At a time when the European plastics industry is seeking to modernize, reduce costs, and move toward more sustainable models, used machinery has gained unprecedented prominence.
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
With its sustainable packaging innovations, Südpack continues to set new benchmarks in this market. The film manufacturer has also developed recyclable mono-material solutions for packaging coffee beans and ground coffee - offering an alternative to conventional PET/aluminum/PE composites.
With its pioneering film solutions for a wide range of industries and packaging technologies, Südpack continues to set new standards - including in the area of sustainability.
Innovia Films has announced the inauguration of a new coater for Graphics film applications at the production plant in Wigton, UK. The investment marks a milestone in Innovia’s roadmap to deliver sustainable, PVC-free solutions to the graphics industry.
BOPE (Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene) films are known for their excellent recyclability, but their limited temperature resistance has so far been an obstacle to broader industrial applications.
In the 2025 trade fair season, Südpack will once again showcase its resource-efficient and recyclable packaging concepts for food products. From May 6 to 8, the company’s latest products for packaging fish and seafood will be on dis-play at the Seafood Expo in Barcelona.
At Chinaplas 2025, the Reifenhäuser Group will present its latest technological innovations for the efficient and sustainable production of plastic films.
Klöckner Pentaplast has achieved Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform (TCEP) endorsement for its flagship kp Elite range of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) trays, as the platform cements its position as Europe's leading benchmark for PET tray recyclability assessment.
With PharmaGuard, a PP-based, recyclable blister packaging solution, SSüdpack Medica paved the way for greater sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry. But that was just the beginning.
BASF Gastronomy has been using high-quality products from Werz Wurst-Fleisch-Convenience GmbH in its company canteens at the Ludwigshafen, Limburgerhof and Lampertheim sites and in all event venues for many years.
The market-segment leader in cast stretch film extrusion renovates its configurations to boost ease of use, flexibility, scrap reduction, specialty films production while offering cost-effective expenditure.
