Freund’s Georgsmarienhütte plant to be liquidated

Polish packaging producer Akomex has completed the first phase of the expansion of production capacity at its DrukPak plant in Aleksandrów Kujawski. A new production line will be installed and commissioned in the newly built 1,800 m² production hall before the end of the year, the company informs. Akomex expects that...

The terms such as “compostable” or “biodegradable” are increasingly gaining importance in the packaging industry, most notably with a view to marketing aspects. This is also true for paperboard-based packaging such as folding cartons. More and more producers are receiving corresponding inquiries, which has induced the...

The European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA) filed a case against the European Commission with the European Court of Justice on 24 August (2021/C 431/53). Through the action, EPPA seeks to have the ECJ annul sections and tables contained in the Commission’s guidelines for implementing the EU Single-Use Plastics...