THE PACKMAN

What if the plastic bottle you throw away today returns tomorrow as the T-shirt you wear? What if the shopping bag you discard today becomes the road beneath your feet? Or the park bench you relax on? For years, plastic has been portrayed as an environmental villain. Today, science, technology and innovation are giving it […]

Mondi has collaborated with furniture manufacturer Büromodel to develop a tailor-made corrugated packaging solution for shipping acoustic office cabins across Europe and beyond, delivering gains in operational efficiency, the companies said. Traditional wooden and plywood crates presented health and safety risks and were becoming less preferred in key export markets such as Germ...

Syntegon, a strategic lifecycle partner to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and food industries, has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting significant and measurable progress across environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities, including a commitment to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2040. As regulatory expectations and...

Whether fresh-cut flowers, potted herbs, or cut herbs, horticultural products need to be protected and presented at the point of sale. Südpack offers Planova, a bio-based, biodegradable PLA film that is transparent, breathable, and dimensionally stable. The company said the film is well suited to producing tapered packaging known as conical sleeves. According to forecasts […]

Koenig & Bauer has introduced the CutPRO 2.1, a new flatbed die-cutter for corrugated board processing. Developed jointly within the Group, the machine is designed for production stability and reliability in practical operation, with a design focus on optimizing net output by minimizing unforeseen downtime and micro-stops. “Our customers are under intense pressure to protect...