16 September 202510 September 2025 Everyday Beauty: Shiseido, Futamura, Iwatani, and LYB collaborate to create bio-based solutions for cosmetics packaging Innovative cosmetic film packaging series are made from bio-based polypropylene (PP) polymer, CirculenRenew in select products in Shiseido's Clé de Peau Beauté line
15 July 202514 July 2025 £15 million investment announcement at Futamura This project will be the largest investment the Wigton site has undertaken since their Japanese owners purchased the cellulose plant in 2016
24 February 202518 February 2025 Conserving Beauty uses compostable NatureFlex™ films The high-performance sachet material includes a layer of NatureFlex from Futamura, laminated to paper and another biofilm for hermeticity
27 June 202425 June 2024 European Bioplastics elects new Board with Mariagiovanna Vetere and Franz Kraus elected as Co-Chairs European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, has elected a new Board during its General Assembly on 4 June
6 February 202412 February 2024 SACMA Develops Compostable Ovenable Bag for Rotisserie Using NatureFlex™ Films Sacma are expanding their eco-friendly B.Life range with B.Life Gaia
13 September 20238 September 2023 Futamura Celebrates the Opening of New Cutting-Edge Production Line at Wigton Strategic investment to underscore the company's commitment to meeting the growing demand for its flagship range of renewable and compostable NatureFlex™ films
21 November 202216 November 2022 Cocoa Canopy adopts NatureFlex™ renewable and compostable packaging NatureFlex is a cellulose film made by the manufacturer Futamura and the leading supermarket was greatly encouraged by Cocoa Canopy’s exploratory approach to alternatives to conventional plastic packaging routes
28 June 202221 June 2022 Laser coding for compostable NatureFlex™ films New exciting development in collaboration with Domino Printing Sciences from Cambridge, UK, a leading global developer and manufacturer of coding, marking, and printing technologies
2 November 20209 September 2021 NNFCC joins 43 other signatories in open letter to UK government Signatories are calling for the immediate banning of plastics containing additives to degradation
30 August 201929 August 2019 Glitter that won’t hurt the environment Futamura's NatureFlex offers outstanding technical performance in transparent, coloured, metallised and matt films, made from responsibly sourced wood pulp
18 June 201913 June 2019 The Solution for a Better Tomorrow in Flexible Packaging and on Paper Flint Group aiming to become the innovation leader in flexographic plates, sleeves and ink solutions
1 March 201926 February 2019 Biome Bioplastics and Futamura partner to demonstrate compostable multilayer packaging Multilayer pouches will be key to meeting the UK Plastics Pact target that 70% of plastic packaging is effectively recycled or composted by 2025
1 June 201829 May 2018 Andy Sweetman: Why the plastic free aisle could be good for the industry Futamura’s Andy Sweetman believes that plastic free aisles would encourage innovation and not signal the downfall of plastics
28 March 201826 March 2018 Futamura’s NatureFlexTM films on the plastic free aisle with Bio4Pack and De Halm Innovative De Halm pack is laminated to Tipa film for excellent sealability
28 August 201724 August 2017 GMI Research: Bioplastics and Biopolymers Market – Global Forecast to 2021 Bio-based and bio-degradable packaging are the major factors boosting the growth prospects of the bioplastics and biopolymers market
9 January 20174 January 2017 A good start for 2017: Let’s start measuring all plastics along the same yardstick! What is needed in the bioplastics economy is not more, but better communication
7 December 20166 December 2016 ‘Rethinking Plastics’ – Insights into the bioplastic materials of the future 11th European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin attracts 300 experts from around the world
21 July 201620 July 2016 Futamura confirms acquisition of Innovia Films cellulose business Japanese company to provide a sustainable future for over 400 jobs
18 April 201620 July 2016 Innovia Group sale of Cellophane™ High-tech film producer will be manufacturing the new polymer banknote substrate for the Bank of England
