Packagings

Packagings are necessary in today's world: they protect the product, give informations about the product and attract attention of concumers. There are various packaging materials: plastics, paper, glass, metal or wood. Nowadays packagings became smart: they can indicate, whether packed food is fresh or protect against counterfeiting.

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Trelleborg presents FoodPro sealing materials at drinktec 2025

Trelleborg will exhibit its FoodPro range of globally compliant sealing materials for food and beverage processing equipment at drinktec 2025, hall B5, booth 552. The portfolio covers EPDM, NBR, FKM, PTFE and PEEK solutions and includes new FoodPro EPDM grades.

thyssenkrupp Uhde to deliver two PET plants for Köksan in Türkiye and Iraq

thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a Letter of Intent with Köksan for the delivery of two PET production plants in Türkiye and Iraq, utilizing the Melt-To-Resin process to enhance efficiency and sustainability.

Aimplas develops new decontamination methods for recycled polyolefins

Aimplas is leading the Deconwaste project to develop advanced cleaning and decontamination methods for recycled polyolefins, aiming to enable their safe use in food contact applications and comply with European regulations.

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Emirates Biotech to showcase Embio PLA in Riyadh

Emirates Biotech will present Embio PLA biopolymers at Saudi Plastics & Petrochem 2026 in Riyadh. The event will also mark the official introduction of this portfolio to the Saudi market.

Aimplas and Fakolith develop BPA-free coatings

Aimplas and Fakolith are carrying out the SAFE-ED Coatings project to develop up to four coating systems with undetectable migration of endocrine-disrupting substances. The solutions are intended to address tightening regulatory requirements concerning BPA.

Plast 2026 confirmed its position as a key industry event

The anniversary edition of Plast 2026 in Milan brought together more than 1,000 exhibitors from 45 countries and featured an extensive conference programme. The event reflected the sector’s current condition and the main directions in technology, recycling and digitalisation.

Carlsberg launches multipack developed with DS Smith

Carlsberg, in cooperation with DS Smith and KHS, is introducing a cardboard multipack for bottles with rounded edges to the Polish market. The solution is intended to improve brand visibility, reduce material use and lower the carbon footprint without significant changes to existing packaging lines.

Infant care manufacturer Comotomo uses Avient color-matched Ultrason

Comotomo has implemented colored Ultrason P 2010 in its next-generation baby bottle. The BASF PPSU material, with color matching developed by Avient, is intended to provide the required rigidity, food-contact safety and resistance to sterilization.

Donaldson launches the iCue monitoring system

Donaldson is expanding the use of its iCue Connected Technology to filtration equipment for compressed air, industrial gases and hydraulic fluids. The system is intended to support equipment monitoring, service planning and longer operating life.

igus develops BPA-free material for food machinery

In response to EU Regulation 2024/3190, igus has developed the iglidur A351 material for machine components that come into contact with food. The material is free of BPA and BPS, complies with FDA requirements, and is available in several processing forms.

Amcor receives RecyClass certification for PCR packaging

Amcor has obtained RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification for selected flexible products manufactured at its UK sites. The move is significant in light of changes to the UK Plastic Packaging Tax that will take effect in April next year.