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  • Paper-Based Flexible Barrier Packaging: Opportunities and Latest Developments

    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…

  • 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…

  • Webinar Recap: Safe and Compliant Use of Food Contact Adhesives

    Webinar Recap: Safe and Compliant Use of Food Contact Adhesives

    In the web seminar “Adhesives – Compliant Use in Food Packaging” with Andreas Grabitz from FCMExperts, current requirements, challenges, and practical issues surrounding the use of adhesives in food contact were discussed. Multi-faceted requirements for adhesives Adhesives are indispensable in modern food packaging – at the same time, they are among the most complex components…

  • Mineral Oil in Packaging: Current Status of MOSH/MOAH – Insights from the Web Seminar

    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…

  • EPR and recyclability assessment: Why is packaging design such an important cost factor nowadays?

    EPR and recyclability assessment: Why is packaging design such an important cost factor nowadays?

    A follow-up report on the webinar “EPR and recyclability assessment – proactive calculation rather than reactive testing” held on 9 April 2026 The requirements for packaging are changing rapidly. This became particularly clear in the Innoform webinar “EPR and Recyclability Assessment”, which examined in depth how recyclability and extended producer responsibility (EPR) are becoming increasingly…

  • POUCH vs. PET Bottle Part 5

    POUCH vs. PET Bottle Part 5

    PP stand-up pouches vs. PET bottles for high-quality and sensitive fillings – a report by Dr. Bernd Knierbein As by January 2026, part 5 from 5, part 4 here: 5. Applications, recycling aspects and conclusion 5.1. Use and application 5.1.1. Pouches As a form of flexible packaging, pouches offer further application options compared to semi-rigid…

  • The World of Polyethylenes: Which PE for Which Purpose?

    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…

  • POUCH vs PET BOTTLE Part 4

    POUCH vs PET BOTTLE Part 4

    PP stand-up pouches vs. PET bottles for high-quality and sensitive fillings – a report by Dr. Bernd Knierbein As by January 2026, part 4 from 5, part 3 here: 4. Processes after filling 4.1. Preservation 4.1.1. Sterilisation of the pouches The filled bags must be prepared as follows for sterilisation in a standard bench-top autoclave:…

  • Reusable packaging reinvented: How IQ*Pak makes the cycle more efficient

    Reusable packaging reinvented: How IQ*Pak makes the cycle more efficient

    IQ Pak: Separation of system components and hygiene functions The core of the concept presented consists of consistently separating the ‘reusable component’ – i.e. the durable system carrier – from the functional layers that come into contact with the product and the consumer. Put simply, the packaging consists of several layers: Systemlayer: Contentlayer: Handlinglayer: The…

  • 37th Inno-Talk: Monomaterial FFS Packaging

    37th Inno-Talk: Monomaterial FFS Packaging

    Yair Gellis – MDO-PE as a building block for FFS packaging made from a single material In his presentation, consultant Yair Gellis highlighted the potential of MDO-oriented polyethylene films (MDO-PE). Dr Anina Leipold – Efficient processing of monomaterials and paper on VFFS machines: challenges and solutions Dr Anina Leipold from Rovema highlighted the machinery and…