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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Recycling diaper production waste at the SKZ center

LaMa Recycling is carrying out a research project at the SKZ center on recycling production waste from diaper manufacturing. The aim is to develop a scalable process for recovering polyolefins, cellulose and superabsorbents instead of incinerating them.

Feddersen Group and partners jointly at PRSE 2026

Feddersen Group together with BIO-FED, FEDDEM and Trebo will present an integrated portfolio of solutions for the circular economy at Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, covering raw material identification, compounding, recycling technologies and advanced sorting.

Krones advances plastics washing with HydroCut and new washer

Krones Recycling announces two new plastics washing machines, HydroCut and a next-generation friction washer, designed to improve process stability and reduce fines formation. The premiere will take place at IFAT 2026 and PRS Europe 2026.

Plastic enclosures market grows driven by electronics

The global plastic enclosures market reached USD 7.1 billion in 2024 and, according to Growth Market Reports, is expected to grow at 5.2% annually between 2025 and 2033 to USD 11.3 billion, mainly driven by applications in electronics, industrial automation and telecommunications.

Almeda builds fresh-cut supply chain on reusable packaging

Italian company Almeda has built its fresh-cut logistics from the outset on Tosca’s reusable packaging system, integrating RPC crates across the entire supply chain and combining operational efficiency with circular economy requirements.

Polytives polymer additive improves PMMA processing

Polytives has developed the bFI A 3745 process additive based on hyperbranched PMMA, which significantly improves flowability and processing efficiency of Plexiglas-type PMMA compounds while maintaining their optical properties and long-term stability.

ALBIS to showcase plastics portfolio at Chinaplas 2026

At Chinaplas 2026 in Guangzhou, ALBIS will present its material portfolio and application know-how, focusing on healthcare, electromobility and new energy, highlighting the importance of the Asian market for the company’s development.

KP and GranTerre received the Italian Best Packaging Award

Klöckner Pentaplast and GranTerre received the Italian Best Packaging Award for a jointly developed rigid mono-material PET packaging for sliced meats, combining high recycled content with full recyclability and performance comparable to multilayer barrier structures.