Forum Packaging
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Forum Packaging offers the members of the associations involved a platform for the technologies for the manufacture, labelling and surface finishing of packaging, filling and packing as well as packaging and palletising.
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With the Forum Packaging, the three VDMA associations for, respectively, Printing and Paper Technology, Plastics and Rubber Machinery as well as Food Processing Machinery and Packaging Machinery create a common platform for those of their member companies that are already active in the packaging market or seek access to this growth market.
Besides the exchange of experience, the analysis of technological and growth trends constitutes a central focus of this forum. The topic of sustainability is clearly the focus of the forum.
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Which packaging is more sustainable, paper or plastic packaging? We have compiled some of the most frequently asked questions in FAQs, which we offer VDMA members exclusively for download.
Which packaging is more sustainable, paper or plastic packaging? There is no general answer to this question, as it depends on the product to be packaged and the resulting requirements.
In order to implement the European requirements from the Single-Use Plastics Directive and the amended Waste Directive, the German Packaging Act, which has been in force since 01.01.2019, has been adapted.
Finding your way through the legal jungle for packaging: Here you will find all relevant information on laws and regulations at European and national level.
Sustainable packaging is becoming increasingly important. Since the products to be packaged are very different and therefore also the requirements for the respective packaging, there is no one sustainable packaging, but concepts adapted to the respective needs.
On 11 May 2021, the spring meeting of the VDMA Forum Packmittel on the topic of circular economy and sustainable packaging took place as part of a web meeting.
In addition to lines for beverages and liquid foods, Krones also offers recycling lines. They turn waste into new products, helping to reduce global waste.
Sharing experience. Observing technologies and markets together. Bundling know-how. These are the central concerns of the "Packaging Forum" in the VDMA.
With the Packaging Forum, three VDMA trade associations created a joint platform for member companies.
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