The facility is designed to recycle over 1 billion post-consumer PET bottles annually, converting them back into high-quality, food-grade recycled PET (rPET) suitable for direct food and beverage packaging applications. With this commissioning, Chemco significantly strengthens India's domestic capability to replace virgin plastic with certified recycled material while maintaining stringent quality and safety standards.

Performa Lumi is a CTMP board coated on both sides with a light-coated reverse, delivering high whiteness, excellent printability, and a smooth surface that supports strong brand expression. It is an ideal choice for applications where shelf appeal and consistent performance are equally important.

Like Performa Nova, Performa Lumi is produced using FiberLight TecTM, Stora Enso’s proven proprietary technology that enables the creation of strong yet lightweight board structures. This allows brand owners to achieve the desired functionality while optimising material efficiency.

Delivering meaningful advances in sustainability and efficiency, SuperPod enables blister cavities to become dramatically smaller - by up to 39% in some cases while maintaining full barrier performance and seamless machine runnability. This cold-form innovation results in a significantly reduced packaging footprint, lower material and resource usage per dosage across the lifecycle, and consequently, reduced costs and carbon emissions.

At a Glance

  • Automated systems successfully sort 45% of rigid hospital plastics into recyclable material streams.
  • Contamination risks from blood and drug residues complicate healthcare plastic recycling efforts.
  • Multi-material films compromise recycling stream purity and reduce commercial value significantly.

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) – Europe has released a new case study titled Unlocking Recycling Potential: Automated Sorting Trials of Medical Plastic Waste, research building upon t

With the German Printing Ink Ordinance (GIO) set to apply from January 2027, manufacturers of printing inks for food packaging are facing strict regulatory requirements aimed at ensuring consumer safety. Compliance with these regulations demands extensive development work, reformulation, and thorough testing across product portfolios.

Tefen, Israel- StePacPCC, a world leader in innovative Modified Atmosphere Packaging solutions (MAP) for fresh produce, has developed a new packaging solution for preserving the freshness and vibrant appearance of the tropical fruit pitaya (dragon fruit) during the typically lengthy journey from Ecuador to the US and Europe.

At its headquarters, Schreiner Group has commissioned a new high-performance printing machine that combines the strengths of flexographic and digital printing within a single system. With the installation of the FlexoHybrid 1.200 dpi, the high-tech company is investing in state-of-the-art technology and reinforcing its long-term strategy of continuously evolving its production processes.

At Pharmapack Europe, SÜDPACK Medica will once again demonstrate its commitment to outstanding service, customer focus, and sustainable innovation. At Booth 4F12, the company will present PharmaGuard®, its pioneering recyclable blister packaging concept, alongside MedGuard®, a comprehensive portfolio of low-particle packaging and pouch solutions for medical and pharmaceutical applications.

Schreiner MediPharm, a leading developer and manufacturer of functional labels for the healthcare industry, has further advanced its proven Needle-Trap needle protection system, extending its application to large-volume syringes. The enhanced solution is designed to meet the growing requirements of biologics and biosimilars, which increasingly rely on higher fill volumes.