European Parliament improves rules on packaging recyclability but takes a risky bet on recycled plastic content
por Admin,
30 Noviembre 2023
Today, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the Commission proposal for aRegulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR).
Europe’s packaging industry embraces innovation to meet sustainability goals
por Admin,
17 Marzo 2023
The packaging sector is growing, with a forecasted annual growth rate of 1.7% until 2027. New regulations are also driving rapid change and innovation.
Last quarter of 2022 sees only slight relief in prices for flexible packaging materials
por Admin,
24 Febrero 2023
The last three months of 2022 saw declines in the price of some flexible packaging materials, as demand stabilised amid continued uncertainty about the global economic outlook and energy costs.
Plastics Europe y EuPC lanzan el esquema de certificación europeo de Operation Clean Sweep®
por Admin,
30 Enero 2023
Plastics Europe, la asociación de fabricantes de plásticos en Europa, y EuPC, la asociación de transformadores europeos de plásticos, anuncian hoy el lanzamiento del esquema de certificación armonizado europeo Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS).
FPE expresses concern about potential gas shortage and supply allocations
por Admin,
29 Septiembre 2022
The members of Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) welcome the consideration of the agri-food supply chain as “societally-critical” in the “Save Gas for a Safe Winter” initiative by the EU Commission and its Member States.
Combination of high levels of raw material and energy prices and availability concern the European Flexible Packaging industry
por Admin,
13 Abril 2022
Energy and raw material prices were already on very high level but surged even further after the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Those increases combined with availability issues have serious financial impacts on the flexible packaging supply chain.
Flexible Packaging Europe appreciates Ellen MacArthur Foundation report ‘Flexible Packaging: The urgent actions needed to deliver circular economy solutions’
por Admin,
13 Abril 2022
We appreciate the recent Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) report on flexible packaging circularity1. In our sustainability vision2, we share the New Plastics Economy (NPEC) Global Commitments objective to ensure that plastic never becomes waste, which means zero tolerance for leakage and the development of a circular economy for all flexible packaging.
Disrupted supply chains and increasing costs continue to challenge flexible packaging production as demand stays high
por Admin,
2 Diciembre 2021
Raw material price inflation continues to have a major impact for the flexible packaging industry, although the rate of increase eased slightly in Q3 compared with the unprecedented levels seen in the previous three months.
Announcement on the divestiture of “Toppers” business of Constantia ColorCap in Rybnik, Poland
por Admin,
8 Abril 2021
Constantia Flexibles is committed to providing our customers with exemplary products and service, and that commitment drives us to continually evaluate our business practices and facilities to ensure we are positioned to best meet the needs of our customers.