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Aluminum Foil in Flexible Packaging: Thin But Technically Demanding
Aluminum foil is indispensable in many demanding packaging applications. But what actually makes this extremely thin material so high-performing? What role do alloy, foil thickness, and pinholes play? And why is aluminum particularly interesting when high barrier requirements are set for packaging? These questions were the focus of the Innoform web seminar “Aluminum Foils for…
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AI Influences Who Sells Stand-Up Pouches—and Many Manufacturers Are Left Out of the Answers
Even before a packaging buyer sends out an inquiry, artificial intelligence may have already compared suppliers, evaluated material structures, and formed price expectations. A study conducted by info.link specifically for INNO-Pouch 2026 shows which companies become visible in this process – and why technological expertise alone is no longer enough. Anyone searching for a recyclable…
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FlexPack Ticker Week 45: Plastics Tax, Price Pressure, and Shifts in the European FlexPack Market
The flexible packaging industry is simultaneously facing regulatory, economic, and technical pressure. While a plastic packaging tax is being debated once again in Berlin, raw materials remain expensive despite short-term relief. At the same time, European recyclers are coming under pressure, and several acquisitions show that the market continues to consolidate. Plastic packaging tax: back…
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INNOFORM at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Utrecht: Why this trip is worth it for Flexpackers
Innoform at the Sustainable Packaging Summit exploring the question: How can FlexPack circular economies become economically viable? These agenda items make the trip to Utrecht worthwhile. From PPWR and functional packaging papers to intelligent sorting: As an official media partner, we will be in Utrecht and have selected six sessions that are particularly relevant to…
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PPWR and FlexPack: What Manufacturers and Converters Need to Do Now
The European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) has been in force since August 2026 and presents companies in the packaging industry with far-reaching new requirements. In our web seminar PPWR and FlexPack B: Obligations, bans & design scope – What lies ahead for manufacturers and converters, Dr. Daniel Wachtendorf (Innoform Testservice GmbH) provided a…
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FlexPack Ticker Week 44: Bioplastics, Clear Recycling Claims, and New Technology for Flexible Packaging
The packaging industry is working simultaneously on new materials, better barriers, and higher-performance machinery. However, current news also shows: without functioning recycling markets and clear, transparent communication, technical innovations alone are not enough. EU examines stronger role for bio-based plastics The European Commission has launched a public consultation on bio-based raw materials in plastic packaging.…
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FlexPack Ticker Week 43: Mono-PE, Active Films, and the PPWR – a real-world test
Current news reports show two sides of our industry: Technically, visible progress is being made with mono-materials, active packaging, and digital solutions. At the same time, demand, costs, and regulation remain a burden. What is particularly interesting is that sustainability is increasingly shifting from individual material issues toward processes, data, and economic feasibility. Mono-PE spouted…
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Recycled Content in Packaging: Key Considerations for Food and Cosmetics
Recyclates in packaging play an increasingly important role in the circular economy. However, especially when it comes to food and cosmetics packaging, simply using more recycled plastic is not enough. Safety, material quality, the origin of the recyclate, and legal requirements must also be taken into account. In the Innoform web seminar “Use of Recyclates…
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Food Packaging Migration Testing: What Companies Need to Know
Food packaging must be safe and must not transfer substances to food in quantities that endanger human health or unacceptably affect the quality of the food. But which legal foundations actually apply? Which food simulants must be selected for migration testing? And how can results from migration tests be properly evaluated? That was precisely the…
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INNO-POUCH 2026 and the next stage in stand-up pouch development
Switching a stand-up pouch to a mono-material structure changes far more than the film construction. The barrier and adhesive must work together, the spout needs a reliable seal, and the machine needs a robust process window. At the same time, packaging data requirements are increasing, while shorter runs and price pressure are changing the economics.…
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Recyclable Printing for Flexible Packaging: Between Vision and Reality
Printing inks usually account for only a tiny fraction of the total weight of flexible packaging – yet they determine whether a recyclate can be reused for high-quality applications or becomes unusable. However, there is often a gap between the strict requirements of the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), new CEN standards such…
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Foaming and spitting of UV flexographic inks can be controlled
Regulatory requirements such as REACH ensure printing ink compliance, but also impact print quality and process stability. Gallus investigated the root causes of foaming, ink spitting, and blade jumping, developing new chambered doctor blade geometries and optimized doctor blades.
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FlexPack Ticker Week 41: Paper, EPR, Packaging Data and the Limits of Mono-Material
Tetra Pak is developing a paper-based ice cream wrapper, European associations are calling for more harmonized EPR rules and new software aims to simplify PPWR documentation and packaging optimization. At the same time, coffee pouches and a supposedly mono-PP closure show why functionality and recyclability still require a closer look. Tetra Pak tests paper-based ice…
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PPWR Rollout: Minimum Standards and the PET Tray Gap
Six weeks after the PPWR launch, Julian Thielen takes stock with Sebastian Ritter (TOPPAN): little news in the 2026 minimum standards, PET trays remain below the 20% threshold, major brands shift to paper – and why Mono-PP with SiOx combines high-barrier performance with recyclability.
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PPWR and Flexible Packaging: Recyclability Targets by 2030
What requirements does the PPWR impose on flexible packaging? What measures do film manufacturers and converters need to initiate today in order to continue offering marketable packaging in 2030? These questions were addressed in the web seminar PPWR and Flexpack A: Recyclability by 2030 – What does this mean for film manufacturers and converters? presented…
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FlexPack Ticker – Week 39: Mono-materials, green claims and new material strategies
Bayer launches a mono-PP blister, new EU rules tighten the requirements for environmental claims, and international consumer goods companies join forces to develop flexible paper packaging. These are the most relevant FlexPack news stories of the week. Bayer launches mono-PP blister for Talcid in Germany Bayer is switching the German blister packaging for Talcid to…
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Safe Packaging: The Interplay of Film, Machinery and Product
When packing in flexible packaging, it is not the packaging machine alone that determines a stable process. At least as important are the film construction, its friction, surface, and sealing properties, as well as the respective product being filled. Karsten Schröder demonstrated how closely these factors are linked in the Innoform web seminar “Packaging in…
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Mono-PP Retort Pouches: What Modern Recyclable Sterilisation Packaging Can Deliver
INNO-Talk ‘Retortable mono-material laminates – Barrier is key’ with KIN GmbH and Toppan Packaging Czech: How SiOx-coated BOPP replaces aluminium in retort pouches, which values matter after sterilisation, and what flexible packaging converters, fillers, and brand owners should do now.
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