packaging

Südpack packaging concepts “Tubular Bag PurePE” and “PharmaGuard”

First the German Packaging Award 2023, now the Worldstar Packaging Award: the two Südpack packaging concepts “Tubular Bag PurePE” and “PharmaGuard” are among the winners of the global competition, which honors the best of the best in packaging innovation every year. Both solutions are based on mono-material structures...

MAP tray

Klöckner Pentaplast (KP) has taken a remarkable step towards sustainable packaging design for the European fresh protein market with "kp Elite", the MAP modified atmosphere tray made from 100 percent recycled PET (rPET), creating a fully closed-loop packaging system for the industry. At the heart of the new packaging...

Easyfairs London Packaging Week

Easyfairs has announced that September's London Packaging Week will be one of its most sustainable exhibitions. The multi-format event organizers have teamed up with “ExCeL London”, a renowned sustainability-driven event venue, to ensure sustainability remains at the forefront of both organizations' agendas, driving a...

The longitudinal ultrasonic sealing unit and the flying cross-sealing unit from Schubert ensure that the flowpacks are sealed securely.

Over the past century, Hellema has evolved from a small traditional Dutch bakery into an international manufacturer of biscuits and bars. The company produces its biscuits with a variety of fruit and chocolate fillings - not only for itself, but also for other brands. Hellema needed a packaging machine that could...

Silbo is converting its entire pallet packaging to paper with Mondi

Mondi has worked with Silbo to convert its pallet wrapping from plastic stretch film to Mondi's Advantage Stretch Wrap kraft paper. The Polish manufacturer of ecological flexible packaging has installed EW Technology's first paper wrap machine at its plant in Żory, Poland, and now offers more sustainable and flexible...

Visitors, exhibitors and organizers draw a positive conclusion to Interpack 2023, Photo: Visitors, exhibitors and organizers draw a positive conclusion to Interpack 2023

Under the tagline "Welcome Home", this year's Interpack 2023 welcomed visitors from all over the world. A total of around 143,000 interested people from 155 countries came to the trade show in Düsseldorf, two thirds of them from abroad. In addition to many countries in Europe, the largest visitor nations were India,...

Sabic, Estiko Packaging Solutions and Coldwater Prawns of Norway have created a highly sustainable new packaging pouch made from a multi-layer film using a circular certified random polymer grade

Sabic has joined forces with Estiko Packaging Solutions and Coldwater Prawns of Norway to develop and implement a highly sustainable new packaging pouch for frozen prawns. The pouch is made from a multi-layer film produced by Estiko Packaging Solutions using a circular certified random polymer grade of Sabic PP Qrystal...

New barrier coating line for the production of barrier papers at the Alfeld site, Germany

Sappi Europe has invested a double-digit million amount in a new plant for the production of new high-barrier papers. This includes a new type of barrier coating line. Recently commissioned at the Alfeld site in Germany, the in-house solution will produce high barrier papers for recyclable packaging of food and non-...

After a six-year break, Interpack 2023 will start on May 04

From circular economy to digitalisation: At Interpack, the hot topics of the industry meet the latest technologies and innovations. In a few weeks, the global processing and packaging industry will finally meet again in Düsseldorf. ‘We are ready’, says Thomas Dohse, Director of Interpack. ‘All our exhibitors and...

New sustainable packaging solution for the Butter and Margarine industry

As part of its continued focus on global sustainability leadership, Ahlstrom has joined forces with Istituto Stampa on their new sustainable packaging solution for the Butter and Margarine industry. The two companies combined their know-how and technologies to develop a compostable solution for butter and margarine...