The packaging world is changing rapidly, and with it, printing technologies and the raw materials used must evolve. The European market is increasingly influenced by regulations and legislation that promote sustainability and circularity, while maintaining stringent product safety standards through increasingly tighter regulations.

Crealis continues to lead the way in sustainable innovation within the packaging sector with the launch of “Virtuo”, an innovative capsule for premium wine and spirits bottles, made entirely from recycled tin.

Promoting environmentally sustainable plastic solutions is the goal of the COM4PHA project, which aims to develop new biodegradable bioplastics based on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) for applications in the cosmetics, food and agricultural sectors.

Basf Gastronomy has been using high-quality products from Werz Wurst-Fleisch-Convenience for many years in the company canteens located in Ludwigshafen, Limburgerhof, and Lampertheim, as well as in all event venues. As part of a cross-value chain collaboration with Südpack, a supplier of high-performance packaging films, Werz is now introducing Basf’s sustainable polyamide Ultramid Ccycled for the first time in the Horeca sector (hotel/restaurant/catering) for meat and sausage packaging.