Category: Food packaging
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Plastic Keeps Growing in Packaging – Which Materials Win, Which Lose?
A Surprising Finding from Brussels: Plastic Continues to Grow In July 2026, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission published a comprehensive analysis of packaging volumes across 19 EU member states. The result surprises many market observers: plastic is the only packaging material group showing a clear growth trend between 2011 and 2025.…
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Paper-Based Flexible Barrier Packaging: Opportunities and Latest Developments
How can flexible packaging be designed more sustainably without sacrificing necessary barrier properties? This central question was the focus of our web seminar Flexpack made of Paper with Barrier – an Overview. Together with speaker Christian Lutze from KÄMMERER Spezialpapiere GmbH, it became clear: barrier papers are a dynamically growing field with great potential – and already today…
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Food Contact Law in Flexpack Practice Today
Food packaging today has to do more than just protect: it must be demonstrably safe, compliant and increasingly sustainable. In this Inno-Talk podcast episode, Heike Schwertke from Innoform Testservice discusses the key challenges in food contact law – from PFAS and bisphenol A to the declaration of conformity and NIAS. The article shows what companies…
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Innoform in Transition: Why Flexpack Knowledge Needs New Formats Today
Julian Thielen and Karsten Schröder in conversation: new Inno formats, digital technical communication, AI and the future of flexpack knowledge at Innoform.
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Flexible Food Packaging in Europe: Market Grows Despite Rising Demands
Flexible food packaging remains on a growth path. According to the latest study “Flexible Food Packaging in Europe” by SCHÖNWALD CONSULTING, consumption in 2025 was over 4.2 million tonnes. At the same time, the market, materials, and regulatory requirements are changing significantly. Key Takeaways Market Overview 2025: Growth and a Clear Structure Today, the market…
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Individual training in the flexpack industry – from web seminar to modular in-house training
How INNOin turns standardised Innoform Coaching web seminars into modular in-house training (Modules 1–5) along the flexible packaging value chain – online or on site.
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Mineral Oil in Packaging: Current Status of MOSH/MOAH – Insights from the Web Seminar
Mineral oil hydrocarbons in food remain a central topic for the packaging industry. In our web seminar Mineral Oil/MOSH/MOAH Migration – Current Status, presenter Heike Schwertke provided a comprehensive overview of sources, analytics, assessment, and current regulatory developments. This article summarizes the key insights for you in a compact form. What are MOSH, MOAH and…
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PFAS in Packaging: Regulation and Measurement Methods – What to Do Now
PFAS Regulation: Ambition Meets Reality From August 12, 2026, new limit values for PFAS in food packaging will apply: These requirements are ambitious – and pose practical challenges for many companies. Dr. Ernst Simon (Flexible Packaging Europe) assesses the situation in the InnoTalk as follows: “The PFAS regulation for food packaging in the PPWR is…
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Digital Product Passport & Compass
At the 23rd Inno-Meeting in Osnabrück, Albin Kälin presented a topic that will be of key importance to the entire industry in the coming years: the Digital Product Passport (DPP) – expanded to include a “Compass” that supports businesses and consumers in assessing sustainability, circularity and material health.In conversation with Karsten Schröder, Kälin explained why…
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The World of Polyethylenes: Which PE for Which Purpose?
Key insights from our expert web seminar with Dr. Heiko Schenck Polyethylene (PE) remains one of the most important materials in the packaging industry—yet its diversity has increased significantly over the past decades. In the web seminar “The World of Polyethylenes – Which PE for Which Purpose?”, participants gained a comprehensive and practice-oriented overview of…