Expert Talk

Smart, safe, sustainable - what does the future of food packaging look like? Thomas Lux (ZLV) on trends, technology and pitfalls

26 September 2025

Recyclability, smart functions and new laws: The requirements for food packaging are increasing rapidly. Thomas Lux from ZLV provides an overview of the status quo at FACHPACK 2025 - and reveals which innovations really have potential.

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Is the beverage carton the most sustainable packaging? Martin Schröder (FKN) on the circular economy, recycling and the new campaign

26 September 2025

It has been with us for over 70 years - but is the beverage carton really the prototype of sustainable packaging? Martin Schröder from the FKN trade association explains at FACHPACK why the industry is convinced that it has done its homework - and what is behind the new „Think Inside the Box“ campaign.

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Clear. reduced. Forward-looking: The new minimalism in packaging printing - Prof. Dr Martin Dreher (DFTA)

26 September 2025

Less is more - even in packaging printing? Prof. Dr Martin Dreher from the DFTA Technology Centre talks about minimalism as a trend and a necessity. What role do monomaterials, digital printing, AI and new laws play in the packaging world? A conversation about technology, the future - and the courage to reduce.

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Less is more? What consumers really think about sustainable packaging - Dr Daniel Bornemann (Simon-Kucher)

26 September 2025

Is sustainability really bought - or just applauded? Dr Daniel Bornemann from Simon-Kucher found out in a recent study. In an interview at FACHPACK 2025, he explains what consumers look for when buying packaging, what role materials and deposit systems play - and what all this means for manufacturers.

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AI as a co-pilot in packaging design - Uwe Melichar, epda

25 September 2025

AI in packaging design - and humans in the centre of it all: Uwe Melichar, Vice President of epda, gives FACHPACK TV insights into the opportunities, risks and creative future of our industry.

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The challenges of PPWR - Sonja Bähr, Berndt+Partner Creality

24 September 2025

What does the PPWR mean for companies in concrete terms? Why is time now running out for many? And how is the packaging industry changing from the inside out? Packaging expert Sonja Bähr provides first-hand answers on FACHPACK TV.

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Wood packaging and the EU deforestation regulation

23 September 2025

t FACHPACK, HPE representative Markus Kirchner explains what new regulations such as the EUDR mean for the industry - and how the association is responding to them. A conversation about opportunities, challenges and the future of wooden packaging.

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The PCR gap: Circular Packaging 2030 - Dr Jan Hendrik Kempkes, Interzero

23 September 2025

The use of recyclate is faltering: packaging should become more sustainable - but the necessary post-consumer recyclate (PCR) is in short supply in many places. In a new market analysis, Interzero shows where the causes lie and what companies can do now. In conversation: Dr Jan-Hendrik Kempkes, Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs.

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Artificial intelligence in packaging

26 September 2024

Uwe Melichar, Sustainable Packaging Expert, Vice-President epda In an interview with Uwe Melichar, an expert in sustainable packaging solutions and

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Fibre-based composite packaging and the holistic closed-loop system

25 September 2024

At this year's FACHPACK, packaging consultant Till Isensee (TILISCO GmbH) spoke to packaging journal presenter Julia Paul about the challenges

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The trends at FACHPACK 2024

25 September 2024

Packaging expert Sonja Bähr (from Berndt + Partner Creality) explains in an interview with packaging journal presenter Jan Malte Andresen,

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The future of retail packaging - expert talk with Geoffrey Hildbrand

25 September 2024

In this talk, we take a look at the present and future of packaging in retail. Geoffrey Hildbrand

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Brand Building & Packaging Design - Nicolas Eilken

25 September 2024

We talk to Nicolas Eilken, Managing Director of EILKEN brand building & design and jury member of the German Packaging Award,

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Women4Packaging - Women's power in the packaging industry!

24 September 2024

The Women4Packaging initiative, a strong network for women in the packaging industry, took place for the first time at FACHPACK 2024.

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