Cellcoat boosts productivity at Labelisten
Deep in Bavaria, close to the Czech border, is a unique example of how a meeting of like minds can create a printed packaging business model that is pioneering sustainability. The number of occasions when real ‘blue-sky’ thinking is brought to a successful commercial reality in our industry are few, very few! But the cooperative […]
RK Print Coat – “Coating adhesive webs”
Speed of throughput, speed of delivery is critical, but so too is quality. Speed without quality is as harmful to the reputation of a converter as missed delivery. Judging whether coating or laminating is a success is very much dependent upon how well processing fundamentals are controlled as the moving web makes its way through […]
FPE – Strong opposition against reopening or delaying the PPWR
Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) reiterates its strong opposition to any attempt to reopen or delay Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR), following recent calls from parts of the industry to postpone its application and review key provisions. FPE acknowledges that several implementation challenges remain and are limiting the ability of the supply […]
Block & Mohr expands its portfolio through partnership with ATF
Block & Mohr GmbH is further expanding its range of services: the company has secured a new, high-performing partner in ATF Automation s.r.l. Through this collaboration, the company is specifically expanding its product range to include innovative automation solutions for industrial handling. The range extends from winding machines and palletisers to packaging machines and complex […]
FPE sees rising raw material costs amidst geopolitical tensions
Prices for flexible packaging materials increased almost across the board in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the previous quarter. Rising energy and raw material costs, combined with escalating geopolitical tensions, continue to impact the markets. The latest figures published by Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) present a concerning picture across the different substrates. It […]