Category: Inno-Talk.eu

  • Mono-PP Retort Pouches: What Modern Recyclable Sterilisation Packaging Can Deliver

    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.

  • Between the Packaging Award, Recycling Reality, and the Digital Product Passport

    Between the Packaging Award, Recycling Reality, and the Digital Product Passport

    Why material data is becoming a success factor Early August is the moment of the countdown for many in the packaging industry: in just a few days, the PPWR becomes effective, and the question is no longer whether companies need a declaration of conformity, but whether it will be ready in time. For the current issue of Flexpack News,…

  • PPWR from August 2026: What Film Manufacturers, Paper Converters and Packaging Users Need to Know

    PPWR from August 2026: What Film Manufacturers, Paper Converters and Packaging Users Need to Know

    The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation will generally apply from 12 August 2026. Some of its most far-reaching requirements, including detailed recyclability criteria and minimum recycled-content targets, will only become effective at a later stage. Nevertheless, practical implementation needs to begin now. The European Commission’s updated PPWR FAQ from August 2026 addresses numerous questions concerning responsibilities…

  • Flexible Food Packaging in Europe: Market Grows Despite Rising Demands

    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…

  • Recycled content quotas are useless if the recyclers disappear – Interview with Anna Roeb, BVSE

    Recycled content quotas are useless if the recyclers disappear – Interview with Anna Roeb, BVSE

    Europe wants more recycling. The PPWR introduces mandatory recycled content quotas, Design for Recycling is becoming the standard, and hardly any sustainability strategy gets by without the circular economy anymore. So the mood in the recycling industry should actually be excellent. It is not. At the BVSE Altkunststofftag (plastics recycling congress) in Bad Neuenahr, one…

  • PFAS in Packaging: Regulation and Measurement Methods – What to Do Now

    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…

  • Extrusion, orientation and recycled materials

    Extrusion, orientation and recycled materials

    Reinventing the flexpack industry A conversation with Heiko Schenk about technology, sustainability, and market shifts. Die flexible Verpackungsindustrie befindet sich in einem tiefgreifenden Wandel. Nachhaltigkeitsanforderungen, volatile Rohstoffmärkte und enorme technologische Fortschritte verändern gleichermaßen Materialien, Prozesse und Machtverhältnisse entlang der Wertschöpfungskette. In a recent Innoform interview, Julian Thielen spoke with Heiko Schenk—polymer chemist, long-standing industry expert,…

  • Paper hype vs. plastic facts: Who gets the cookie?

    Paper hype vs. plastic facts: Who gets the cookie?

    Have we already decided which side we are on in the “packaging war”? Do not worry, at Innoform we prefer to look at the whole thing with a pinch of humour and a healthy dose of data. Will our beloved biscuits be wrapped in high-tech film or stylish barrier paper in 2026? Here is a…

  • Digitalization as the Key to PPWR Compliance

    Digitalization as the Key to PPWR Compliance

    40th Inno-Talk with more than 550 participants The PPWR is fast approaching – and 12 August 2026, at the latest, shows that time is running out. In today’s Inno‑Talk, it once again became clear how much uncertainty and information overload are affecting the industry. At the same time, concrete ways were identified in which companies…

  • 35th Inno-Talk Europe – Focus on secondary packaging

    35th Inno-Talk Europe – Focus on secondary packaging

    Use of film packaging with recycled material – What happens next? Use of film packaging with recycled material – What’s next? Highlights of the presentations Presentation by Cihat Langguth:Cihat Langguth from Der Grüne Punkt talked about the role of waste collection and sorting in the production of PCR materials. He emphasised: Presentation by Mika Sang:Mika…