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Coveris has launched PolyFlex Thermoform, a nylon-free, high-barrier thermoforming structure developed with Signature Flatbreads and Al’Fez. The packaging has entered the EU and UK markets for three Al’Fez flatbread varieties.
Cheese packaging development is focusing on thinner structures, recyclable mono-materials and product-specific barriers. Südpack is applying PE and PP concepts to formats including flow packs, pouches and thermoformed packs.
Südpack has presented PP mono-material flow packs and thermoforming films for fresh pasta. The concepts combine barrier performance, material reduction and compatibility with existing PP recycling streams.
Coveris will present recycle-ready and PFAS-free pet food packaging at PATS UK 2026. The portfolio includes paper-based and high-barrier monomaterial structures intended to address EU regulatory requirements.
Südpack has developed a polypropylene-based film for spouted pouches used with cold-filled drinkable yogurt and other dairy products. The structure is designed for recycling in the PP stream and for processing on standard production equipment.
Südpack Medica will present packaging solutions for medical, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications at CPHI Worldwide in Milan. The company will focus on recyclable film concepts, validation support and packaging reliability.
Klöckner Pentaplast will exhibit at CFIA Toulouse for the first time, presenting trays, films and lidding materials for food processors and packers. The company will show solutions including kp Elite Nova, kp Infinity, kp MonoSeal and kp FlexiFlow.
At Vitafoods, IMA Group will present Südpack Medica’s recyclable NutriGuard blister concept. The PP-based solution will be produced live on the TR 135 machine, highlighting film machinability and design-for-recycling compliance.
Hesser Packaging GmbH and Südpack are presenting at Interpack a 1 kg coffee packaging concept based on PP films from the CarbonLite family. The solution is intended to combine recyclability with oxygen and water vapour barrier performance and compatibility with existing production lines.
During an open house at Smurfit Westrock’s plant in Ibi (Alicante), a new generation of Reifenhäuser EVO Ultra die heads for barrier blown film was presented. The live demonstration reported an output of over 1,000 kg/h at 70 µm thickness and profile accuracy better than ±3% (2σ).
Lightweight, recyclable packaging is gaining importance in the wine segment. The example of the Nordic market and PET bottles with high recycled content shows that such solutions can facilitate access to new consumer groups and reduce the carbon footprint.
Mondi and Prymat are implementing an ultra-high barrier paper packaging based on FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate, designed to reduce carbon footprint and enable recycling while maintaining protection of aromatic spices.
Amcor developed a set of bottles and a flexible tube for the new hair care products in Fragrances of Ireland's Inis the Energy of the Sea line, ensuring color and construction consistency across the entire range.
Macro Engineering has installed two 9-layer Quadex shrink film lines at adapa Germany Kempten, part of adapa Group, adding EVOH capability alongside existing PvdC solutions.
SML reports a cast MDO-PE film for deep-freeze packaging that removes lamination, enables up to 50% downgauging and runs at up to 380 m/min, with printing speeds up to 500 m/min; the technology adds precise thickness control and optional EVOH or PVOH barrier layers.
Colines has produced fully recyclable stand-up pouches combining a 70 micron PE-barrier film from a nine-layer Polyblown blown line with a 25 micron cast MDO-PE print web stretched 4.8:1. The pouches, printed and converted by Sumer Plastik using ExxonMobil resins, will be presented at K 2025.
Coveris has introduced the MonoFlexBP resealable monomaterial tray for refrigerated foods, paired with a PET- and PA-free lidding film for PP trays. The solution targets recyclability, shelf life and compatibility with existing lines.
Südpack has consolidated its recyclable Pure-Line pouch films under the CarbonLite brand, targeting snack applications with mono-material PP and PE structures designed for high recyclability and barrier performance.
Coveris will exhibit at Pats UK 2025, presenting recyclable monomaterial and paper-based packaging for dry, wet and snack pet food. New developments include high-barrier monomaterials, lightweight PE bags and PFAS-free options.
Südpack has grouped its PP and PE mono-material tubular pouch films from the Pure-Line into the CarbonLite product family. The films target flowpacks, doypacks and block-bottom pouches with verified recyclability, material savings and a smaller carbon footprint versus multi-material laminates and trays.
Coveris has launched monomaterial, thermoformable film packaging for tortillas to replace PA/PP laminates. The MonoFlex Thermoform solution provides the required shelf life and is designed for recycling in a single stream.
ClariPPil bottles offer enhanced sustainability (reduced carbon footprint and improved recyclability vs a PET container solution) together with excellent functionality, product protection, and aesthetics.
At this year's FachPack, Mondi will showcase sustainable packaging solutions developed through collaboration.
Customers often want to see what they are buying, so in addition to mechanical properties, optical properties also play a major role in packaging films. Additives based on natural minerals are ideal for positively influencing the desired properties of plastic films.
We talked to Heike Slotta, Executive Director Exhibitions at NürnbergMesse, about the status of preparations for the event in 2024.
Once again this year, the subject of how to establish a circular economy has gained significant pace.
Ampacet Gastop-Flex has been named a Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 finalist in the category of Product Technology Innovation of the Year.
The company is on track to exceed its 2025 goal to reduce operational emissions by 25%
Farmmash company has been steadily producing a wide range of modern packaging since 1999. The products are sold in 16 countries around the world, which proves their high quality.The products are sold in 16 countries around the world, which proves their high quality.
The gold rating ranks kp in the top 3% of plastic product manufacturers assessed by EcoVadis, with each company being rated on the material sustainability risks and issues for their, locations and industry.
Tetra Pak is moving to the next level of development - testing a fibre-based barrier that is a first within food carton packages distributed under ambient conditions.
Preparations are in full swing for Fachpack, to be held in Nuremberg from 27 to 29 September 2022. With its new key theme this year, “Transition in Packaging”, the trade fair is focusing on the upheavals in the packaging industry.
Hoffmann Neopac has signed a partnership with Saperatec. The manufacturer of barrier tubes for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and oral care products will supply its production waste to the first industrial recycling plant for aluminum laminate composites.
drinktec, the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry, will take place in Munich from September 12 to 16, 2022.
The current SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19-pandemic has underscored it once again: protecting sensitive, vital products remains the key contribution that packaging solutions make to sustainability.
StePac automated bulk packaging solutions cut food loss in the foodservice sector.