Futamura and Biopap advance compostable food service solutions
Futamura UK, a global leader in sustainable cellulose-based solutions, and Biopap, a pioneer in compostable food packaging, are reinforcing their 25-year relationship to accelerate innovation in compostable solutions for the food service industry. The collaboration combines Futamura’s regenerated cellulose film, NatureFlex, with Biopap’s high-performance, compostable food trays. Together, the companies have developed functional compostable packaging, […]
IPCO – “Together, we can offer complete process lines!”
Following the acquisition of New Era Converting Machinery Inc. by IPCO AB, a new global player in converting and process equipment has emerged. In this interview, Jens Gegner, Global Segment Manager Composites at IPCO, and Paul Lembo, Managing Director at New Era, discuss the integration, key synergies and future strategy. Mr Lembo, Mr Gegner – […]
Tentoma’s new multi-film unit increases capacity and flexibility
Tentoma A/S introduces the new MFU Multi Film Unit (patent pending), an innovative film stand developed for RoRo StretchPack stretch hood packaging machines. The MFU addresses the growing demand for higher capacity and more efficient handling of multiple film sizes on a single packaging line. One film stand – multiple film rolls The key advantage […]
Schulz Flexgroup hosts UV flexo workshop for young people
Schulz Flexgroup GmbH and the DFTA Flexodruck Fachverband e.V. jointly organised a practical workshop on UV flexographic printing. Pupils in Years 8 and 9 from the Baden-Baden Children’s and Youth Home and invited careers advisers from the region gained insights into the apprenticeship programme for flexographic media technologists as part of the ‘Career Compass Packaging […]
Inno-Fiber 2026 – Paperisation between ambition and reality
With the launch of the “Inno-Fiber” event series, Innoform Coaching GmbH has created a platform dedicated to supporting the transformation of the packaging industry. Under the theme “Functional papers for packaging applications,” experts from industry and research gathered in Osnabrück on 15–16 April 2026 to discuss the potential, trade-offs and technological progress of fibre-based packaging […]