KHS defends EcoVadis platinum
Packaging Solutions The KHS Group has won the highest EcoVadis award of platinum for the second time running. This rating confirms the outstanding achievements of the expert for filling and packaging lines with respect to sustainability and honours the progress it has made in this field. With 89 out of 100 points, KHS has further improved its score over the previous year and thus cemented its position among the world’s top rated companies. ‘Winning our second platinum award
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New packaging machine expands capabilities for reyclable packaging paper at Koehler Group Innovation Campus
Packaging Solutions Koehler Innovation & Technology recently put its first packaging machine into operation at the group’s Oberkirch site. The move was accompanied by a small celebration and represents a systematic expansion of the company’s development and testing capabilities for packaging paper. The new unit, a Rovema BVC 260 vertical form fill and seal machine, will make it possible to test packaging solutions under accurate real life conditions and get valuable insights
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Printed Packaging Summit to tackle compliance crisis facing Europe's packaging supply chain
Packaging Solutions Industry leaders will gather in Cologne this November for the Printed Packaging Summit, a new event confronting the regulatory pressures reshaping digital print for packaging across Europe. Digital print is no longer simply a technology choice it is fast becoming the compliance infrastructure of the modern packaging chain. With PPWR conformity declarations mandatory from August 2026, retailer QR code trials generating unreliable data, and digital product
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BakPac boosts spouted pouch capability with major Totani investment
Packaging Solutions BakPac at Bakers has taken another big step forward in flexible packaging with the installation of two new TotanI automatic spout inserters. The investment, worth more than half a million pounds, adds significant new capability for custom printed spouted pouches and strengthens BakPac’s position in the growing refill and liquid pouch market. The two machines arrived at Bakers’ Brentwood site on Thursday 6 August, with installation starting on Monday 10
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Progroup publishes new sustainability report
Packaging Solutions As a family run business, Progroup thinks in terms of cycles that extend beyond individual financial years – and this also applies to sustainability. Its latest sustainability report, which has now been published, highlights progress made towards key objectives whilst also transparently identifying new challenges. ‘We are very well positioned strategically, in terms of our workforce and financially to successfully overcome a wide range of challenges. T
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Markem-Imaje launches CoLos 2D Activate and CoLos 2D Engage
Packaging Solutions Markem-Imaje has announced the launch of CoLos 2D Activate and CoLos 2D Engage, supported by its expert consulting services, providing manufacturers with a complete solution to prepare for GS1 Sunrise 2027, meet evolving regulatory and retailer requirements and unlock the full value of connected packaging. The new tools are Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise solutions that enable global CPG and FMCG brands to create, organise, activate and manage st
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The entry level DTF transfer printer that just got better
Print Solutions The Magic Transfer Company confirms further upgrades to its proven desktop entry level DTF transfer printer. With a growing number of DTF users opting for third party transfer fulfilment on volume orders the 30Pro model offers an affordable option for those customers demanding quick turnaround and short runs up to 50 transfers. The purpose built desktop 30Pro features a single high density original DX11-F1080-A Epson printhead producing vibrant transfers on
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Heidelberg systematically pressing ahead with strategic development
Print Solutions Heidelberg has started financial year 2026/2027 by systematically continuing its transition to a more broadly based technology company. The company is setting the course for future growth with a number of strategic initiatives. Besides expanding its core business by taking over manroland sheetfed lifecycle business and Polar production operations, the company is also tapping into additional potential by taking advantage of new market opportunities arising fr
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The importance of data in driving progress towards the circular packaging economy
Packaging Solutions Green Solutions Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, discusses how shifting legislation is disrupting the UK’s packaging recycling metrics. He highlights the complexities of current PRN data reporting and calls for urgent joined up thinking between industry and government to provide essential clarity for businesses across the supply chain. Prior to the roll out of extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR), the UK’s approach to capturi
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Sonoco names Francesco Giannolo as vice president/general manager consumer packaging, EMEA
Packaging Solutions Sonoco Products Company has announced Francesco Giannolo’s appointment to vice president and general manager of Sonoco Consumer Packaging, EMEA. He reports directly to Ernest Haynes, president of Sonoco’s Global Consumer Packaging segment. Francesco Giannolo joined Sonoco in 2019 and prior to this new appointment was vice president of commercial for Sonoco’s Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC business. In 2022, he was appointed vice president and general manag
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