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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.

The time will come
from 2025

Start-ups & Innovators

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.

Get to know the software

Food

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.

The object detection system

Global Markets & Trends

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.

ReBioCycle en detail

Women in Packaging

A technophile engineer leads an application technology team at Syntegon

Ellen Reichmann heads 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.

Read the portrait

Food

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.

Recycling used plastic

Circular Valley Convention: 12 - 13 March 2025 in Düsseldorf at Areal Böhler

Discover the future of circular economy at the Circular Valley Convention, which will premier on the 12 and 13 March 2025 in Düsseldorf on location at the Areal Böhler.

True to our motto “Uniting Industries for a Circular Tomorrow” the event brings together leading experts, speakers and top decision makers from different sectors and industries in order to push forward the transformation to a circular economy.

Look forward to inspiring presentations by high-calibre speakers like Katja Busch (CCO, DHL), Liam Condon (CEO Johnson Matthey) and Prof. Dr. Holger Hanselka (President, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) and many more.

The convention is supported by well-known exhibitors and partners. Among these are, e.g. the Circular Valley Foundation, PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V. and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE.

The Conference serves as content hub for the circular economy and showcases the newest trends and strategies. Integration of the Expo creates a market place for circular solutions. The “Circular Night” as an exclusive evening event on 12th of March 2025 is a networking event that offers an opportunity to exchange ideas with the experts on circular economy in a relaxed surrounding.

More information on our website and on LinkedIn.

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