Print and Packaging

DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE invests in its reel cutting equipment

Plastic drinking straws are one of the many single-use plastic products that will be banned as the result of a European directive (2019/904) this year. Paper straws are a sustainable alternative. To produce drinking straws from paper, narrow reels, so-called bobbins, are required.

New SWEDBRAND Factory in Poland Designed with Sustainability in Mind

Minimal waste, efficient energy use, recycled and recyclable papers are key elements of the SWEDBRAND sustainability strategy

Koehler Group and Zollikofer Group agree to cooperate in the field of Biomass

Koehler Energy Group grows with joint venture to more than EUR 100 million turnover and almost 300 employees
▪ Reliable supply of customers for material and thermal biomass ▪ New major supplier for biomass in German-speaking countries

Woodly Ltd. has raised EUR 3 million in growth funding

Woodly Ltd. has raised EUR 3 million in growth funding – an exceptional approach to solving the plastic problem convinced both investors and customers.

Sustainability on all levels: MOSCA signs WIN-Charta

Following years of commitment to improving sustainability, MOSCA signed the Baden-Württemberg WIN-Charta on 21 May 2021. The strapping specialists' pursuit of sustainability is now publicly verifiable.

Cosmos Speciality Chemicals announces the launch of environment friendly Microenz BS for Textile Industries

Sourced through enzymatic process to reduce degradation of garments/fabrics

Eye-catching packaging – sustainable shipping packaging for flaconi

Packaging specialist Thimm has developed stable shipping packaging that is both environmentally-friendly and eye-catching for various beauty products for the Berlin-based online beauty pure player flaconi. The holistic solution acts as a brand ambassador and surprises the recipient with an emotional unpacking experience.

The baby box is sustainable inside and out

For more than 80 years, the Finnish state has been giving a special box to expectant parents. The maternity package, or baby box, is a starter kit to help care for a newborn, with necessities ranging from clothes and toys to other child-care products.

A Kind of Magic – Cosmetics Packaging Without Microplastic Pollution

Sulapac has launched a ground-breaking innovation. Now, water-based products can be packaged with a new bio-based Sulapac barrier that biodegrades without leaving permanent microplastics behind

Henkel Develops Industry’s First Bio-Based PUR Hot Melt Adhesive for Consumer Electronics Assembly

Leveraging its broad innovation portfolio and in keeping with the company’s sustainability priorities, Henkel today announced the development and commercial availability of LOCTITE® HHD 3544F, the industry’s first bio-based polyurethane reactive (PUR) hot melt designed for consumer electronics assembly. This is the company’s inaugural consumer electronics-specific, bio-based PUR hot melt adhesive; approximately two-thirds of its content is sourced from renewable, plant-based feedstocks.

NewsPress 100 % TMP newsprint launched to better meet customer needs

Launched in April, Stora Enso’s NewsPress range of newsprint is now available also as a 100 % thermo-mechanical pulp (TMP) grade. Juha Ceder, VP of the News & Book segment and Håkan Naij, Mill Director at Stora Enso’s Hylte Mill in Sweden, explain the benefits NewsPress papers offer to printers and newspaper consumers.