At K 2025, Messe Düsseldorf and Riyadh Exhibitions Company reaffirmed their strategic cooperation, marked by a royal visit and an official handshake. The partnership targets expansion of the K, interpack and drupa brands into Saudi Arabia alongside REC’s 2026 plastics and packaging fairs in Riyadh.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which came into force on February 11, 2025, marks a significant shift for the European packaging industry.
Thorsten Seehars has been appointed as the new CEO of Südpack. He succeeds Erik Bouts, who successfully led the company over the past six years and is stepping down to begin his well-deserved retirement
The Hamburg-based distributor K.D. Feddersen signed a sub-distribution agreement with the Spanish Plastic Agents, S.L. at the beginning of 2025.
APR and RecyClass have jointly recognised MCC’s "SealPPeel" technology applicable on PP packaging tubs as fully compatible with both PP white and coloured recycling streams in the United States and Europe.
EllerHold, a leading European manufacturer of labels, packaging, and advertising materials, has chosen the Comexi Offset CI Evolution to enhance its operations.
Netstal has founded its own subsidiary in Mexico for sales and customer service with immediate effect. The new company is based in Santiago de Querétaro.
Amcor, a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Kolon Industries Inc., a leading South Korean chemical materials manufacturer.
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess signed a contract to sell its Urethane Systems business to Japanese UBE Corporation.
SABIC signed a potential investment agreement with the Fujian government on August 1, under the auspices of the Saudi Ministry of Energy.
Ineos Styrolution has announced today that Edge Solutions has signed a ten-year exclusive supply agreement for an ultra-tough Luran SC thermoplastic product, designed specifically for wind turbine blades.
The Hamburg-based K.D. Feddersen Ueberseegesellschaft mbH a member of the international Feddersen Group, and the Belgian Futerro S.A. have concluded a distribution agreement for the sale of Polylactide (PLA).
