Overview: News
Metal Packaging on Course for Expansion
14/08/2015
Experts believe that, over the next six years, the sale of rigid metal packaging material is set to rise to over 284 billion items throughout Europe. At the same time, the new recycling logo with the word mark Metal Recycles Forever is to be established with the help of leading consumer goods manufacturers.
New Organic Plastics: Revolutions on the Packaging Market?
26/07/2015
PEF: Very soon these three letters may steal the show on the currently still better known PET for consumers. Experts already consider this bio-based plastic material – polyethylene furan – a material of the future. After many years of research sustainable drinks bottles have now been officially presented as an innovative packaging solution.
Modern Check Weighers for Precise Weight Measuring
22/07/2015
Consumers want to rely on product weight indications. Modern check weighers make it possible to comply with the specifications in the Finished Pack Regulation governing maximum deviations between product labelling and actual net weight.
High-Tech against spoilage of food
03/07/2015
Over 80 kilos of foodstuffs are disposed of per year per capita in Germany according to statistical assessments. Innovative packaging material is to contribute to longer shelf-life.