Category: Verpackungsdesign
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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,…
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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…
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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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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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Between Trade Fair Review, Regulation and Raw Material Pressure
What Is Really Moving the Flexpack Industry Right Now For many in the packaging industry, early June is a moment to take stock: What remains of interpack 2026? Where do the PPWR and its national implementation stand? And what do examples like Calbee tell us about the vulnerability of global supply chains? In the latest…