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.

News

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.

Thomas Dohse on Interpack 2026

K 2025 - BMB

BASF - K 2025 Preview

BB Engineering at PRSE 2026: PET recycling and melt filtration

At Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, BB Engineering will present PET recycling technologies, with a particular focus on textile recycling and melt filtration. The company will showcase, among others, the VacuFil and COBRA systems.

KHS at ProPak Asia: service and packaging solutions

At ProPak Asia (10–13 June), the KHS Group will present in Bangkok its service offering for filling and packaging technology, along with system developments for PET, cans and glass packaging.

Coveris to showcase PFAS-free packaging at Interzoo 2026

Coveris announces the presentation of PFAS-free mono-material pet food packaging at Interzoo 2026 in Nuremberg. The portfolio is to include, among others, lightweight PE solutions and a metallised variant with enhanced barrier performance.

Interpack 2026 announces a day for young talents

On 13 May at interpack 2026, the Young Talents Day will be held for pupils, students and young professionals interested in careers in the packaging industry. The programme includes the Young Talents Tour, Career Tour, the SPOTLIGHT Forum and the VDMA Technology Lounge.

Reifenhäuser to showcase Evo Gen3 and Everex lines at Chinaplas

At Chinaplas 2026 in Shanghai, the Reifenhäuser Group will present new generations of blown and flat film lines and solutions for monomaterial packaging. Highlights include higher output, advanced automation and Kdesign blown film cooling technologies.