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Static electricity can pack up

19. April 2022 From the magazine, Packaging technology

In the packaging industry, the phenomenon of electrostatic charging and discharging is one of the daily challenges. Thus, food manufacturers are also dependent on processes to reduce electrostatic charge by means of ionisers - and depending on the application, as precisely, efficiently and energy-savingly as possible.
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Paper packaging trend: How well does recycling work?

19. April 2022 From the magazine, Packaging materials

The trend towards paper is unbroken. As a substitute for plastic, the material is supposed to be more sustainable and protect the environment. But what does more and more paper packaging mean for the recycling of the fibres? Because even these packaging materials cannot do without plastic coatings, varnishes and adhesives. We asked Dr.-Ing. Tiemo Arndt, scientific director of the Papiertechnische Stiftung PTS, about this.
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Shells in the company yard

19. April 2022 From the magazine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has and continues to cause incomprehensible suffering. The Ukrainian packaging industry is not spared either. Valeriia Grankina, CEO of Kharkiv based packaging company Slavena, fled to Bavaria with her family. For packaging journal she wrote down a very personal report of the status quo of the company and the Ukrainian packaging industry as a whole as per end of march.
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Ein Pfandsystem für Kosmetikverpackungen

14. April 2022 Packmittel und Packstoffe

Das Start-up Circleback initiiert in Berlin ein Pfandsystem für Kosmetikverpackungen wie Shampooflaschen oder Zahnpastatuben. Schon bald können Verbraucher in der Hauptstadt solche Behälter in ausgesuchten Supermärkten zurückgeben. Das aus den Verpackungen gewonnene Rezyklat wird direkt zurück an den Hersteller geliefert.
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Huhtamaki zieht sich aus Russland zurück

14. April 2022 Märkte

Huhtamaki hat beschlossen, den Prozess zur Veräußerung seiner Aktivitäten in Russland einzuleiten. Dies folgt auf eine frühere Entscheidung, alle Investitionen in Russland nach dem Ausbruch des russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine einzustellen.
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