{"id":75521,"date":"2023-02-20T14:11:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=75521"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:44:52","slug":"tp-tv-live-talk-new-packaging-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/tp-tv-live-talk-neue-verpackungsmaterialien\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry talk: What can new packaging materials do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75521\" class=\"elementor elementor-75521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fb4a19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0fb4a19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97bd485 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"97bd485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219e2d3 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"219e2d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The search for sustainable packaging materials is in full swing, especially to replace conventional plastics. But once a new material has been found, developers are faced with further challenges: Can the material run on the machines, and what about disposal and recycling? We discussed this live with experts.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63bab0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"63bab0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfd2b46 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"dfd2b46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7456c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7456c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the current episode of the format produced by packaging journal for interpack <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=tightly+packed+live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tightly Packed TV live<\/a> was all about the <strong>Challenges, opportunities and potential of new packaging materials<\/strong>. It's not just about the raw materials, but also about what the next step is in terms of runability on the packaging machines.<\/p><p>It continues with consumers: How important is the communication on the packaging for new materials and what should you look out for? What does disposal and recycling look like in the end? What is already possible here, and what is still to come? packaging journal editor-in-chief Jan Malte Andresen discussed all of this <strong>with Tilisco packaging analyst Sonja B\u00e4hr, traceless founder Anne Lamp, Julian Thielen from interseroh+ and Heiko K\u00fchne from Optima Packaging<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-2512695254\"><div id=\"packa-2534993431\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div><p>What if packaging could be made from renewable raw materials instead of fossil fuels? And what new materials could these be?<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201eNew materials first have to be defined. For some manufacturers, a mono-material film is also a new material if they previously used a composite film, but there is of course a trend towards sustainable materials. This includes bioplastics, but also paper-based materials, which are also made from renewable raw materials. A lot is happening in this area at the moment and new solutions are constantly being developed that can be mechanically processed into packaging. But: <strong>Packaging, regardless of the material, is not an end in itself.<\/strong> The product that needs to be packaged always sets the requirements. This ultimately determines the choice of material.\u201c<\/p><p><strong>Sonja B\u00e4hr<\/strong>, packaging analyst at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tilisco.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tilisco<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p>From a sustainability perspective, depending on the application, a thin conventional mono-material film <strong>perform better in the life cycle assessment<\/strong> than a bioplastic for which there is not yet a recycling stream.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fe44ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1fe44ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e87bc3 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3e87bc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe5bbe exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efe5bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biomaterials are not necessarily recyclable<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96ee59a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"96ee59a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0e0e40 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b0e0e40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f77ce2 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f77ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technically, it is possible today to <strong>Replace almost any conventional fossil-based plastic with an alternative bio-based plastic<\/strong>. There are already a large number of biodegradable solutions on the market based on soya, wheat, sugar cane and maize, among others, especially in the film sector. A second major area is bio-based plastics, which are not biodegradable but can be recycled. These include bio-PET (polyethylene terephthalate), bio-PE (polyethylene) and bio-PP (polypropylene). They have the advantage that they can be recycled together with their petroleum-based counterparts.<\/p><p>The start-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traceless.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Traceless<\/a> has gone one step further and has <strong>developed a new type of biomaterial from agricultural industry waste.<\/strong> The thermoplastic granulate produced in this way can be processed in injection moulding and film extrusion. Paper coatings are also possible.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201eWe not only differentiate between biobased and biodegradable, but we also use another category. Our material is not synthetically polymerised, but<strong> actually made from natural polymers<\/strong>. It degrades without residue in the environment when it enters it. Hence the name Traceless.\u201c<\/p><p><strong>Anne Lamp<\/strong>, CEO and founder Traceless<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fd9c53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2fd9c53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3ff492 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d3ff492\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8699e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa8699e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/traceless-aufhaenger-cunda-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/traceless-aufhaenger-cunda-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/traceless-aufhaenger-cunda-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/traceless-aufhaenger-cunda-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/traceless-aufhaenger-cunda-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/traceless-aufhaenger-cunda-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/traceless-aufhaenger-cunda.jpg 1670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Plastic hooks are particularly difficult to recycle due to their small size, now they can be composted. (Image: traceless)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c97867 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5c97867\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfd13bd exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"bfd13bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5456d85 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5456d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to be successful on the market, biomaterials such as Traceless or other <strong>can be processed primarily on existing packaging machines<\/strong> can. For machine manufacturers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optima-packaging.com\/de-de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optima<\/a> bioplastics are playing an increasingly important role today.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201eHowever, we are still at a low level here. When we deal with materials, it is always in connection with a machine that we are either building from scratch or converting for a customer application. While the processing of monomaterials is almost standard nowadays, demand for biomaterials is only just beginning to emerge. Overall, however, we see a colourful bouquet of material options today.\u201c<\/p><p><strong>Heiko K\u00fchne<\/strong>, Managing Director for packaging machines for the food, beverage, cosmetics and chemical industries at Optima Packaging<\/p><\/blockquote><p>In addition to the technical challenge of making the new materials machine-compatible, <strong>the cost issue is a major topic<\/strong>. \u201eMany of our customers operate in a highly competitive environment, which is why efficient production is also a priority for them with the new materials.\u201c<\/p><p>This is also an important aspect for the young company Traceless. \u201eNo matter how much you bend, <strong>In the end, you can't pay ten times the price for a material<\/strong>. That's why our production process is very efficient, including energy-efficient. That is our core innovation. We worked on the process itself for a very long time and managed to make the material really competitively priced.\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e677acf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e677acf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7fbf8d exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a7fbf8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfc419 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dfc419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal framework sets the course<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67063d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"67063d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc2c887 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"dc2c887\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c4c05 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4c4c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For machine manufacturers like Optima, it is no longer enough just to look at their systems. \u201e<strong>Networking is an important keyword<\/strong>. This has been so important to us for at least two years that we have a dedicated team working on materials and communicating a lot with material manufacturers, product developers and product designers in the market.\u201c<\/p><p>This will make it easier to overcome technical challenges, which can vary depending on the new packaging materials, says Heiko K\u00fchne. \u201eWe will solve these challenges in the short or medium term at the latest, I'm pretty sure of that. The question is, what does that mean in terms of costs?\u201c This is not so easy to answer, because <strong>The market is also changing as a result of new framework conditions imposed by legislators.<\/strong> \u201eThe new regulations may make it less attractive or even impossible to use certain packaging materials. This creates pressure, but this is good for the topic.\u201c<\/p><p>Founder Anne Lamp: \u201eWe should bear in mind the main goal that the EU Commission wants to achieve through regulation. All packaging should be recyclable by 2030. We therefore need to improve the impact of packaging, because packaging is a major cause of global plastic pollution and also of the destruction of non-renewable resources. This means, <strong>In the end, we have to make packaging recyclable.<\/strong> This includes technical recycling, but also biological recycling.<\/p><p>This is where we come in, because there must also be materials for all those applications where the technical cycle fails. In Germany, the recycling rate for plastics that are recycled is only ten per cent. It is therefore <strong>for some applications it is necessary to use the biological cycle instead<\/strong>. This means that we utilise biological resources in the production of materials that are based on waste materials and not on food. We do that in our process. On the other hand, we also have to be very good in terms of our life cycle assessment throughout the entire production process and use little energy, for example. We do that too. <strong>In the end, our material can either go for thermal utilisation or composting.<\/strong><\/p><p>In Germany, the regulations are still somewhat cumbersome, but the EU is currently paving the way for this, <strong>that natural polymers are also suitable for the biological cycle according to the law<\/strong>, This means that they are utilised in a biocomposting plant and are then considered recycled.\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f2b3cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5f2b3cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1857b0b exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1857b0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f430c90 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f430c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1419446345-Pawarun-Chitchirachan-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1419446345-Pawarun-Chitchirachan-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1419446345-Pawarun-Chitchirachan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1419446345-Pawarun-Chitchirachan-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1419446345-Pawarun-Chitchirachan-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1419446345-Pawarun-Chitchirachan-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1419446345-Pawarun-Chitchirachan-1320x881.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1419446345-Pawarun-Chitchirachan.jpg 2247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">To be successful on the market, biomaterials must be able to be processed on existing packaging machines. (Image: Shutterstock\/ Pawarun Chitchirachan)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8de286 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f8de286\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db60f85 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"db60f85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06baea exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a06baea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>European legislation brings a number of changes for distributors of packaging, but also opportunities. \u201eIt's primarily a question of definition: bio-based and biodegradable plastics, like conventional plastics, are precisely named in the regulations - and traceless material is not included,\u201c says Sonja B\u00e4hr. \u201eA distributor who wants to comply with the regulations and achieve a good CO<sub>2<\/sub>-footprint, <strong>can use such natural materials and therefore uses neither conventional plastic nor bio-based plastic.<\/strong> This is also an opportunity for companies, which they should utilise.\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be423de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"be423de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-448571d exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"448571d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88f538 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d88f538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No circular economy without functioning recycling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7960c2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7960c2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec528fa exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ec528fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce880bd exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce880bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, whether new sustainable packaging materials can establish themselves on the market depends not only on their machinability and costs. Without a functioning recycling system, the cycle cannot be closed. However, the utilisation of biomaterials places high demands on sorting and recycling systems. It is therefore not surprising that recyclers such as Julian Thielen from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interseroh.plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interseroh+<\/a> are not enthusiastic.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201eBiodegradable materials in particular are not materials that we can currently make good use of for recycling, sorting and recovery. They are somewhere in the per mille to lower per cent range in the mass flow and are completely lost here. At the moment, recycling companies are not seriously addressing this issue. However, if demand increases, this could change. The EU regulations mentioned above require that in future a recycling infrastructure must also be demonstrated for new materials within five years. This is already quite a <strong>Clear message to the developers of the materials to think directly about the cycle<\/strong>. We are excited to see what developments are still to come.\u201c<\/p><p><strong>Julian Thielen<\/strong>, Head of \u201eMade for Recycling\u201c at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interseroh.plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interseroh+<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Sonja B\u00e4hr favours small-scale sorting. \u201eI am a great advocate of this, <strong>that we re-sort material flows because this is the only way to recover valuable materials<\/strong>, that can be recycled. It may take a little longer to get relevant quantities, but it's worth it in the end.\u201c<\/p><p>There are already technologies that could make re-sorting easier, adds Julian Thielen. \u201eFor example <strong>an invisible watermark that puts all the information on the packaging<\/strong>, that we cannot recognise using today's sensor technology. However, this also requires space in the sorting centre. I would like to invite everyone to visit our sorting facilities and see how cramped and cramped the space is. We are limited here and cannot sort every last fabric.<\/p><p>In a next step, however, a pre-sorting of polypropylene films could possibly be used to differentiate between food, non-food or other applications before recycling, in order to then<strong> to actually obtain different qualities in the actual recycling process<\/strong>.\"<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deeec75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"deeec75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3fefc exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"eb3fefc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc5aa7 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efc5aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1877751229-Nordroden-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1877751229-Nordroden-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1877751229-Nordroden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1877751229-Nordroden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1877751229-Nordroden-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1877751229-Nordroden-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1877751229-Nordroden-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/shutterstock_1877751229-Nordroden.jpg 2250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Valuable materials could be recovered in the sorting plant through re-sorting. (Image: Shutterstock\/Nordroden)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f113ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3f113ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b7f1e9 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8b7f1e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5717e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf5717e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability claim for new materials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfb3971 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"bfb3971\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0edb3d1 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"0edb3d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377b7c2 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"377b7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, as the trend is increasingly moving towards bio-based materials and paper fibre-based packaging, the experts believe it is important not to lose sight of the circular economy. \u201e<strong>Biodegradable plastics can be used, for example, where we have particularly small packaging<\/strong>, that run the risk of remaining in the environment. They would probably be lost to recycling anyway. Distributors and packaging manufacturers should therefore take a closer look at these issues,\u201c says Julian Thielen.<\/p><p>In the industry <strong>Greenwashing is also a recurring theme<\/strong>. But what should a sustainability claim for new materials look like? Sonja B\u00e4hr: \u201ePlease don't give specific figures, for example \u201a100 per cent recyclable\u2018, \u201acompostable\u2018, \u201aplastic-free\u2018. Instead, communicate in a really differentiated, defensive way, preferably a little less on the packaging and then tell the whole story on the website. <strong>Packaging is so complex and requires so much explanation<\/strong>. It's not something you can print on a small icon somewhere on packaging.\u201c<\/p><p>The packaging analyst believes that more communication is needed anyway. \u201eAll players should stay in contact with each other, that's the most important thing. The common goal is to establish a functioning circular economy, but also to save resources and materials. However, this also means that consumers need to treat what they buy differently, because <strong>They also have a responsibility to ensure that packaging is disposed of correctly<\/strong>. The same applies to manufacturers, who place a material on the market and should be responsible for it right through to disposal and reprocessing and should take care of what happens to their material. In my view, that is <strong>A practised, active, pragmatic circular economy<\/strong>.\"<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cbbe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2cbbe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6deeaed0 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6deeaed0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b433523 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b433523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sustainability - More news<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc550ab elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-posts__hover-gradient exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"1fc550ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:38,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-114561 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-green-packaging tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-empack tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde tag-lebensmittel tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe tag-prevented-ocean-plastic cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/recyceltes-polypropylen-erreicht-lebensmittelsicherheit\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-114563\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pop-ocean-plastic.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/recyceltes-polypropylen-erreicht-lebensmittelsicherheit\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRecycled polypropylene achieves food safety\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tPrevented Ocean Plastic (POP) has now introduced the first mechanically recycled, food-grade polypropylene (rPP) that meets European standards.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/recyceltes-polypropylen-erreicht-lebensmittelsicherheit\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Recycled polypropylene achieves food safety\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-114521 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-green-packaging tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe tag-papier-pappe-karton tag-pulpac cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pulpac-erreicht-500-patente-fuer-dry-molded-fiber\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-114522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pulpac-patente.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pulpac-erreicht-500-patente-fuer-dry-molded-fiber\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPulPac achieves 500 patents for Dry Moulded Fibre\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tPulPac has been granted over 500 national patents worldwide for its Dry Moulded Fibre technology. This method is increasingly establishing itself as an industrial alternative in fibre processing.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pulpac-erreicht-500-patente-fuer-dry-molded-fiber\/\" aria-label=\"PulPac achieves 500 patents for Dry Moulded Fibre\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-114396 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-maerkte tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-dvi tag-kreislaufwirtschaft tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde tag-markt tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/offener-brief-warnt-vor-kollaps-des-kunststoffrecyclings\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-114399\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kunststoffrecycling.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/offener-brief-warnt-vor-kollaps-des-kunststoffrecyclings\/\">\n\t\t\t\tOpen letter warns of collapse of plastic recycling\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tPlastic recycling in Europe is in an existential crisis, according to the signatories.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/offener-brief-warnt-vor-kollaps-des-kunststoffrecyclings\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Open letter warns of collapse of plastic recycling\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-114385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-green-packaging tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging tag-neopac tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe tag-papier-pappe-karton cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/erste-papiertube-mit-zertifizierung-fuer-konventionelles-recycling\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-114386\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neopac-zertifizierte-papiertube.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/erste-papiertube-mit-zertifizierung-fuer-konventionelles-recycling\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFirst\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe PaperX FibreTop Tube from the Neopac Group is the first of its kind to be certified as technically recyclable in the conventional paper stream by the renowned PTS Institute.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/erste-papiertube-mit-zertifizierung-fuer-konventionelles-recycling\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about the first paper tube with certification for conventional recycling\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more 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srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pulpac-verschluss.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/faserbasierte-verschluesse-mit-plastikaehnlichen-eigenschaften\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFibre-based closures with plastic-like properties\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tPulPac is introducing a new generation of fibre-based closures that offer plastic-like properties. This innovation aims to reduce plastics in packaging.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/faserbasierte-verschluesse-mit-plastikaehnlichen-eigenschaften\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about fibre-based closures with plastic-like properties\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-114325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-packmittel-und-packstoffe tag-abfalltechnik-und-recycling tag-gesetze-und-verordnungen tag-markt tag-nachhaltigkeit-und-green-packaging tag-packmittel-und-packstoffe cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/bundesrat-nimmt-stellung-zum-verpackdg\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-114326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Bundesrat-verpackungsgesetz.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/bundesrat-nimmt-stellung-zum-verpackdg\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFederal Council wants to adapt packaging law to EU regulation with minimal bureaucracy\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe Federal Council wants to adapt national packaging legislation to the PPWR with minimal bureaucracy, while the industry warns of additional burdens and quota shifts.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/bundesrat-nimmt-stellung-zum-verpackdg\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Federal Council wants to adapt packaging law to EU regulation with minimal bureaucracy\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest episode of Tightly Packed TV live, produced by packaging journal for interpack, focussed on the challenges, opportunities and potential of new packaging materials.","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":74380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"In der aktuellen Folge von Tightly Packed TV live drehte sich alles um die Herausforderungen, Chancen und Potenziale neuer Verpackungsmaterialien. 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