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16. October 2025

Tradeshows and Events

Inno-PrintPack 2025 at Follmann – Packaging innovations live

The renowned ‘Expert Meeting on Packaging Printing’ is entering its tenth edition under a new name: Inno-PrintPack 2025. On 27 and 28 November 2025, the packaging printing industry will meet at the Follmann Group’s new event centre in Minden – for the first time in the midst of a speciality chemicals factory that manufactures water-based […]

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Schobertechnologies – Focus on rotary tools at K2025

Schobertechnologies GmbH specialises in the development, design and manufacturing of rotary tools, modules and specialty machines that are widely used in the film, foil, packaging, nonwovens and paper converting industries. This technically superior equipment is sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. At the world’s leading plastics and rubber exhibition K2025, Schobertechnologies will present its […]

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Rotary punching tools for the production of roof sheet protectors
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15. October 2025 |

Companies and Markets

Flexible packaging materials – minor price declines in Q3 of 2025

The markets for flexible packaging materials experienced minor price decreases across substrates in the third quarter of 2025. Aluminium foil (7 micron) showed particularly pronounced reductions, alongside BOPA, BOPP and BOPET films. While one-side coated paper (60 g/m²) remained stable, HDPE and LDPE continued the weaker trends seen during the first half of the year. […]

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13. October 2025 |

Companies and Markets

FPE – Sweet and savoury in the packaging focus

Flexible packaging for chocolate and snacks impresses with its functionality, familiarity and suitability for everyday use. Chocolate is part of everyday life for many people – despite significantly increased cocoa prices. A representative survey confirms that 44% of consumers have not changed their purchasing behaviour, while 46% say they buy chocolate less often. Only 8% […]

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9. October 2025 |

Companies and Markets

New data from Plastics Europe – “Industry at cliff edge”

New figures published in Plastics the Fast Facts 2025 confirm the rapid and continuing decline in the competitiveness of European plastics manufacturing. Despite a modest stabilisation in production volumes in 2024 (+0.4% to 54.6 Mt) after a record contraction in 2023 (-7.6%), Europe’s global market share has continued to erode — collapsing from 22% in […]

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7. October 2025 |

Companies and Markets

Masterpack uses Vetaphone corona for difficult substrates

Leading Italian specialist converter Masterpack has installed a SOMA CI flexo press fitted with Vetaphone corona technology to improve performance on the latest PP and PE materials that it uses for a range of flexible packaging manufactured at its plant in Veruno. Established in 1988 by Claudio Binda and still under family ownership and management, […]

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6. October 2025 |

Companies and Markets

Zecher GmbH expands sales network with new partner in Brazil

Zecher GmbH, one of the leading manufacturers of anilox rolls, is continuing to expand its international sales network, sending a clear signal for growth and customer focus. Since August 2025, the company has been represented in Brazil by groupwork Brasil. With this step, Zecher is strengthening its presence in South America and establishing the groundwork […]

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