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VDMA strategy study: Six paths to global market leadership
18.06.2025
Focus on the Packaging Industry 2025: Which global trends are driving industry leaders' success – from smart services and modular solutions to international export strength?
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New Degree Program in Packaging & Design at the Stuttgart Media University
13.06.2025
The packaging industry is changing – and HdM Stuttgart is keeping pace: starting in the semester 2025/26, the new Bachelor’s program Technical Product Management – Technical Design will launch at HdM Stuttgart. With its interdisciplinary approach, the program focuses on sustainability, innovation, and practical relevance, preparing students specifically for the future of packaging development.
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Think partnerships instead of being lone warriors
03.06.2025
2025 will bring new opportunities for the packaging industry: digitalisation, automation and sustainable partnerships are moving into focus. In an exclusive BDO interview, Dietmar Flügel and Mario Males show how companies can strategically utilise this change to their advantage.
Manufacturers are under particularly high pressure in the paper packaging sector. Image: iStock/natatravel
The pressure to innovate remains high
28.05.2025
In 2025 the packaging industry is facing higher costs, new EU regulations, and falling demand - and yet opportunities remain through consolidation and innovation. Ahead of the official M+A industry analysis, Dietmar Flügel and Mario Males from BDO provide exclusive insights. What is driving the market? Who is investing? And how can regulations become a real competitive advantage?
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A persistent and underestimated issue: fighting food loss and waste with SAVE FOOD
27.05.2025
Around 40 per cent of food is lost – while hunger continues to be a global challenge. The SAVE FOOD initiative shows how smart packaging solutions can be true gamechangers. Saving food means protecting the climate, conserving resources, and securing the future.
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A persistent and underestimated issue: fighting food loss and waste with SAVE FOOD
27.05.2025
Around 40 per cent of food is lost – while hunger continues to be a global challenge. The SAVE FOOD initiative shows how smart packaging solutions can be true gamechangers. Saving food means protecting the climate, conserving resources, and securing the future.
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Master's Program for Sustainable Packaging Technologies: The Experts of Tomorrow
30.01.2025
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.
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Master's Program for Sustainable Packaging Technologies: The Experts of Tomorrow
30.01.2025
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.
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Our digital colleague will sort it out: self-learning assistance systems in the packaging industry
14.10.2024
AI-based assistance systems are highly popular. These digital colleagues help to get a better, faster and more efficient handle on disruptions, downtimes, capacity overloads and production of rejects in manufacturing. Maddox, developed by Dresden-based Peerox GmbH, is a self-learning assistance system that is now being used in a number of packaging companies.
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Our digital colleague will sort it out: self-learning assistance systems in the packaging industry
14.10.2024
AI-based assistance systems are highly popular. These digital colleagues help to get a better, faster and more efficient handle on disruptions, downtimes, capacity overloads and production of rejects in manufacturing. Maddox, developed by Dresden-based Peerox GmbH, is a self-learning assistance system that is now being used in a number of packaging companies.
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Inventor with team spirit
13.05.2024
Founding a start-up right after graduation takes courage. Therefore, Lisa Antonie Scherer joined forces with three others to market her invention, an eco-friendly padding material. The most recent step is a successful crowd funding campaign to enable the purchase of a demonstration system.
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Inventor with team spirit
13.05.2024
Founding a start-up right after graduation takes courage. Therefore, Lisa Antonie Scherer joined forces with three others to market her invention, an eco-friendly padding material. The most recent step is a successful crowd funding campaign to enable the purchase of a demonstration system.
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Urgent need for young talent
17.01.2024
There is an urgent need for young, skilled workers everywhere, and the packaging industry is no exception. Next-generation workers often pursue unconventional approaches with bold new ideas, regardless of whether they have studied packaging technology or design at European universities or completed an industry apprenticeship.