From pricing analyst to packaging trailblazer: Aden Newbury’s journey at Kingfisher
Future Trailblazer winner Aden Newbury has transformed Kingfisher’s packaging sustainability, turning data, innovation, and curiosity into real-world impact.
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London Packaging Week 2025 welcomes record visitor growth
London Packaging Week 2025 has recorded a 15% growth in attendance, attracting 5,752 unique visitors to Excel London. Now in its 15th year, the event has firmly established itself as the place where the capital’s packaging and design communities come together to set the agenda for the year ahead.
Mondi and Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG: A trusted partnership delivering salt safely to shelves
Mondi, a global leader in the production of sustainable packaging and paper, is strengthening its long-standing partnership with Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG, one of Europe’s top salt producers. Known for the iconic Bad Reichenhaller Alpensalz brand, the company produces everything from table and pharmaceutical salt to de-icing and animal feed salt – a natural product that demands the highest standards of protection at every stage.
Mondi develops lighter, more sustainable banana box through customer collaboration
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has developed an innovative banana box packaging solution that is lighter though equally strong and more sustainable - thanks to close collaboration with partners across the value chain.
The project began when Mondi’s technical team for containerboard explored a simple but ambitious question during a customer visit in Latin America: Could the standard banana box be made lighter and more sustainable without compromising on strength?
What the world of sustainable packaging might look like in 2050
All of the attendees at London Packaging Week, taking place at Excel London on 15 & 16 October 2025, will be thinking about what the next few decades hold for the industry. They will also be keenly focused on sustainability at a time when regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) are at the top of every business agenda.
London Packaging Week reveals key market trends shaping the future of global packaging
As London Packaging Week celebrates its 15th anniversary, the event has unveiled exclusive new insight from Smithers, its official research partner, highlighting the powerful forces reshaping the global packaging industry.
LUMENE’s Advent Calendar wins “Carton of the Year” award with Metsä Board design
LUMENE’s 2024 Beauty Advent Calendar has been awarded the prestigious Carton of the Year title at the European Carton Excellence Award gala held on 18 September in Istanbul, Turkey. The calendar was designed by Metsä Board’s packaging design team and manufactured by VG Kvadra Pak, part of the Van Genechten Packaging Group. The outer packaging is made of MetsäBoard Prime FBB Bright 380 g/m2, and the inner packaging is made of MetsäBoard Pro FBB Bright 220 g/m2.
Fachpack 2025: HEIDELBERG and Solenis present new process for the economical production of barrier-coated flexible paper packaging solutions
With regard to a functioning circular economy, flexible paper packaging as a substitute for plastics, also known as "paperization," is becoming increasingly important. Flexible paper packaging is predicted to grow by 4.5 percent annually until the end of the decade. An expert survey conducted by the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University Heilbronn (DHBW) and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) confirms this trend. As the head of the study, Prof. Dr.
Stora Enso wins the prestigious Red Dot Design Award 2025 for the World Ski Championships’ medal boxes
Stora Enso has won the Red Dot Design award for the medal boxes for World Ski Championships 2025 in Trondheim, Norway. The award was granted for outstanding design and creative performance in the category of Brands and Communication 2025. The products selected by the Red Dot Jury are aesthetically appealing, functional, sustainable or innovative, but what they all have in common is their outstanding design. Red Dot Award is one of the most significant design competitions in the world.
Coveris showcases next-generation paper and plastic packaging at FachPack 2025
At the upcoming FachPack 2025 exhibition, Coveris will take its No Waste vision to the next level by unveiling an industry-leading range of sustainably designed films, labels, cartons and paper-based packaging solutions. These innovations serve a broad spectrum of applications in the food, beverage, logistics and supply chain sectors. Fully aligned with its No Waste strategy, Coveris is helping their customers meeting their sustainability goals by offering advanced packaging that includes both plastic and paper formats.