The future of pharmaceutical packaging: between sustainability, high tech and global market pressure 

The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most innovative and biggestselling sectors in the world. In 2024, the European pharmaceutical market generated sales of around 280 billion US dollars. In Germany alone, sales in the first quarter of 2025 totalled around 16.6 billion euros, making the country the largest pharmaceutical market in Europe and the fourth largest in the world. Alongside this, packaging technology is becoming more important: it is not only a means of safely storing and transporting medicines, but is also a key issue where sustainability is concerned. 

Syensqo launches Miracare® Biopacify, a biodegradable natural opacifier for liquid laundry detergents

New Miracare® Biopacify complies with upcoming European microplastics regulations while maintaining premium performance levels Syensqo enhances its portfolio of sustainable, biodegradable solutions for home care with the launch of Miracare® Biopacify, a unique microplastic-free alternative to current styrene acrylate based opacifiers.  This new solution comes in response to growing environmental concerns over the persistent presence of microplastics in ecosystems. Miracare® Biopacify …

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Greiner Packaging Wins Two Green Packaging Star Awards for Sustainable Innovations

Modern packaging has to meet a wide range of expectations: it should save resources, protect food, and at the same time meet the demands of retailers and consumers. What often seems like a balancing act is transformed into concrete solutions by Greiner Packaging. With innovations such as the CUBO and the Click In sealing lid, the company proves that ecological responsibility and product safety can go hand in hand. Both developments exemplify the vision of making packaging not only more sustainable, but also smarter and more future-proof.

En el 2024, toda la publicidad digital para la industria del empaque, envase, embalaje, en un solo sitio.

Como llegar a millones de lectores profesionales de la industria con una mínima inversión. Todos los que vendemos bienes y servicios de empaque, envase y embalaje, deseamos llegar a millones de clientes en la industria que consuman las máquinas, los equipos, consumibles, servicios de mantenimiento, materiales y empaques, etc, que nuestras empresas venden. Adicionalmente, debemos …

SABIC and partners introduce first in-mold labeling solution with certified renewable polymers for food packaging containers

• Collaboration with Taghleef Industries, Karydakis IML S.A. and Kotronis Packaging to promote the use of certified renewable polypropylene resins from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio for the production of mono-PP thin-wall containers with in-mold labeling (IML) in an integrated single-step injection molding process. • Both cups and label film made with mass balance certified renewable feedstock derived …

New Focus on high barrier

Innovia Films is refocusing its research and development efforts on high barrier materials thanks to substantial investment in new assets. They will allow the company to produce a range of new Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) products with optimum barrier performance. The first to market will be high barrier metallised films, followed by AlOx clear high …

Mix it! Blend it! Skincare goes BIY

Mixing facial treatments is an age-old tradition. Preparing your ingredients before applying them to your face turns skincare into a ritual. One that brings a feeling of wellbeing, of spending some precious ‘me-time’. Whether blending your favourite colours or combining different products, this active involvement in the practice of skincare is trending – and packaging …

Digital printing adds “WoW” to wood

Photographic-quality decoration on wood is now a reality. Quadpack Impressions, the decorating plant of Quadpack Industries, is achieving the highest levels of quality using digital printing. Teaming up with Technotraf Wood Packaging, the plant’s decoration experts are experimenting with techniques and special inks to achieve results on wooden components that inject real ‘wow’ factor to …

Navigating make-up’s new frontier

The make-up game has changed, says Sonia Cerato, Quadpack Make-Up Category Manager. The dynamic of ‘fast fashion’, where customers expect to see something new from their favourite brands on an almost weekly basis, has impacted the colour cosmetics industry. Even for large companies, the lead time from product development to launch has gone from two …