Empack 2026 live: Niverplast showcases bag-in-box solutions as market expands

Niverplast is displaying its bag-in-box solutions for the bakery and bulk food markets at Empack 2026 in Gorinchem, Netherlands. We speak to Guido Derksen, sales manager at the company, about the market need for automated...

Empack 2026 live: ATS-Tanner balances material reduction with system flexibility

At Empack 2026, ATS-Tanner is presenting its paper banding solutions that aim to reduce total packaging material by up to 90%, without compromising flexibility and packaging design. We speak to Johan van Veen, national sales...

Empack 2026 live: Smart Robotics on reducing manual labor with automation

At Empack 2026, we speak to Heico Sandee, co-CEO at Smart Robotics, about the company’s automated palletizing solutions, which aim to reduce unneeded manual labor and simplify complicated robotics. We also discussed market...

Alliance to End Plastic Waste tackles flexible recycling challenges

Pranav Goenka, director of Global Programs at the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, explores challenges of recycling flexible plastic packaging waste and the need for advanced sorting technologies like digital watermarking and AI...

ReStalk CEO talks regional, tree-free packaging material production

ReStalk turns farm waste into next-generation sustainable materials to replace traditional plastic and tree-based packaging products. We speak to the start-up’s co-founder and CEO, Benjamin Cassou, to learn more about ReStalk’s...

Scaling reuse initiatives and industry collaboration to reduce plastic waste

We speak with Cédric Dever, director of the Plastic Waste Coalition of Action at the Consumer Goods Forum, about scaling reuse initiatives, the role of pilot programs, and the importance of cross-industry collaboration. He also...