In an interview with packaging-360.com, Christoph Kopp, principal investigator of the newly published study “The European Packaging Industry 2025” by the management consultancy Horváth, talks about the challenges for packaging companies.
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In an exclusive interview with packaging-360.com, David Katz, founder and CEO of the social enterprise Plastic Bank, talks about the
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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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Almost two years ago, Frosta announced its departure from plastic bags and caused a sensation in the frozen food industry. However, the switch to paper as a packaging material is stalling. But the company intends to stick to its goal and gradually phase out the use of plastic bags.
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Textile designer Magdalena Orland from Leipzig wants to encourage people to explore new ways of making packaging by experimenting with materials. Orland has already received several awards for her projects. At FACHPACK on Thursday, she presented new solutions in sustainable packaging design at PACKBOX.
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Packaging designer Roman Klis, whose agency Klis Design GmbH works for well-known brand manufacturers, spoke at FACHPACK about the future of branding and design and changing consumer behaviors. Generation Z is of enormous importance to the packaging industry and brand manufacturers, Klis told packaging-360.com in an interview. He said they only needed a single impulse to become interested in a brand.
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Sustainability and digitalisation are currently the two defining issues in the packaging and logistics industry. But what happens when these two game-changers are combined? There are strong indications that the two trends are increasingly coalescing and intensifying as a result.
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The IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen (Industrial Association for Plastic Packaging) has founded a panel of experts on the subject of PET trays. The aim is to promote the recycling of PET trays for foodstuffs.
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DS Smith is exploring the possibilities of using seaweed as an alternative fiber source to wood across its packaging network. Following initial tests, the company is also investigating the potential role of seaweed as a barrier coating.
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Brothers Christian and Julian Baumann have developed a platform in southern Germany that brings packaging machine manufacturers together with potential
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