Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fiber-based materials, supplying innovative and sustainable solutions to its customers. Our mission is to expand the role of fiber-based solutions for sustainable everyday life. Our offering includes filter materials, release liners, food and beverage processing materials, decor papers, abrasive and tape backings, electrotechnical paper, glass fiber materials, medical fiber materials, diagnostics and energy storage solutions, as well as a range of specialty papers for industrial and consumer end-uses. Our annual net sales is about EUR 2.7 billion and we employ some 7,800 people. Read more at www.ahlstrom-munksjo.com

We are a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care, and other products.

CelluForce is the world leader in Cellulose NanoCrystals (CNC) production, a sustainable and biodegradable advanced material made from trees.  CelluForce also leads the CNC market development and is launching a new line of products called CelluCoat which provides a high performance recycle-ready gas barrier technology.  CelluCoat can be applied as a thin 1-micron layer on plastic films to allow recycling and lightweighting while also providing an excellent print surface.  A three-layer CelluCoat high gas barrier technology is also being developed to be used on paper to allow recyclability and repulpability.
 

Constantia Flexibles is the world’s third largest producer of flexible packaging.

Based on the guiding principle of ‘People, Passion, Packaging’, some 8,530 employees manufacture tailor-made packaging solutions at 37 sites in 16 countries. Many international companies and local market leaders from the consumer and pharma industries choose the sustainable and innovative products of Constantia Flexibles

Ecol Studio supports companies in implementing sustainable development to ensure a future for the new generations.

We develop solutions in the areas of environment and energy, workers’ health & safety, and product and process quality, establishing with our customers a partnership aimed at achieving common goals and which is consolidated over time thanks to the successes achieved. 

We stand out for our specific and sector-specific skills, our strong customer orientation and growth, our ability to anticipate future issues and innovate, in compliance with the law and business ethics. All this thanks to people in Ecol Studio who have the opportunity to fulfil their dreams.

e-halo is a technology solution which provides clear and transparent structural packaging and sustainability data to allow you to optimize packaging, manage compliance and tax liabilities whilst reducing your environmental impact. Our unique experience and understanding of retailer operations, technical packaging, sustainability and regulatory consultancy has enabled us to develop this pioneering packaging sustainability platform which allows you to manage sustainability everyday. 

Today, more than ever before, global retailers and brands need to assess their packaging requirements on a macro and micro level to survive and thrive the seismic shifts in paradigm across global supply chains, international and national politics, legislation, retailing and consumer expectations.
 

Footprint has a clear vision to create a healthier planet and healthier people. Phase one of our mission is providing solutions that eliminate single-use and short-term use plastics in our food chain. Footprint’s engineers use plant-based fiber technology to design, develop and manufacture biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable products that compete with plastic’s cost, and exceed its performance. Footprint is rapidly expanding into new categories with customized and patented solutions for customers. Footprint’s products have already led to a global redirection of millions of pounds of plastic waste from entering the air, earth, and water working with leading global consumer brands.

A. Hatzopoulos S.A. develops innovative, tailor-made flexible packaging solutions for the food & beverages, chemicals, home & personal care and pharmaceuticals industries. Founded in 1931 the company today operates on a worldwide level exporting 76% of its sales to over 32 countries. Our constant growth is reliant upon investment in cutting-edge technology and infrastructure, research and development of innovative products and our ingrained customer care culture. As pioneers in the development of sustainable flexible packaging for the circular economy we have developed a complete packaging line which consists of high-performance solutions ready for recycling: X-CYCLE. Packaging is extremely important to protect food and combat food waste and we can do that with materials that can be recycled and reused in a circular way. Flexible packaging can be the answer to the circular economy objectives as it’s light weight, resource efficient and recyclable.

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We operate in 38 countries and 114 operating locations around the world.

Lecta is a leading European manufacturer and distributor of specialty papers for labels and flexible packaging, coated and uncoated paper for publishing and commercial printing, and other high-value innovative products such as its range of environment-friendly, 100% recyclable and biodegradable functional papers.
As a responsible, committed company, Lecta places special emphasis on the continuous search for new solutions based on natural, renewable raw materials that contribute to a circular economy, thereby helping to create a more sustainable world.

Today, Lecta is a multinational group with 2,986 employees and seven mills in Spain, France and Italy, with a production capacity of approximately 1.7 million tons. All Lecta’s mills are certified to the strictest international standards.
 

Founded in 2012 and born out of an MIT Lab, LiquiGlide is the inventor of a revolutionary technology that eliminates the friction between liquids and solids to allow liquids to flow with ease. The technology will transform products, packaging, processes and patient experiences. From waste reduction to increased recycling potential to greener manufacturing, the world needs a frictionless future

Food Contact Center S.r.l. was founded by Marinella Vitulli in 2016. The Center has grown very quickly and today many important brands are relying on this reality.

The Company is composed by a highly qualified team; our technicians intervene in various technical meetings, providing technical and scientific contributions.

Our services are various: tailored testing plans, risk assessment based on materials, production process, intended use and target markets for distribution, problem solving, GMP Reg 2023:2006 system implementation, web pages with customized regulatory matrix, newsletters.

We are specialized in Nias testing, cooperating with Instruments producers on libraries and database.

Created as a spin-off of the Horizon 2020 project TagItSmart, recycl3R offers a highly tailored digital service of product recycling information and rewards for consumers. The recycl3R smart platform easily connects to any application (web or mobile) to help CPG retailers and brand owners provide this information service and motivate consumers to improve their recycling habits through connected packaging and rewards.

At UPM Specialty Papers, we create fossil-free alternatives for packaging materials based on paper. Our 1,900 passionate experts are ready to help you co-create the right packaging solutions for your needs and meet your sustainability goals. Best of all, our papers come from 100% renewable, responsibly sourced wood fibre. 
 
And with our mills in Finland, China, and Germany, you can trust us to deliver quality and consistency wherever you are in the world.
 
Switch your packaging materials to paper – renewable, recyclable, and remarkable, it’s special by nature. “

Mondi is a leading global packaging and paper group with a focus on being sustainable by design. We are contributing to a better world by making innovative solutions using paper where possible, plastic when useful. See our approach and how our purpose, strategy and culture all connect in The Mondi Way.

About Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics

Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP), a business unit of Dow (NYSE: DOW), combines core strengths of R&D, worldwide reach, broad product lines and industry expertise to deliver high performing technologies for end use markets in food packaging, personal hygiene, infrastructure, consumer goods and transportation. P&SP is one of the world’s largest producers of polyethylene resins, functional polymers, and adhesives, and enabled by Pack Studios, is a leading innovator and collaborator across the value chain on sustainable application development and circular economy life-cycle design for plastics. www.dow.com/packaging

 

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation and leading business positions to achieve profitable growth. The Company’s ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure and consumer care. Dow operates 109 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 36,500 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2019. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com

 

The Packaging Materials division aims to lead the development of circular packaging, providing premium packaging materials based on virgin and recycled fiber. Addressing the needs of today's eco-conscious consumers, Stora Enso helps customers replace fossil-based materials with low-carbon, renewable and recyclable alternatives for their food and drink, pharmaceutical or transport packaging. A wide selection of barrier coatings enables design optimisation for various demanding packaging end-uses.

Tembo is a group of companies, comprised of service centres, specialists, and original equipment manufacturers. Together, we bring sustainable solutions to different markets like packed drinks, detergents, and next-generation products.

We capitalize our wide variety of expertise to provide innovative solutions throughout the whole manufacturing journey that help customers secure high-volume production every day and create a perfect end-product.
With this, we meet business challenges and stay always at the forefront of technology by having an in-depth understanding of customer needs, products, and materials.

At Tembo Paper, as part of Tembo Group, we work hand in hand with our customer and partners to produce biodegradable paper straws and the machinery that makes them. Our unique approach of product and process development enables the delivery of high-volume paper straw production that are strong and safe for everyone.

Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, Taghleef Industries (Ti) is one of the world’s leading manufacturer of BOPP, CPP and BOPLA films for Flexible Packaging, Labels and Graphic Arts Application. Currently, Ti has (11) manufacturing sites across (6) continents.  

With its holistic approach to sustainability under it’s Dynamic Cycle™ initiative, Taghleef offers its partners access to the best range of existing sustainable and innovative films solutions in the market -from films that help protect products, avoid food waste, and improve hygiene to films with low carbon footprint and recycled content. Ti also helps customers to reDESIGN™ their packaging and switch from traditional to innovative structures.
 

About APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging.
 
APEAL unites the six producers of steel for packaging in Europe – Acciaierie d’Italia, ArcelorMittal, Liberty Liège-Dudelange, Tata Steel, thyssenkrupp Rasselstein and U.S. Steel Košice

Together, these companies employ 200,000 workers in Europe, 15,000 directly to produce steel for packaging across 11 dedicated manufacturing sites.

Strong, formable and long-lasting, steel offers numerous benefits for the safe packaging of a wide variety of products.

84% of steel packaging is currently recycled in Europe. 100% of recycled steel is used for new steel products.
Circular by nature, steel recycles over and over again without loss of quality, contributing to a greener future for Europe.

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio-frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets.

Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards. We focus on lightweight and high-quality folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners. The pure fresh fibres we use in our products are a renewable and recyclable resource, that can be traced back to sustainably managed northern forests. We are a forerunner in sustainability, and we aim to have completely fossil free mills and raw materials by the end of 2030.

Together with our customers we develop innovative packaging solutions to create better consumer experiences with less environmental impact. In 2021 our sales totaled EUR 2.1 billion, and we have around 2,400 employees. Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

The Compliance Map specialises in the development of next-generation product and reverse supply chain compliance solutions. We help manage and automate due diligence obligations arising from Extended Producer Responsibility directives such as Packaging, WEEE and Batteries. To reduce the significant cost and resources of managing EPR obligations, Compliance Map offers a robust and automatic solution to build and publish scheme reports for each period of the waste placed on the market with little to no user intervention needed. Combined with our Data Exchange solutions, Compliance Map provides you with a complete product environmental compliance solution.

Bockatech is helping some of the world’s leading food-service and FMCG brands create more sustainable thin-wall and reusable packaging.
 
The Bockatech EcoCore® manufacturing technology platform creates mouldings with durable skin-foam-skin walls in seconds, cutting plastic use by up to 50%, production times and cost.
 
The innovative technology is easy to implement — using well-established recyclable polypropylene plastic and injection moulding to make safe and reliable mouldings with minimum investment in new equipment.
 
EcoCore is creating more sustainable, innovative and high-performance packaging with a competitive edge for a wide range of sectors and applications, including retail food, caps / closures, food-service and pails.

Thinking for tomorrow. Acting today: This has been the guiding principle of KOCH Pac-Systeme for over 50 years. For future-proof, modular machine solutions, custom engineered to create the perfect combination of packaging technology and design. With consistently reduced material consumption and eco-friendly packaging types such as cycleForm^® made of formable paper – and winner of the German Packaging Award 2021. 

Consumer products, contact lenses or medical technology: The specialists at KOCH contribute their extensive expertise to every project. Partners for high-quality packaging solutions, their offerings range from individual machines to completely integrated packaging processes with a KOCH packagingLine.  For every machine solution, KOCH provides lifetime support, and a K 4.0 digital services package that boosts productivity and machine availability.

KOCH is one of the five strong brands that make up the Uhlmann Group, and uses the global service network and extensive know-how of the Group to deliver optimized production and packaging processes.

UPM Biofuels produces renewable and sustainable products for the transport and petrochemicals industries. We offer our customers ways to replace fossil raw materials and reduce their carbon footprint. UPM's innovative, bio-based products are frontrunners in quality, usability and sustainability. In addition to renewable diesel, the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery produces renewable naphtha - an excellent raw material for plastics, film materials or glues. 

UPM Raflatac is leading in sustainable labeling through our innovative self-adhesive label materials and services. We offer high-quality paper and film label stock for branding and promotion, informational labels, and labels with functionality. We operate a global network of factories, distribution terminals and sales offices. Our company employs around 3,000 people and made sales of EUR 1.6 billion (USD 1.8 billion) in 2019. UPM Raflatac is part of UPM. Find out how we are labeling a smarter future beyond fossils at www.upmraflatac.com.

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About WestRock
 
WestRock partners with our customers to provide differentiated, sustainable paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock’s team members support customers around the world from locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
 
We imagine a world where innovative, fibre-based packaging plays a central role in driving a more circular economy. We deliver innovations in materials science and automation to produce packaging that is recyclable, right-sized and made from renewable resources.
 
Building on a proud legacy in sustainable forestry and fibre management, we believe in the promise of a sustainable future, and we are committed to working with our customers and our communities to get there together.
 
Our platform focuses on three areas: People and Communities: Serving the people we rely on, and those who rely on us; Innovating for our Customers and their Customers: Innovating to achieve a more circular economy through sustainable products and efficient operations; Bettering the Planet: Championing sustainable forestry and protecting the environment.
 
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YUPO has been offering high quality synthetic papers for 50 years and is always creating new products to follow customer demands and market trends.

YUPO IML is designed for a circular economy and will help brand owners to reach their sustainability goals. The synthetic papers manufactured by YUPO combine the best print quality of premium papers with the high durability and strength of plastic films.

YUPO materials are used for many different applications:
In-Mold Labels, tags, adhesion film without glue, Self-adhesive face stock, material for commercial print applications such as maps, catalogues, menus, manuals and more.