Ikea wants to stop using plastic in its sales packaging. Plastic packaging for new assortments is to be phased out by 2025. In the existing assortment, plastic packaging will be replaced by 2028. At the same time, the Swedish furniture retailer wants to push ahead with the development of innovative packaging solutions made primarily from renewable and recycled materials.
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Sugar manufacturer Pfeifer & Langen has built a production facility for new packaging lines on almost 13,000 square meters.
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At the third “Österreichischer Verpackungstag” (Austrian Day of Packaging) organized by the FH Campus Wien, the focus was on the challenges of recycling-friendly packaging design. The international packaging design guideline presented for this purpose provides uniform recommendations for the industry.
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At mail order company Otto, all deliveries and returns are now CO2-neutral. In addition to its existing climate protection measures, the company is now offsetting CO2 emissions that cannot be avoided during transport. The climate protection organization atmosfair is acting as a partner.
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Gen Y is the generation that demands sustainability. However, many women born between 1980 and the late 1990s do not want to do without cosmetic products containing plastic. That’s what a young female researcher found out.
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After examining an updated life cycle assessment by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (IFEU), the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has come to the conclusion that the beverage carton does not perform worse than the reusable bottle for fruit juices – and even better for milk.
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The German Packaging Museum’s “Packaging of the Year” award goes to a brand icon from Eastern Germany: “Kathi Tortenmehl”. The product is presented in a design that is simultaneously modern and classic.
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In the dairy drinks sector, the mixed milk drinks segment is growing fastest. The main growth drivers here are milk drinks in 400-milliliter packaging. Last year, they generated an increase in sales of around 16 percent, explains FrieslandCampina, which is taking these market developments as an opportunity to restructure its range of Tuffi milk-based mixed drinks.
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Packaging by Quadient, a specialist in automated 3D packaging solutions, will become Sparck Technologies. The name change comes after Amsterdam-based investor Standard Investment acquired Quadient’s packaging division in Drachten, the Netherlands, on August 1, 2021.
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After three eventful days at the trade fair, FACHPACK closed its doors on Thursday. It’s already going to continue next year. From September 27 to 29, 2022, the leading theme will then be “Transition in packaging”.
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