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 […]
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. […]
Fraunhofer ISE – Innovative processes for fuel cells & electrolysers
The transition of the heavy-duty and commercial vehicle sector to zero-emission engines is driving the expected production volume of fuel cells. At the same time, electrolysis is gaining importance as a building block for a low-emission energy economy. New production methods are needed to ramp up the market for both technologies. In this context, Fraunhofer […]
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% […]
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 […]