Packaging manufacturer Coveris has received major industry recognition for its leadership in sustainability, winning the prestigious Gold Award for Sustainable Packaging Business of the Year at the Environmental Packaging Awards, organised by Packaging News.
At K 2025, ENGEL will demonstrate how technological innovation, digital intelligence and sustainability can be effectively combined. The trade fair presentation focuses on industry-specific injection moulding solutions that enable companies to manufacture more efficiently, precisely and flexibly.
Under the motto "Built-in efficiency - compounding technology that combines sustainability with efficiency", the Feddem ICX Technology Days took place on 24 and 25 June 2025 in Niederzissen, at the site of sister company Akro-Plastic GmbH.
Kuraray is driving sustainable innovation in the packaging industry with new high-performance materials for recyclable mono-material barrier packaging concepts - including biocircular Eval Evoh, biodegradable Plantic , Kuraray Poval, Exceval, Elvanol, and Mowiflex.
Reifenhäuser has three line technologies for barrier films: cast film, air-cooled blown film and water-cooled blown film. At K 2025, the extrusion specialist will be presenting its new developments, which offer higher performance and top quality at lower production costs.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which came into force on February 11, 2025, marks a significant shift for the European packaging industry.
At K 2025, Reifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating, a line manufacturer specializing in flat film technology, will be demonstrating how film manufacturers can economically meet the requirements of the PPWR with regard to fully recyclable films and at the same time provide their customers with functional added value.
RKW Horizon is the new generation of sustainable PE plastic films based on the latest MDO technology. Combined with RKW ProTec sealing films, they offer a recyclable, sustainable packaging solution for various packaging formats and industries.
Scanfill presents foil made of biobased and compostable Sulapac material, claiming a key position in the green transition of the European packaging industry.
The Alpla Group is strengthening Alplainject, its injection-moulding division, with the acquisition of KM Packaging. This acquisition means the international plastic packaging specialist will now also manufacture high-quality closures for tubes, bottles and jars, including in clean rooms if desired, at six additional sites in Germany, Austria, Poland and the US.
As the world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber returns to Düsseldorf this October 8th to 15th, BASF is again on board - just as it has been since the very first K-Fair in 1952.
The demand for recyclable mono-material packaging is growing rapidly - driven by regulatory requirements and the increasing sustainability demands of major brand owners.
