October 2023

Bacteria-neutralizing compounds can be utilized to produce various patient-contact products, including catheters, connectors, gas hoses, syringes and needle-free injectors.

“People buy from people – and we buy from people we trust,” said Mr Pham Van Thanh Quang, Supply Chain Deputy Manager at Vina Label head office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  He was referring to the company’s recent investment in Vetaphone corona treatment technology on an Indian manufactured Windsor five-layer blown extrusion line.

KRAIBURG TPE is presenting thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) that have a variable proportion of renewable raw materials. By introducing these new compounds, the global TPE manufacturer is expanding its THERMOLAST®R range of more sustainable solutions by adding a line of products from renewable raw material sources. Bio-based TPEs also have a lower product carbon footprint than established alternatives that are not based on renewable raw materials.

SÜDPACK received the special award for Excellent Strategy Implementation. This was in recognition of the outstanding results the company has achieved in the area of resource-efficient production. Tharcisse Carl, COO of SÜDPACK, Pascal Bader, Head of the LEAN Division, and Lisa-Marie Schmidberger, Project Manager CSR & Sustainability, accepted the award in Pfronten. They also gave the guests insights into SÜDPACK’s sustainable efficiency strategy in a best-practice presentation.

Smurfit Kappa’s Design2Market Factory will be expanding across Europe after a successful first year in operation. The innovative facility, which enables customers to test and adapt their packaging on a small scale before market launch will be replicated across Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK. 

Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of high-quality tins for the infant food, wellbeing and consumer goods industries, has appointed Martin de Olde as the company’s new Sales Director for its sustainably growing Business Unit Tins. Mr. de Olde joins Hoffmann Neopac with more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development.