Coveris launches new website with search tool
Coveris has launched a new website at www.coveris.com, streamlining its portfolio and improving product search. The site also includes a sustainability and ESG section.
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Sidel announces world premiere at Drinktec 2025
Sidel will present a new technology at Drinktec 2025 in Munich. The showcase will focus on packaging line performance and solutions based on recycled PET.
Kreyenborg IR-Clean receives positive EFSA opinion
Kreyenborg's IR-Clean technology succeeds: EFSA issues a positive scientific opinion on rPET flake decontamination.
MOL Group reports lower Q2 profit, maintains 2025 outlook
MOL Group posted USD 236 million profit before tax in Q2 2025, down 56% year on year amid a softer regional macro environment. High upstream output, strong downstream volumes and growth in consumer services partially offset the headwinds.
Feddersen Group wins German Packaging Award for circular packaging solution
K.D. Feddersen Holding GmbH and partners have received the German Packaging Award for their innovative packaging made from 50% post-consumer recycled polyethylene and 50% HDPE, highlighting progress in circular economy practices within the plastics sector.
Coveris completes €9.5 million upgrade at Halle flexible packaging plant
Coveris has finalized a €9.5 million investment at its Halle facility in Germany, introducing new extrusion, printing, and logistics capabilities to enhance flexible packaging production and sustainability.
thyssenkrupp Uhde to deliver two PET plants for Köksan in Türkiye and Iraq
thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a Letter of Intent with Köksan for the delivery of two PET production plants in Türkiye and Iraq, utilizing the Melt-To-Resin process to enhance efficiency and sustainability.
Tray-to-tray recycling: technology, scale and industry challenges
Tray-to-tray recycling is gaining momentum as a solution for circularity in PET packaging. This article explores technological advances, regulatory drivers, and key challenges shaping the future of PET tray recycling.
SABIC unveils Megamolding platform for large thermoplastic part production
SABIC has introduced the Megamolding platform, aiming to streamline the production of large thermoplastic parts across diverse industries, offering improved efficiency, design flexibility, and sustainability compared to traditional materials.
BMT showcases Blowscan and Thermoscan for advanced PET bottle production
BMT will present its innovative Blowscan and Thermoscan lab tools at Drinktec, offering data-driven solutions to enhance PET and rPET bottle performance, reduce waste, and accelerate sustainable packaging development.
Powering packaging progress at drinktec 2025
At drinktec 2025, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will present its extensive all-electric packaging expertise, reaffirming the company’s new theme "Today. Tomorrow. Electric."
Südpack showcases sustainable packaging innovations at Fachpack 2025
At Fachpack 2025, Südpack will present its latest sustainable packaging solutions, including recyclable mono-materials and advanced skin films, highlighting its commitment to circular economy and reduced carbon footprint.
Henkel presents adhesive solutions at Fachpack 2025
From September 23 to 25, Fachpack will once again bring the packaging industry together in Nuremberg under the guiding theme "Transition in Packaging."
Klöckner Pentaplast wins prestigious German Packaging Award
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and speciality film solutions, has been awarded a German Packaging Award in the New Material category for kp 100% Tray2Tray.
Grupo GEPP PepsiCo bottler boosts sustainability
Grupo GEPP PepsiCo bottler boosts sustainability with returnable PET and glass lines by Sidel.
Henkel launches solvent-free adhesive system for sustainable high-performance packaging
Henkel Adhesive Technologies is launching Loctite Liofol LA 7837/LA 6265, a solvent-free, aliphatic adhesive system that is tailored for applications involving high thermal stresses - in particular retort packaging for pet food, for example.
Freudenberg to present protective packaging solutions for automotive OEMs
Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) will showcase packaging materials combining high performance protection, CO2 emission reduction and waste prevention at Fachpack 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany, from September 23-25.
hubergroup Print Solutions launches water-based inks and varnishes
Modern packaging is more than just protection - it is a canvas for creative expression. With the modular Hydro-X Contact system, hubergroup Print Solutions introduces a new generation of water-based inks and overprint varnishes that unlock exceptional creative freedom.
Kraiburg TPE sets strong accents in the development of new compounds
Soon after it was founded in 1952, the “K” established itself as the world's leading trade fair for the manufacture and processing of plastics and rubber. The extensive three-year cycle in which it has been held ever since ensures an enormously high density of information and innovation within the overall show of exhibits on display there.
Labelexpo Europe 2025: sustainability and innovation in Barcelona
Labelexpo Europe 2025, the leading event for the label and package printing industry is placing sustainability at the very heart of this year’s iteration. Taking place at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona from 16 - 19 September, the show has already expanded 15 percent compared to the 2023 edition and is set to welcome over 650 exhibitors.
RecyClass continues advancing plastics circularity
RecyClass has released significant updates to its Design for Recycling Guidelines and Recyclability Evaluation Protocols, reflecting the latest scientific findings and ongoing collaboration across the plastic packaging value chain.
PRS ME&A 2025 names Circular Packaging Association as official knowledge partner
The Plastic Recycling Show Middle East & Africa has announced a strategic partnership with the Circular Packaging Association as its Official Knowledge Partner for the event’s highly anticipated third edition, set to take place from 15–17 September 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
hubergroup Print Solutions strengthens presence in France with new mixing station
With the commissioning of a new mixing station on the economically significant Sainte-Sigolène plateau, hubergroup Print Solutions is sending a strong signal for growth, customer proximity, and responsiveness.
EIB backs Swedish innovation packaging company PulPac
The European Investment Bank is lending €20 million to Swedish sustainable-packaging company PulPac to tackle global plastic pollution. The EIB financing will support development and commercialization of a fiber-based technology developed by PulPac as an alternative to single-use plastics.
Coveris wins Double Gold at Environmental Packaging Awards
Packaging manufacturer Coveris has received major industry recognition for its leadership in sustainability, winning the prestigious Gold Award for Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year at the Environmental Packaging Awards, organised by Packaging News.
Efficiency, precision and AI - solutions for the future of plastics processing
At K 2025, ENGEL will demonstrate how technological innovation, digital intelligence and sustainability can be effectively combined. The trade fair presentation focuses on industry-specific injection moulding solutions that enable companies to manufacture more efficiently, precisely and flexibly.
Feddem ICX Technology Days 2025
Under the motto "Built-in efficiency - compounding technology that combines sustainability with efficiency", the Feddem ICX Technology Days took place on 24 and 25 June 2025 in Niederzissen, at the site of sister company Akro-Plastic GmbH.
Kuraray pioneers sustainable packaging with innovative barrier materials
Kuraray is driving sustainable innovation in the packaging industry with new high-performance materials for recyclable mono-material barrier packaging concepts - including biocircular Eval Evoh, biodegradable Plantic , Kuraray Poval, Exceval, Elvanol, and Mowiflex.
Reifenhäuser Technologie sets performance standards for barrier films
Reifenhäuser has three line technologies for barrier films: cast film, air-cooled blown film and water-cooled blown film. At K 2025, the extrusion specialist will be presenting its new developments, which offer higher performance and top quality at lower production costs.
New EU requirements driving change in the packaging sector
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which came into force on February 11, 2025, marks a significant shift for the European packaging industry.
Reifenhäuser Cast MDO technology - recyclability and cost-effectiveness
At K 2025, Reifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating, a line manufacturer specializing in flat film technology, will be demonstrating how film manufacturers can economically meet the requirements of the PPWR with regard to fully recyclable films and at the same time provide their customers with functional added value.
One of the most versatile MDO-PE product portfolios on the market
RKW Horizon is the new generation of sustainable PE plastic films based on the latest MDO technology. Combined with RKW ProTec sealing films, they offer a recyclable, sustainable packaging solution for various packaging formats and industries.
Scanfill and Sulapac push the green transition in packaging
Scanfill presents foil made of biobased and compostable Sulapac material, claiming a key position in the green transition of the European packaging industry.
Injection-moulding investment: Alpla acquires closure specialist KM Packaging
The Alpla Group is strengthening Alplainject, its injection-moulding division, with the acquisition of KM Packaging. This acquisition means the international plastic packaging specialist will now also manufacture high-quality closures for tubes, bottles and jars, including in clean rooms if desired, at six additional sites in Germany, Austria, Poland and the US.
BASF to showcase the sustainable future of plastics at K 2025
As the world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber returns to Düsseldorf this October 8th to 15th, BASF is again on board - just as it has been since the very first K-Fair in 1952.
Reifenhäuser Blown Film MDO technology makes it possible
The demand for recyclable mono-material packaging is growing rapidly - driven by regulatory requirements and the increasing sustainability demands of major brand owners.