Overview: News
Take back obligation
15.12.2015
Under the German Packaging Regulation manufacturers and traders must take back any outer packaging that has been used for sales or transport purposes. They must also dispose of such packaging in an environment-friendly manner. Consumers primarily use this option with purchases on the internet.
Top marks for online packaging
02.12.2015
Not one but two recent studies have looked into the current e-Commerce trend, thus underlining the importance of packaging for sustainability in the supply chain.
From corrugated paperboard to an origami Lexus
23.11.2015
The market has now been enriched by yet another luxury car – the new Lexus IS Saloon. In this instance, however, it has taken the form of a unique item in an unusual guise, as it is made entirely from corrugated paperboard.
PACKAGING IN THE NANO AGE.
19.11.2015
The future belongs to nanotechnology. This is the conclusion reached for the packaging sector by analysts from Transparency Market Research.
Compact packaging – made presentable
17.11.2015
Compact packaging may be environment-friendly and economical, yet many Germans are still more confident about XXL formats. Several competing manufacturers now want to join forces in persuading the consumer.
Cannot be broken.
01.10.2015
Those who have been successful in the non-food business since 1763, had to often have very good ideas in order to survive. Like KPM.
Customer-friendly closures
25.09.2015
Innovative solutions for resealable packaging made from high-quality materials will soon lead to more customer-friendliness. The RLC Packaging Group even convinced the 2015 Red Dot Award jury.
Iggesund awards prizes to packaging designers
17.08.2015
Packaging designers throughout the world were given the opportunity to design and submit sustainable packaging creations to ‘Iggesund Paperboard’. Three of the about 200 designs handed in were now awarded a prize.
What do Consumers really Want?
24.06.2015
Packaging is also subject to trends. Current surveys have identified what is important to consumers when it comes to packaging in 2015 and how China, USA and Germany differ.
Growth in online trading benefits packaging industry
22.04.2015
More and more consumers are using the internet as a shopping platform. This benefits not only traders but also the packaging industry. Whenever merchandise is ordered on the internet, it is generally shipped in cardboard boxes.