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Pulpex paper bottles soon to be produced in Europe
In partnership with British company Pulpex, Perlen Industrieholding will manufacture paper bottles from molded fibers in Switzerland, Austria, Italy and southern Germany.
Through its Perlen Papier brand, the Swiss group will become Pulpex's leading global industrial partner, with production set to start in 2027.
Pulpex's patented technology produces recyclable bottles for the paper industry, suitable for beverages, wines and spirits, cosmetics and food products.
Florian Geiger, CEO of Perlen Industrieholding, emphasizes that this agreement will enable the company to introduce a sustainable packaging solution while drawing on the Group's existing infrastructure.
Sandy Westwater, CEO of Pulpex, sees this as a step towards the goal of replacing over a billion plastic and glass bottles by 2030.
Siegwerk makes one of its biggest acquisitions ever
German ink manufacturer Siegwerk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hi-Tech Inks, an Indian producer of flexographic and gravure inks. This is Siegwerk's biggest acquisition since the takeover of SICPA's packaging inks business in 2005.
The operation should make the new entity the leading player in the Indian flexible packaging market, with over 20% market share and around 1,700 employees in the country.
Hi-Tech Inks brings a portfolio of solvent and aqueous inks, metallic and special-effect inks, as well as varnishes and overprint varnishes (OPVs). The integration also strengthens Siegwerk's industrial footprint in India, with two sites in Bhiwadi and Vapi.
The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks, subject to the usual closing conditions.
Nortier Emballages joins the United Nations Global Compact
Nortier Emballages joins the United Nations Global Compact. By joining this voluntary initiative launched in 2000, the packaging printing and manufacturing company based in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône in the Île-de-France region is committed to aligning its activities and strategy with the ten principles relating to human rights, international labor standards, the environment and anti-corruption.
It is also in line with the UN's 17 sustainable development goals.
Today, the United Nations Global Compact brings together more than 20,000 companies and 3,000 nonprofit organizations in over 160 countries, making it the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Icona d'or 2026: applications now open
Fespa France announces the opening of entries for the Icona d'or 2026, a biennial competition that rewards French achievements in the fields of signage, screen printing','www.printindustry.news/search/serigraphy');" class="lien-auto-article" href="https://www.printindustry.news/search/serigraphy">screen printing, large-format digital printing, digital media, installation and media application.
Created in 2002, the competition showcases the expertise and innovation of visual communication professionals. Projects will be evaluated by a two-stage jury according to several criteria: creativity, quality of execution, technical innovation, integration and visual impact.
Since 2024, the Icona d'or Jeunes have also been awarded to students and apprentices in the industry.
The deadline for entries is April 30, 2026. The awards ceremony will be held on September 24, 2026 in Lyon, at the SEPR, a first for the event previously held in Paris.
In 2024, the competition attracted 175 entries and 38 winners.
TotalEnergies starts up a plastics recycling plant in Seine-et-Marne
On March 19, TotalEnergies commissioned France's first chemical plastics recycling plant at its Grandpuits platform in the Seine-et-Marne region. The unit has a processing capacity of 15,000 metric tons a year, and is part of the site's transformation into a "zero-oil" platform.
The plant converts plastic waste from selective collection, which is difficult to recycle mechanically, into synthetic oil. This material is then used as a substitute filler in the petrochemical industry to produce recycled plastics with characteristics equivalent to those of virgin plastics, including for food and medical applications.
In 2023, TotalEnergies signed supply agreements with Citeo and Paprec to secure plastic waste flows for the unit.
Heidelberg to strengthen its presence in Latin America
Heidelberg has announced plans to step up its expansion in Latin America, driven by the growth of the packaging market and the economic dynamism of Mexico and Brazil. The German manufacturer points to expected growth in the printed packaging market of around 4% a year between now and 2029, driven in particular by the food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and e-commerce sectors.
The manufacturer, which claims over 50% market share in sheetfed offset in the main countries of the region, plans to reinforce its sales and service teams, particularly in Mexico and Brazil. Heidelberg currently employs over 200 sales and service staff in these two countries.
