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Machine used in the plastics packaging industry.

Image: iStock/Matveev_Aleksandr

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17/04/2025

Plastics packaging industry sees second-quarter recovery

The plastics packaging industry is beginning to show signs of an upswing in Q2 2025, with stable exports, a solid raw material supply, and improved earnings providing positive momentum. Mid-sized companies remain flexible and continue to make progress.
Meat packaged in biobased packaging.

Image: Mate4Meat/Frauenhofer

15/04/2025

Researching Sustainable Antimicrobial Meat Packaging
Bio-based meat packaging: sustainable, antimicrobial, and fresh. In the MATE4MEAT project, researchers and companies are developing innovative, bio-based packaging with antimicrobial properties that help meat stay fresh longer. Less waste, more freshness and a clear step toward sustainability.
QR code on Coca-Cola bottle. 

Image: Wipotec

26/03/2025

Wipotec and Coca-Cola Collaborate to Advance Circular Economy
Wipotec and Coca-Cola have jointly developed an innovative solution that is propelling the circular economy forward in the packaging sector. An exciting project with great potential for the future.
A picking robot stacks products into a container.

Image: Rainer Bez

25/03/2025

Innovative Automation Solutions by Fraunhofer IPA
Efficient and quick: Fraunhofer IPA’s bin-packing software is revolutionizing the packaging industry. The system enables a robot to pack up to 1,300 products per hour without damaging goods or wasting space. The benefits: less material usage, higher productivity, and dynamic adaptability to new challenges.
A consumer holds her smartphone up to products on a supermarket shelf.

Image: Jenny Day

24/03/2025

The EU Digital Product Passport: A Boost for the Circular Economy
More transparency, efficiency, and sustainability for the packaging industry – the Digital Product Passport (DPP) puts an end to paper chaos by offering a centralized, instantly accessible data source. Discover how the DPP supports the circular economy, ensures regulatory compliance, and creates a new customer experience.

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Consumer standing at a supermarket shelf looking at the packaging of a food product.

Image: Getty Images/Tom Werner

21/03/2025

Pro Carton survey: What German consumers think about packaging
According to a survey by Pro Carton, more and more German consumers are opting for environmentally friendly packaging and recycling. Which packaging materials are particularly popular and how has awareness of sustainability developed?
The winners of the WorlsStar Awards 2024.

Image: World Packaging Organization (WPO)

20/03/2025

The packaging industry will also master the challenges ahead
The packaging industry relies on innovation, functionality, and sustainability. Oliver Berndt and Ernst Krottendorfer, two jury members of the 2025 WorldStar Awards, provide insights into current trends and explain how the packaging competition always serves as a documentation of contemporary events and ideas.
A consumer stands at the supermarket shelf looking for the right product.

Image: Joshua Rawson-Harris

19/03/2025

Pro Carton survey on packaging – consumers like it sustainable
More and more consumers are favouring cardboard over plastic. According to a study by Pro Carton, the overall trend is increasingly moving towards sustainable packaging. Consumers see cartonboard as an environmentally friendly, recyclable material, which is why it will play a key role in the future of the packaging industry. Why more and more consumers are opting for green packaging solutions.
The packaging industry looks to the WPO's WordStar Awards every year.

Image: World Packaging Organisation/WPO

18/03/2025

Rethinking the World of Packaging: The WorldStar Awards 2025
The WorldStar Awards are more than just a prize – they serve as a driving force for the packaging industry, bringing together groundbreaking innovations and sustainable solutions. In an exclusive interview with WPO jury members Oliver Berndt and Ernst Krottendorfer, we gained fascinating insights into current trends, selection criteria, and the inspiration behind the winning solutions.
Reusable shipping packaging from DocMorris.

Image: Ravioli

26/02/2025

DocMorris sends reusable packaging on its journey
DocMorris is turning the packaging world upside down: In the pilot project with Ravioli, reusable shipping packaging is going on the road instead of disposable cartons – for less waste and more sustainability!
A young woman stands in front of the Amazon Prime Air delivery drone

Image: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

26/02/2025

Fast deliveries with Prime Air drones and protective boxes
The delivery of the future! Amazon Prime Air's drones are revolutionizing delivery. Find out more about the partnership with CP Cases Ltd.
Dr. Thorsten Voss from the Research Foundation of the Paper Industry, and TU Dresden Rector Prof. Ursula M. Staudinger show the signed contracts for the endowed professorship.

Image: Sven Ellger | TUD

26/02/2025

Research TU Dresden: Green turbo for the packaging industry
With innovative circular packaging systems, TU Dresden is setting new standards in sustainable materials management. Research into efficient, resource-saving packaging solutions is shaping the future of the packaging industry in a sustainable way. The material cycle is furthered and an important contribution to environmental protection is made.
SPOTLIGHT magazin - Tomatoes being analysed in the laboratory.

Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, WFBR, contract research, packaging, logistics, food industry, packaging, AI-controlled fermentation

02/02/2025

Long shelf life and sustainability: Knowledge transfer from research to industry
New technologies emerging from research help the food and packaging industries to combine sustainability, long shelf life and efficiency. Together with its partners, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research develops intelligent packaging, biobased materials and AI-based solutions that are already seeing successful application.
laboratory work in the Master's programme

Image: Campus Wien / private (students)

30/01/2025

Master's Program for Sustainable Packaging Technologies: The Experts of Tomorrow
At the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna, Austria, professionals are being trained to shape the future of the packaging industry. The Master's programme in Packaging Technology and Sustainability prepares students for future-oriented solutions through practical projects such as recycling analysis and material testing. Graduates actively drive innovation and sustainability in the industry.
B!POD vacuum system

Image: WPO

27/01/2025

Stemming the tide on ocean-bound plastic
The NextWave consortium has diverted over 20,000 metric tons of ocean-bound plastic—equivalent to 2.27 billion single-use water bottles. And SABIC, meanwhile, says Italian food-packaging innovator B!POD is using its OBP-based polypropylene in its latest range of food-preserving vacuum-packed containers.
Doris Diebold, Founder and CEO of hey circle, Dr. Karsten Schwarz (left) and Michael Knaupe of DPD Germany show the reusable packaging

Image: DPD Deutschland

26/01/2025

Sustainable: DPD opts for reusable packaging from hey circle
DPD relies on the innovative reusable packaging from hey circle – for less waste, lower costs and more sustainable shipping.
Six-pack from Vilsa without shrink film

Image: VILSA-BRUNNEN Otto Rodekohr GmbH

16/01/2025

Packaging Revolution at VILSA: A Six-Pack without Shrink Wrap
Plastic reduction made easy: The VILSA NIX-PACK shows how innovative adhesive dots and paper carriers lead to environmentally friendly success.
Tomato Jos farmer

Image: Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited

16/01/2025

Tomato Jos in Nigeria is the winner of the 2024 SAVE FOOD project competition
Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited in Nigeria has won the 2024 SAVE FOOD project competition. This initiative centres on practical solutions in order to reduce the post-harvest loss of tomatoes by approximately 45 percent. Transport packaging plays an important role in this process.
SnapSlide: Pouring hands

Image: SnapSlide LLC

09/12/2024

New SnapSlide closure offers accessible child-resistant packaging
Several years ago Rocky Batzel wanted to find a better solution to help his grandmother open and close child-resistant packaging caps on her pill bottles. His journey led him to start SnapSlide LLC, which has developed a new type of no-torque, child-resistant (CR) closure that enables single-handed opening of pharmaceutical bottles. The product is now going commercial.
SAVE FOOD Design und SUSTAINABILITY Design Awards

Image: WPO

09/12/2024

SAVE FOOD and SUSTAINABILITY Design Awards for sustainable packaging solutions
This year's SAVE FOOD Design and SUSTAINABILITY Design Awards were presented at the Shanghai World of Packaging in November 2024. The awards recognise innovative packaging solutions along the value chain with a positive environmental impact. The companies honoured are: United Caps (Malaysia), Koch Pac-Systeme (Germany), UBIS (Spain) and Multivac (China).
Dog in front of a food bowl

Image: Ayla Verschueren/unsplash

02/12/2024

Trends and developments in the pet food market
More and more, dogs and cats are considered as members of the family. The demands of pet owners in terms of nutrition are increasing accordingly. The pet food industry is reacting and promoting healthy products with functional ingredients and new dosage forms. The use of insect proteins could become a trend. Many pet food manufacturers are also switching to more sustainable, recyclable packaging.
Portrait of Anne Kramer-Münch

Image: PAKi Logistics

02/12/2024

PAKi boss focusses on transparency, understanding and cooperation
In her previous professional life, she had no experience with pallets. Anne Kramer-Münch took over as CEO of the open pooling service provider PAKi Logistics in April – after holding positions at Mars, Henkel, Nestlé and Tomra, the business economist now wants to help shape the topic of sustainability in the Ennepetal-based family business.
Portrait of Nerida Kelton

Image: WPO

02/12/2024

Think globally, act locally: a conversation with Nerida Kelton, WPO
The biggest challenge for packaging technology is to find a balance between functionality, economic aspects, consumer requirements and environmental criteria. "Inappropriate packaging is one of the main causes of food waste and is responsible for negative environmental impacts", explains Nerida Kelton, World Packaging Organisation (WPO).
Metal fragments in meat

Image: Sesotec GmbH

19/11/2024

Foreign object detection and food safety – in search of the blue glove
Sometimes large quantities of edible food are disposed of for safety reasons, even though only a single product may be contaminated. To avoid this, manufacturers rely on detection systems that recognise foreign objects. Systems specialist Sesotec recommends combinations of sieves, magnets, metal detectors and X-ray systems for this purpose, and thus contributes to the reduction of food waste.
Meeting about product packaging

Image: PAXLY GmbH

15/11/2024

A perfect match – algorithm shows manufacturers the most efficient packaging solution
Demand for greater efficiency and sustainability in the supply chain always entails the issue of ideal solutions for space-saving packaging. The packaging specialist paxly.ai provides a powerful software tool that compares the extensive requirements of a company in need of packaging with the performance data of packaging producers. If there is a match, the seekers and providers come together.
Thomas Sievers shows PTC 200

Image: Uhlmann

14/11/2024

Uhlmann Group: EU packaging regulations accelerate pace of transformation
Less packaging waste, more recycling and increased use of sustainable materials – these are the goals of the EU packaging regulations PPWR which will soon be implemented. For this, the packaging industry has already begun full-scale preparations. For example, the Uhlmann Group from Swabia – in the centre of a region that is one of the world's most important hubs for the packaging industry.
Portrait of Ellen Reichmann

Image: Syntegon Technology

07/11/2024

A technophile engineer leads an application technology team at Syntegon
Ellen Reichmann completed an internship at Syntegon Technology while studying packaging technology. Today, she heads the Application Technology and Product Protection department at the company’s Waiblingen site and welcomes applications from former interns.
Pact Meat tray

Image: Pact Group

06/11/2024

Pact group & partners creating circular solution for pret tray-to-tray recycling
Australia’s meat eaters create a lot of waste with their PET meat trays. But thermoformed PET food packaging is very recyclable, with the right infrastructure in place. So Pact Group is working with Hilton Foods, Woolworths Group and Cleanaway Waste Management to close the loop on this by collecting, sorting and cleaning these PET materials, and remanufacturing them into more food packaging.
EU flag

Image: Antoine Schibler/unsplash

06/11/2024

European ReBioCycle project aims to develop circular solutions for bioplastics
October saw the launch of the new EU-funded ReBioCycle project. It is intended to show that the bio-based and biodegradable plastics PLA, PHA and starch-based compounds can be efficiently recycled on a large scale, keeping them in circulation.
Recyclable label on packaging

Image: iStock

23/10/2024

Sustainable plastics on the rise
Consumers’ growing environmental consciousness leads to added pressure on the packaging industry to develop sustainable solutions. In this context, sustainability is not limited to bio-based or bio-degradable materials. Conventional fossil-based plastics can also be part of sustainable strategies – if they are designed for recyclability or produced using recycled raw materials.
hot melt adhesive, seals

Image: Bühnen GmbH & Co. KG

14/10/2024

The role of adhesives in optimising packaging processes
Adhesives are the invisible backbone of the packaging industry – without them, cardboard, films and other packaging materials could not be held together. Particularly in the food industry, adhesives are crucial for product safety and shelf life. Following the trend towards sustainable packaging, the demand for innovative adhesive solutions like those offered by the Bühnen company is rising.
Concept of blockchain technology, graphic showing futuristic chain with digital element

Image: iStock, Jackie Niam

14/10/2024

Rendering packaging sustainability transparent with blockchain technology
Anyone using recycled materials needs to know where they come from, what they are made of and what stages they have gone through. Particularly in times of global, complex supply chains, seamlessly tracing materials is an immense challenge. Blockchain technology can help.