Management takes over SAUERESSIG Packaging and Surfaces
The newly founded SAUERESSIG Group GmbH is taking over the Matthews Packaging and Surfaces divisions. The focus is on continuity, customer proximity, and international orientation. The SAUERESSIG Packaging and SAUERESSIG Surfaces divisions now have a new ownership structure. As part of a management buyout (MBO), Markus Pennekamp and the existing management team took over on […]
Comas – Engineering next-gen coating solutions
Thanks to the acquisition of SAM Europe in September 2024, Comas S.p.A., part of the Coesia Group – a multinational network of 20 companies, over 8.000 employees and a turnover of € 2,4 billion – stands as a global leader in advanced coating, laminating, and printing technologies for roll-to-roll industries. Combining Italian engineering excellence with […]
SOMATEC takes over product portfolio from Kampf LSF
Kampf LSF in Laußig has been established for many decades as a special machine manufacturer for converting systems for finishing and processing web-shaped materials. SOMATEC will now take over the product portfolio of Kampf LSF as well as the service and spare parts business at the beginning of 2026. This will ensure the availability of […]
FPE welcomes EU decision to defend the integrity of the PPWR
Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), the material-neutral European association representing suppliers of flexible packaging materials, welcomes the European Commission’s choice not to reopen Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) under the Environmental Omnibus and, instead, focus on prioritising the development of secondary legislation. FPE strongly urges the European Parliament and the Council to […]
Mondi inaugurates new paper machine in Czechia
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, welcomed international customers and partners to celebrate the inauguration of its state-of-the-art paper machine at its Štětí mill in the Czech Republic. The new machine was successfully started up in December 2024 and meets the growing customer demand for paper-based flexible packaging, driven by eCommerce and […]