News Archive

Some team members from Seda International Packaging Group recently spent time with the children at Bayreuth Elementary School in Germany talking about the TICCIT (Trees into cartons - cartons into trees) project and gave the class the opportunity to spend time in the forest planting some saplings.

ECMA and Fibre Packaging Europe have released an infographic on 'How Fibre-Based Packaging Contributes to the Circular Economy – we never get tired of reading the facts that support the sustainability credentials of cartonboard and folding cartons!

The Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (MM Group) has committed itself to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with climate science. The ambitious targets have now been officially approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Van Genechten Packaging (VGP) are investing, according to their strategic road map, and opening a second plant in Komárom, Hungary to expand both their footprint and capacity. The plant has been commissioned in record time and will pick up production this month.

Fibre Packaging Europe (FPE) welcomes the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package, notably its proposal for the “Eco-design for sustainable products regulation” (ESPR) as it aims to make sustainable products the norm on the EU market and reduce their overall environmental and climate impacts.

Medication Packaging Holdco Limited, owners of Medica Packaging Limited, a folding cartons and leaflet manufacturer, based in Crewe, Cheshire, is pleased to announce the acquisition of F.G. Curtis plc, a folding carton manufacturer based in Redhill, Surrey. The Curtis business has been operating for over 80 years, and specialises in the manufacture of folding cartons for the cosmetics and beauty markets.

MLPS (Medical Leaflets=Patient Safety) have released Positions Paper & a Fact Bank concerning ‘Print on Demand’ of pharma paper information leaflets.

In its new FFI flash survey, almost 90% of the 40 participating folding carton manufacturers stated that communication in the supply chain had improved significantly compared to pre-Corona times, but this does not apply equally to all customers.