ECMA Annual Congress 2024

The ECMA Annual Congress took place in Berlin on 19 & 20 September 2024
We look forward to seeing you next year in Istanbul!

European Carton Excellence Award 2024

Congratulations to the winners of the European Carton Excellence Award 2024! 

About Us

The European Carton Makers Association brings together folding carton converters, cartonboard mills, national associations and suppliers to the folding carton industry. ECMA represents over 650 carton producers with a current workforce of 60,000+ located across nearly all countries in the European Economic Area – this equates to over 80% of the €15 bill European folding carton market.

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News
ECMA statement - French Mineral Oil legislation
ECMA have written a statement in close collaboration with the FFI, concerning the French Mineral Oil Order which will become applicable from 1 January 2025.
Upcoming Events
22
Nov

ECMA Food Safety Committee Meeting

22 November 2024
27
Nov

ECMA Pharma Forum

27 November 2024 - The Netherlands
28
Nov

ECMA Association Development Committee

28 November 2024 - The Netherlands
ECMA Food Safety GMP Guide 2.0

As the representative body for the folding carton industry, the European Carton Makers Association published the first version of its Good Manufacturing Practice Guide for food safety in 2011

In March 2021 ECMA released an entirely new version of the GMP. 

European Carton Prospects 2023 & Green Transition

At the ECMA Congress in september we presented the bi-annual European Carton Prospects report. As the most in-depth study of its kind for our industry, the aim is to give members a deeper understanding of the elements that have been influencing our industry over the last 2 years. For the first time in this study, we have included information on the growing transition from plastic to fibre pack

Member Directory
Palladio Group S.p.a.
Groupe Tonnellier
Graphic Packaging International
Stora Enso AB
LGR Packaging
Van Eerd bv
Valmet Oyj
Wilhelm Bähren GmbH & Co. KG | Bähren Pharma-Packaging
APIGRAF - Associação Portuguesa das Indústrias Gráficas e Transformadoras do Papel
Valco Melton SLU
Bobst Mex SA
August Faller GmbH & Co. KG