News - ECMA - European Carton Makers Associations

ECMA Statement on Direct Food Contact Inks

ECMA and its members regularly receive questions about the conformity of printing inks on packaging which comes into direct contact with food and about the use of appropriate inks for such specific applications. Some legislation and the terminology used, can lead to confusion.

ECMA and Pro Carton announcement - Public Affairs support

ECMA and Pro Carton are delighted to announce that Maria Georgiadou will start to support our Public Affairs efforts in Brussels commencing 1st June 2023.

ECMA presents folding carton criteria to Tesco

In late 2022, ECMA Managing Director, Mike Turner was approached by Tesco asking if ECMA could develop criteria they could use for assessing folding carton packaging functionality.

RDM Group acquires Fiskeby Board Mill

RDM Group has recently signed an agreement to acquire Fiskeby, with its manufacturing facility in Sweden. RDM believes that Fiskeby is well-positioned to benefit from the plastic substitution trend, offering in-house extruding and laminating capabilities ready for the development of new products.

New study on the impacts of EU packaging regulation shows a blanket approach on re-use may have unintended consequences: higher CO2 emissions & costs

ECMA are today releasing a study commissioned & financed by ECMA, CEPI, EPPA, FEFCO and Pro Carton and based around the findings of a McKinsey study, which has also been released today, which looks at the impact of reusable packaging targets proposed in the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

Position Paper: Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in Food

ECMA, Pro Carton, the FFI (German Folding Carton Association) and 13 expert representatives from cartonboard mills and folding carton converters have drafted an updated Position Paper addressing Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in Food.

Multipack for desserts educates consumers to recycle correctly.

Bringing creative and sustainable packaging solution is the main goal of the Czech national packaging competition Obal roku. So it was this year when the results were announced. The Food packaging award went to Cardbox Packaging for Míša Multipack, developed for OLMA, a.s..

Finally: Both Carton Austria Awards 2021 go to Cardbox Packaging!

Pro Carton, PROPAK Austria and the trade magazine CASH have awarded the best Austrian packaging solutions for the fourth time. The competition not only recognises professionals in the field, but also students and their projects. Among the professionals, Cardbox Packaging scored significantly and was awarded both awards!