News Archive

Some team members from Seda International Packaging Group recently spent time with the children at Bayreuth Elementary School in Germany talking about the TICCIT (Trees into cartons - cartons into trees) project and gave the class the opportunity to spend time in the forest planting some saplings.

ECMA and Fibre Packaging Europe have released an infographic on 'How Fibre-Based Packaging Contributes to the Circular Economy – we never get tired of reading the facts that support the sustainability credentials of cartonboard and folding cartons!

The Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (MM Group) has committed itself to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with climate science. The ambitious targets have now been officially approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Fibre Packaging Europe (FPE) welcomes the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package, notably its proposal for the “Eco-design for sustainable products regulation” (ESPR) as it aims to make sustainable products the norm on the EU market and reduce their overall environmental and climate impacts.

Fibre Packaging Europe – an informal coalition (now of 7 fibre packaging associations) jointly funded with a core focus to defend, advocate, and raise awareness of the positive impacts of fibre-based packaging whilst challenging restrictive legislation.

The French Government has announced plans to ban fruit and vegetables from being sold in plastic packaging from January 1st, 2022, as part of its anti-waste law aimed at creating a circular economy with single-use plastic phased out by 2040.

4evergreen, established in 2019, is a cross-industry alliance with the goal of optimizing fibre-based packaging circularity and climate performance….over 60 companies have come together (including 11 ECMA members ) in the 4evergreen alliance with a shared purpose and common goal.

Van Genechten Packaging (VGP) is very proud to announce that its production site in Angoulême, France, has been awarded Climate Neutral certification.