Wine in Paper Bottle
They have already won awards at the PAC Global Awards for Innovative Packaging in New York, and now the first paper bottles of Italian wine are filling the shelves in Germany.
Read moreThey have already won awards at the PAC Global Awards for Innovative Packaging in New York, and now the first paper bottles of Italian wine are filling the shelves in Germany.
Read moreAre German consumers more willing to spend their money on sustainable products when the general consumer mood is rising? The current GfK Sustainability Index seems to confirm this trend. With consumer sentiment brightening, the index rises again in April 2023 and now stands at 99.9 points. This is 6.6 points higher than in January. Consumers’ awareness of social sustainability and their expectations for companies to act responsibly are also on the rise.
Read moreAward-winning product from the University of Hohenheim: foil made from old eggshells is an impressive packaging for packet soups, can be eaten as well and provides valuable additional proteins.
Read moreMore and more products are being packaged in paper instead of film. Mondi has developed a new packaging for mattress manufacturer Megaflex Schaumstoff – made of kraft paper.
Read moreThe German corrugated board industry suffered a drop in sales in 2022. According to the Association of the German Corrugated Board Industry (VDW), it was once again confronted with unprecedented cost pressure and a considerably cooled down consumer climate. The current draft for a new EU packaging regulation now threatens to put corrugated board at a disadvantage in the future, the VDW said.
Read moreKaufland relies on innovative paper packaging made from silphia fibers. In addition to the smoked and streamed salmon already available under the K-Bio private label, apples of the Cameo variety are now also available packaged in silphia. By summer 2023, K-Bio apples and cress will also be offered in the new packaging. The packaging paper based on the fast-growing silphia plant are produced by PreZero, the environmental division of the Schwarz Group, and sold under the OutNature brand.
Read moreTwo days before his 70th birthday, entrepreneur Alfred Theodor Ritter was awarded the Dieter Berndt Award in Berlin by the German Packaging Institute (dvi) for his life’s work.
Read moreThe Leipzig-based startup Nucao wants to be a pioneer for vegan and sustainable chocolate products and now relies on primary packaging made of paper by Koehler Paper. In an interview, Mathias Tholey, CEO and one of the founders of Nucao, and Mathias Schwarz, packaging engineer at Nucao, report that they want to convert all packaging before the end of this year (2023).
Read moreAs part of its sustainability strategy, the discounter Norma is switching the packaging for its Toptil detergent brand from plastic to cardboard.
Read moreOnline retailer Otto wants to deliver orders in shipping bags made from 100 percent plant-based material starting 2024. But the development of fully compostable shipping bags is proving more difficult than expected, according to Otto and partner Traceless.
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