Tosca, a global leader in reusable packaging and pooling solutions, has announced a significant expansion of its operations in Germany to support the growing needs of retail partners across Central Europe.
Aimplas is leading the SAFEREUSE project, which aims to evaluate the risks associated with reusable plastic food packaging when exposed to high temperatures in microwaves and dishwashers.
Energy efficiency involves more than sustainability. It has a noticeable effect on competitiveness especially in the packaging industry, where unit costs must be calculated with an extremely sharp pencil.
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, announces the launch of its award-winning kp Infinity foodservice packaging in North America, following the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Design validation.
At this year’s Chemspec Europe, Lanxess will present its comprehensive product portfolio and expertise for numerous industrial sectors. These include products and solutions for agriculture/crop protection, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and personal care, as well as household and industrial cleaning.
The Messe Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Exhibition Center) will use reusable cups at all restaurants and bars throughout K 2025, made from Borealis modified polypropylene for foam, which is produced using chemically recycled feedstock based on OMV’s ReOil technology.
Borealis invests over EUR 100 million in new High Melt Strength polypropylene (HMS PP) line at its Burghausen, Germany, facility. The start-up is planned for the second half of 2026
KHS GmbH has restructured its voluntary reporting process. The systems provider for the filling and packaging industry has now brought its sustainability report further into line with the EU reporting standard and is disclosing additional non-financial KPIs.
ENGEL is continuing to advance its internationalisation strategy and, as of 1 April 2026, will acquire its long-standing sales partner Roegele in Spain. This move strengthens ENGEL’s presence in the south-western European market and marks the establishment of a new subsidiary: ENGEL Spain.
Sustainability as a shared goal: Orthomol is using recycled PET in its vials and plans to further increase this share in the coming years.
KHS has set an impressive new benchmark by engineering one of the world’s lightest PET bottles for still beverages to date. Under the working title of Factor 101 a container has been produced that uses just 5.89 grams of material to hold 591 milliliters of product.
The industry's leading trade fairs, K, interpack and drupa, are further expanding their international reach by jointly entering the Saudi Arabian market. This step is made possible by the expanded partnership between Messe Düsseldorf and the Riyadh Exhibition Company.
