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The markets for flexible packaging materials recorded some minor price decreases across the substrates in the third quarter of 2025. Aluminium foil (7 micron) showed particularly pronounced reductions, alongside BOPA, BOPP and BOPET films. While one-side coated paper (60 g/m²) remained stable, HDPE and LDPE continued the weaker trends seen during the first half of the year.

Sidel launches its era-shaping technology, EvoBLOW Laser, at drinktec 2025, Hall A6, Booth 361, September 15-19 at Munich Trade Fair Centre. EvoBLOW Laser sets a new benchmark for performance in the food and beverage packaging industry, redefining lightweighting for PET and recycled PET (rPET), and raising the bar in efficiency, quality, ease and sustainability.

Berglandmilch, Austria's leading dairy company, is the first in Austria to choose SIG Terra Alu-free + Full barrier, the world’s first full barrier aseptic carton packaging material with no aluminum layer. Berglandmilch will offer white milk from its premium brand “Schärdinger Formil” in SIG Terra MidiBloc Alu-free + Full barrier reducing the already low carbon footprint of standard SIG aseptic cartons by 22%. The environmental benefit is communicated directly to consumers on the packaging.

To meet the packaging industry’s ever-increasing requirements in terms of quality, efficiency and sustainability, Gundlach Packaging had to optimize its processes while maintaining the highest standards.

Plastic packaging for a sustainable future: Starlinger presents technical solutions for closed-loop systems in woven plastic packaging.

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, will exhibit from September 16 to 19, 2025, at Labelexpo Europe in Barcelona, Spain. Besides highlighting some of its latest ink and coating developments for labels and packaging printing at booth 3G77, the company will also give insights into how its solutions can boost efficiency and recyclability, helping to meet the latest packaging trends.

Tetra Pak has announced a new collaboration with Swan Neck Bio, a Denmark-based biotechnology company, to simplify and expand scaling opportunities for companies developing biomass or precision fermentation-derived food products. The collaboration enhances Tetra Pak’s offering by giving producers the option of seed as an ingredient, creating a turnkey solution for commercial fermentation processes within the New Food space and beyond.

While prices for one-side coated paper (60 g/m²) increased by 2% compared to Q1 2025, confirming the upward trend, other materials experienced slight price declines: aluminium foil (7 micron) fell by 4%, BOPA film (15 micron) by 1%, and PET film (12 micron) by 2% compared to the previous quarter. BOPP film (20 micron) remained price stable. HDPE prices fell by 2%, while LDPE remained at the previous quarter’s level. This is according to recent data from Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE).

Easyfairs UK is keeping the momentum going following the record-breaking edition of Packaging Innovations & Empack earlier this year, with more than 18 hours of educational video content recorded direct from the show floor now available to watch on demand.

Working closely with partners to create collaborative solutions, BOBST leverages its local Competence Centers to drive global advancements in packaging. An Open House in April, held at the San Giorgio facility in Italy, showcased BOBST’s industry-leading portfolio for flexible packaging production, demonstrating the latest value-adding innovations in printing and converting.