Thomas Regenhardt, Head of Packaging at HelloFresh, explains the challenges that cooking box shippers face when it comes to packaging concepts. He also explains how the fast-growing company is mastering the balancing act between packaging functions and sustainability.
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In an interview, Horst Bittermann, president of the industry association Pro Carton, explains why the cardboard and folding carton industry has come through the crisis so well and has excellent prospects.
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Digital services and marketplaces will increasingly shape the packaging industry. That is the conviction of Mikael Fristedt Westre, CEO and founder of Box Inc, a marketplace for cardboard boxes. Westre also advocates for more creativity in packaging design.
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The HTWK Leipzig offers the bachelor’s program Packaging Technology and Sustainability, which focuses on the processes for the production of packaging materials and packaging aids as well as the production of packaging. Prof. Eugen Herzau, Dean of the Packaging Technology Department, about the topic of sustainability in mechanical engineering.
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More cooperation, less stubbornness: this is what Sonja Bähr, packaging analyst at Tilisco GmbH Verpackungsmanagement, advises with a view to achieving sustainability goals. The packaging expert explains when deposit and reusable systems make a positive contribution – and when not.
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Faller Packaging has published a sustainability report every year since 2003. Dr. Michael Faller, managing partner of the company, talks about the goals that the report aims to achieve, the circle of addressees and the response.
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An EU research project, in which the University of Hohenheim is involved, is looking for new, sustainable food additives and packaging materials made from algae and seaweeds. According to the researchers, the initial results are very promising.
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Do not underestimate the value of packaging, recommends Barbara Siegert, expert for food and packaging with the management consultation Munich
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Chemicals are a critical, but often overlooked, factor of success for a circular economy. 96% of all products on European markets, from food to medical treatments, from buildings to consumer electronics, rely on chemicals, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise. But what does circularity mean for the future of the chemicals industry?
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New robots and modern safety technology make it possible for man and machine to work closely together. Cobots are the name of the machines that facilitate such cooperation. For the packaging industry there are interesting application possibilities.
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