With the starting gun firing on 12 August 2026, the PPWR will become a stress test for the risk management of the packaging industry. Our special „Five uncomfortable PPWR truths“ arranges for the continued absence of crucial national implementing laws and delegated acts — and raises two start-up solutions AI-powered compliance analysis from supplier documents and application-specifically optimised, recyclable paper packaging.

In the LogiMAT Trade Fair Special Let's shed some light on packaging as part of automated processes. Also in this issue: Women in Packaging with Simone Mosca, the podcast talk with Philipp Keil and how fresh logistics will be automated for the future.