Packaging

Basf is expanding its certified compostable ecovio portfolio with new grades that meet increasing recycling needs of flexible barrier packaging. The extended portfolio enables manufacturers of flexible packaging and brand owners to tailor barrier performance and end-of-life options like...

In the first quarter of 2026, the Italian packaging machinery sector recorded a 2% increase in turnover compared with the same period in 2025, driven mainly by the domestic market, while the export component remained weak. This is according to Ucima’s quarterly business survey for...

Sealed Air Corporation, leading global provider of food and protective packaging solutions, announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition by funds affiliated with CD&R (Clayton, Dubilier & Rice). Sealed Air is now a privately held company, and its shares have...

Active worldwide in the development of advanced mechatronic solutions for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and packaging sectors, Mech-I-Tronic group has strengthened its growth strategy in the pharmaceutical packaging sector through the acquisition of Rotzinger PharmaPack...

Recent calls from certain industrial sectors to postpone the application of, and revise the key provisions of, Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) are firmly opposed by Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), which, while acknowledging that several implementation...

Security in palletized logistics has become a critical issue worldwide. It is estimated that at least 1% of all pallets are subject to tampering or theft every year which results into approximately 150 million compromised pallets globally. Traditional solutions, such as colored stretch film, have proven ineffective...

Global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, Amcor has invested in a new production line at its Amcor Flexibles site in Lugo di Vicenza, Italy. The recently extended facility is dedicated to the production of the company’s high-barrier recycle-ready films for a wide range of packaging formats...

European Plastic Films (EuPF), the sector group within EuPC representing Europe’s plastic-film converting industry, welcomes the European Commission’s adoption of the delegated act exempting economic operators from the 100% reuse obligations for pallet wrapping and straps under Article 29 of the...

The globally active German company specialized in the planning, production and assembly of turnkey sorting plants, Stadler Anlagenbau, carried out the reconstruction of the Sortierkontor Nord (SKN) lightweight packaging facility in Bremen, Germany. After two fire incidents in 2022 severely damaged parts of the plant...

The global leader in the design and production of custom mechatronic solutions for pharmaceutical, cosmetics and packaging sectors uniting highly specialized brands such as CB Automation, Neyret Group, Union, Tecom, Alci, SMP and Ermo, Mech-I-Tronic announced the acquisition of Colamark, a company based in...

It was a busy year, as Giflex explained to the press on 31 October in Milan. Starting with its 40th anniversary, moving through an important programme of institutional engagement, and looking ahead to two key dates for the sector: the autumn conference “Flexible packaging, minimalist by nature”, to be held in...

Jindal Films Europe (JFE) is investing in its Italian operations and will commission a new 10-metre oriented-film line at its Brindisi plant in 2026. The state-of-the-art line – currently under construction at Brückner – marks a significant step forward in capacity, technology and sustainability...

Partners for more than 20 years, TotalEnergies and CooperVision have taken their relationship to the next level by enabling the use of ISCC Plus-certified Polypropylene, in blister packs for certain CooperVision contact lenses. TotalEnergies contributes to the CooperVision’s...

The 12th edition of the ElitePlus Speciality Films & Flexible Packaging Global Summit & Exhibition took place in Mumbai (India) on 3–4 September, an international event dedicated to films and flexible packaging for packaging and speciality applications. The summit attracted over...

IPL, a manufacturer of rigid-plastic products, announced it is merging with Schoeller Allibert, a manufacturer of reusable transport packaging. The proposed merger creates an international sustainable packaging producer with a manufacturing footprint in 27 locations across Europe, the United Kingdom and...

Through its subsidiary Tecnofoodpack, Gruppo Piber has acquired a controlling stake in Europack from Cuki Cofresco. Europack has been active since the 1990s in the thermoforming of rigid plastic containers for food packaging, catering to the HoReCa sector and large-scale retail...

Through its start-up hub Greiner Innoventures, Greiner invested in the Italian start-up Movopack, that develops innovative and circular packaging solutions for e-commerce. The goal of the investment is to further expand mutual competences in reusable packaging, and thanks to it Movopack secured opportunities for...

Starlinger took over the woven packaging division from German machinery producer Windmöller & Hölscher, based in Lengerich, Germany, as well as its Viennese subsidiary company W&H Machinery which specialises in woven packaging. With this acquisition, Starlinger further strengthens its...

Amcor and Berry Global Group announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Amcor and Berry will combine in an all-stock transaction. In financial terms, Berry shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 7.25 Amcor shares for each Berry share held upon closing, resulting in...

The European Union has set an ambitious goal of making all packaging recyclable on an industrial scale by 2030, advancing towards a circular economy model and placing particular emphasis on the role of plastic. This material, a fundamental resource for packaging, could become...