ENGEL outlines regional demand trends, expects revenue to ease by about 7 percent to 1.4 billion euros this year, and emphasizes customer-focused innovation and its two-brand strategy ahead of K.
Following broad uptake in the UK, Tosca is extending its reusable plastic UDP half pallet across European retail, citing operational efficiencies, merchandising flexibility and measured sustainability benefits.
TotalEnergies and Windmöller & Hölscher developed a recyclable PE/PA pouch for oil and lubricants with 35% mechanically recycled polyethylene. The 170 μm film, produced on Aquarex water-quenching technology, cuts material use by 83% versus a typical 1-liter HDPE container and will debut at K 2025.
Together with its subsidiary Pla.to, Vecoplan is expanding its dry-cleaning technology offering, from shredding to washing, preparing fractions for mechanical and chemical recycling. The company will present its largest dry-cleaning system to date at K.
At KShow 2025 in Düsseldorf, Husky is unveiling a new digital packaging molding platform, the multi-material Altanium MultiShot, and updates to hot runner and controller technologies, alongside a live HyperSync cell running a recycled polypropylene thinwall cup.
Coveris will showcase its No Waste strategy and progress within ReCover at the Sustainable Packaging Summit 2025 in Utrecht, including recycling targets, de-inking and circular methods, and partnerships with Nextek and Interzero.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has collaborated with Zuyderland medical center in The Netherlands to help transform medical plastic waste into new contact sensitive packaging materials.
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.
Storopack is expanding its automated packaging portfolio with the Auto.protect module that uses a vision system and AI algorithms. The solution selects the fill scenario and material quantity and enables quality control; it is available in standard or customized versions.
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.
Krill Design has been named a finalist in the Formes de Luxe Awards 2025 in the Novel Materials category for ReKrill, a biopolymer derived from agri-food by-products. The company will present a cosmetic jar and cap made from ReKrill Orange during Luxe Pack Monaco.
At K 2025, Amut will showcase developments in extrusion, recycling and cast film, including an integrated rPO polyolefin pelletizing line, a tray-to-tray route for post-consumer PET, the New Magnum cast concept and new digital tools for operations and maintenance.