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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.
Envalior and Röchling Automotive have developed a polypropylene frunk reinforced with multiaxial Tepex organosheets. The component combines storage with a load-bearing function in the chassis of an electric sports car.
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.
NAPCOR reports record PET thermoform recovery in the U.S. and Canada in 2024, while recycled-content use in new thermoforms fell. The findings point to processing challenges, limited dedicated infrastructure and weaker domestic demand.
Kurucsai Plastic has launched a PET sheet extrusion line for food packaging based on Gneuss MRS technology. The investment is intended to increase feedstock flexibility, reduce energy consumption and prepare the plant for processing food-grade recycled PET.
Atlas Copco introduces the GHS 402 - 902 VSD+ vacuum pump for applications including food packaging, vacuum cooling and plastics thermoforming. The new design is intended to provide high pumping speed, lower energy consumption and a smaller installation footprint.
GEA introduces the PowerPak 5000 thermoformer for mid-range food packaging applications. The machine is intended to support multiple packaging formats, offer scalable automation, and provide readiness for connectivity and condition monitoring.
Growing environmental requirements and changing consumer behavior are accelerating the modernization of plastic packaging. These changes are particularly dynamic in the food, personal care and e-commerce sectors.
Amcor is expanding its portfolio of thermoformed packaging for the ready-meal and dairy sectors, responding to growing demand for solutions that extend product shelf life, enable recycling and support brand image.
The bakery industry is rapidly adopting sustainable materials, robotics and AI-based quality control to optimise packaging of bread, pastries and biscuits. Interpack 2026 will showcase how these solutions combine product protection, efficiency and flexibility.
The 30th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place in Friedrichshafen from 12 to 16 October 2026, with organisers reporting strong early bookings and broad international participation from the plastics industry.
SML and KGL S.A. have developed a thermoformed foamed PP coffee cup for hot-fill applications, combining heat resistance with material savings and PPWR-compliant recyclability.
Davis-Standard Global Services will present its customer-centric aftermarket offering at K, Hall 16, Booth B19, highlighting spare parts, service, repairs, rebuilds and upgrades, OEM parts availability, remote monitoring and lifecycle programs focused on uptime and efficiency.
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.
Moretto, a leading company in the sector, has grown through continuous product innovation, a strong focus on customer needs and a strategic vision capable of understanding the challenges of the market.
Scanfill presents foil made of biobased and compostable Sulapac material, claiming a key position in the green transition of the European packaging industry.
With PharmaGuard, a PP-based, recyclable blister packaging solution, SSüdpack Medica paved the way for greater sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry. But that was just the beginning.
After extrusion machine specialist Reifenhäuser presented the automation system PAM for flat dies and coextrusion adapters for the first time at the K 2022 plastics trade fair, the 150th system has now been installed on a customer line.
Kiefel GmbH, a market-leading company for thermoforming and joining technology and a member of the Brückner Group, is undergoing a change in management: Matthias Sieverdin.
Under the motto RE: Think Packaging, GEA will present the latest machine and control technology for the food sector at the Fachpack in Nuremberg (Germany) from September 24 to 26 (Hall 7A/Stand 563).
The Hamburg-based K.D. Feddersen Ueberseegesellschaft mbH a member of the international Feddersen Group, and the Belgian Futerro S.A. have concluded a distribution agreement for the sale of Polylactide (PLA).
The high-speed extruder celebrates its 20th birthday
A full house, satisfied exhibitors, 39,343 enthusiastic expert visitors and forward-looking topics – the overall results are quite impressive.
Freilassing, Siegsdorf, Rüti. WirtschaftsWoche, the renowned German business magazine, examined 4000 German medium-sized companies to determine the 50 most sustainable. The Brückner Group, with headquarters in Siegsdorf, is one of them.
Collectives, broad representation of foreign exhibitors and buyers, focus on networking
2022 balance beyond all expectation for Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing systems
Leaping towards high-quality development of plastics & rubber industries with technological innovations
GEA opened the doors of its new 1500-sqm Technology Center (XLAB) in Biedenkopf-Wallau for the first time on March 20. From now on, the new XLAB will be available to customers for product testing and training.
The world’s leading trade fair for injection moulding, which also serves as a technology and industry barometer for extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing, will offer information on new solutions and provide fresh impetus for circular economy in Friedrichshafen from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023.
Neste and Illig have entered into a strategic partnership to advance the use of more sustainable solutions in the production of thermoformed plastic packaging through demonstration cases.
Multitude of concrete solutions, machines and products for the transformation towards a circular economy
The organization of Plast-International Exhibition for the Plastics and Rubber Industries which will take place from Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 September 2023 at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre in Rho-Pero has started its journey.
Plast Eurasia İstanbul Fair continues to grow in 2022 as it brought together the entire stakeholders of the sector in 2021 and offered a unique experience for the exhibitors and visitors, and became a gigantic trading platform by gathering 60.742 professional visitors from 138 countries and 852 leading companies from 39 countries…
Bio-Fed, an expert in the development and production of biodegradable and/or biobased plastics as well as biomass-balanced PP compounds will present its product range on a joint booth at the new location in Hall 6, C52 at K 2022.
OMV Technologies LLC will showcase its latest technologies and sustainability efforts which are supporting processors and brand owners in their transition to a circular economy.