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What does the path to a sustainable circular economy for flexible plastic packaging look like? In the EU project CIRCULAR FoodPack we have shown how post-consumer recyclates can be used to produce packaging that is suitable for direct food contact and meets the high standards for food protection and safety. We are happy to invite you to the final event on November 28, 2024 in Brussels.

In a research project together with industrial partners and a Belgian research partner, we investigated how plant proteins change due to various high-pressure processes. Pea protein was selected as an example in view of the increased use of regionally available plant-based raw materials for sustainable foods. Local producers in particular are to be supported in this way.

Optimum machinability of flexible packaging materials is crucial for efficient and safe processing. The realistic assessment of the dynamic coefficient of friction is particularly important when switching to recyclable packaging materials. As part of the WIPANO research project we have developed a new, realistic test method for determining the real coefficient of friction and converted it into a standard (VDMA standard sheet).

On June 1, 2024, our Business Unit Manager Ines Lieske took over the scientific project management of the "Hygienic Production" working group of the Industrievereinigung für Lebensmitteltechnologie und Verpackung e.V. (Industry Association for Food Technology and Packaging e.V.).