPWR compliance for packaging adhesives are available on feica.eu under the Paper & Packaging section.
Thank you for your attendance. We look forward to welcoming you to another FEICA event.
FEICA publishes a PPWR guidance document for packaging adhesive suppliers
The PPWR introduces new EU‑wide rules that will soon start affecting packaging adhesives. To ensure compliance with PPWR provisions, FEICA laid down a guidance document for packaging adhesive suppliers. These companies will need to monitor restricted substances, ensure compatibility with upcoming design‑for‑recycling criteria, and support compostability assessments where applicable. Future compliance will rely on updated CEN standards and PPWR delegated acts. Companies should begin preparing by evaluating product formulations, issuing information to downstream users, and engaging in value‑chain communication to ensure alignment with PPWR requirements.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-P04-009
FEICA publishes a PPWR guidance document for packaging adhesive suppliers
The PPWR introduces new EU‑wide rules that will soon start affecting packaging adhesives. To ensure compliance with PPWR provisions, FEICA laid down a guidance document for packaging adhesive suppliers. These companies will need to monitor restricted substances, ensure compatibility with upcoming design‑for‑recycling criteria, and support compostability assessments where applicable. Future compliance will rely on updated CEN standards and PPWR delegated acts. Companies should begin preparing by evaluating product formulations, issuing information to downstream users, and engaging in value‑chain communication to ensure alignment with PPWR requirements.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-P04-009
FEICA welcomes the Circular Economy Act as a key opportunity to support Europe’s transition to a resource‑efficient economy and strengthen the Single Market. It stresses the essential role of adhesives and sealants in enabling durability, repair, reuse and high‑quality recycling across value chains. FEICA calls for a harmonised EU‑wide legal basis under Article 114 to avoid fragmentation, recognition of mass balance accounting to enable circular and defossilised materials, technology‑ or feedstock‑neutral targets based on life‑cycle performance, and alignment across EPR schemes, ecodesign rules and Digital Product Passports to ensure legal certainty, scalability and investment readiness.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-P04-005
FEICA general position and principles on Digital Product Passports (DPPs)
FEICA supports the Digital Product Passport (DPP) as a harmonised EU tool to digitally provide legally required product information. To ensure legal certainty, innovation and competitiveness, DPPs should be fully EU‑harmonised, proportionate, technically feasible and protect commercially sensitive data. FEICA calls for minimal, relevant data requirements, harmonised terminology and IT standards, digitalised upstream information, and strong safeguards for data ownership, confidentiality and technical feasibility.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-P04-007
FEICA general position and principles on Digital Product Passports (DPPs)
FEICA supports the Digital Product Passport (DPP) as a harmonised EU tool to digitally provide legally required product information. To ensure legal certainty, innovation and competitiveness, DPPs should be fully EU‑harmonised, proportionate, technically feasible and protect commercially sensitive data. FEICA calls for minimal, relevant data requirements, harmonised terminology and IT standards, digitalised upstream information, and strong safeguards for data ownership, confidentiality and technical feasibility.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-P04-007
Updated FEICA Guidance on the Restriction of Synthetic Polymer Microparticles
FEICA published the first version of a Guidance on the restriction of Synthetic Polymer Microparticles (SPM) in November 2023 to support members in understanding and implementing the new requirements introduced under Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 (REACH Annex XVII, Entry 78). Based on new information from ECHA and the European Commission, the FEICA Guidance has been updated.
FEICA’s full work on Synthetic Polymer Microparticles (SPM):
• FEICA Guidance on Restriction of Synthetic Polymers
• Pictograms for SPM
• E-Calc: SPM Calculation Tool + E-Calc_SPM concept
• Presentation: SPM Tonnages & E-Calc Concept (MARII)
• FEICA Webinar Recording – REACH Restriction on SPM
• FEICA Webinar slides
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