At European Label Forum 2026 in Seville, representatives of the European label industry discussed the market situation, the impact of regulation, digitalisation and the role of AI. Competitiveness, sustainability and changing customer expectations were at the centre of the debate.
GreenDot and osapiens have entered into a strategic partnership to deploy an integrated platform for packaging EPR compliance in Europe. The solution is intended to support PPWR reporting across EU markets.
At the "Inside the Future of Food Packaging" event, kp brought together representatives of retail, recycling, technology and manufacturing to discuss how regulation, recycling, soft plastics and AI are shaping food packaging.
Smart Mold, a company affiliated with Sirmax Group, will present Aria at Plast 2026, an AI-based system supporting injection molding process setup. The solution is intended to reduce the number of setup trials and the level of scrap during production start-up.
Moretto announces it will present new solutions in drying, gravimetric dosing, material traceability and recycling at Plast 2026 in Milan. The company highlights the importance of in-house research, vertical integration and AI-supported service.
Interplas UK 2026 will take place on 2–4 June at the NEC Birmingham. The event will bring together more than 500 exhibitors, with a programme covering, among other topics, solutions for the circular economy, automation and AI applications in plastics processing.
Groupe Rocher will implement Dassault Systèmes' virtual twin technology to improve the formulation of natural cosmetics. The solution is intended to reduce the number of laboratory tests and shorten the development time of new products by 20%.
At Plast 2026, ENGEL will present solutions covering injection moulding machines, automation, digital assistants and AI-based systems. The exhibit will also include automated production cells for thermoplastic composites and PP packaging.
After interpack 2026, the organisers published an event summary together with comments from company and industry association representatives. The statements focused mainly on automation, materials, digitalisation, the PPWR and the raw materials situation.
SKZ and plus10 are working on an artificial intelligence-based solution intended to stabilize the processing of post-consumer recyclates in injection molding. The Rezi-AI project uses process and material data to reduce scrap, energy consumption and quality fluctuations.
The deposit system in Poland has ceased to be a concept and has become a reality. Every day we return bottles and cans, stores handle return points, and reverse vending machines have become part of the urban landscape. However, the real effectiveness of the system does not end with collection.
At Chinaplas 2026 in Shanghai, the PiFA association expanded its presence in Asia and highlighted the importance of a fact-based debate on plastics. The event also showed the rapid pace of implementation of automation, AI, and circular economy solutions.
