Press releases and news
The global packaging supplier Nefab will be one of the exhibitors at Scanpack this year. Nefab provides complete packaging solutions designed to minimise costs and environmental impact. We interviewed CEO Per Oredsson to hear his thoughts ahead of Scanpack.
Hello Per! What is innovative about your packaging solutions, and how can they contribute to increased sustainability?
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Through the FLAP collaboration project, Linköping University, ORKLA Foods Sverige and other heavyweight companies are blazing the trail when it comes to the future of the packaging industry. During Scanpack, you will have the opportunity to meet the experts behind the project and learn more about how innovative AI and robotics solutions are taking efficiency and sustainability to new heights.
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Industries characterised by seasonal demand and strong competition can be streamlined using robotic automation. SWIRA, the Swedish Industrial Robot Association, works to promote automation and robotic development in Swedish industry. This year, SWIRA will be attending Scanpack to discuss the potential of technology in the packaging industry.
Globalisation has created new production ch...
Gerhard Bley, CEO of Norrmejerier and author and lecturer on the topic of empathetic leadership, will be appearing on stage at Packaging Plaza, Scanpack’s anniversary area. He knows a lot about a holistic approach and the positive forces it can create in an organisation. But the work doesn’t just get done by itself. It requires a mature leader who works on the basis of the soft variable, in...
How can the Swedish packaging industry stand strong and grow in a changing world? By being prepared, of course. From risk and vulnerability analyses to adaptation of business models and agreements. Because the outside world will continue to be turbulent.
Sweden is dependent on global trade and deliveries. This applies not least to the packaging industry, which is vulnerable due to ...
Artist Shora Dehnavi’s first encounter with packaging design resulted in a collaboration with Alexandre Bonnet, where luxury champagne is packaged in ‘rowdy’ graffiti. As a mural painter who works at a large scale, Shora considers working instead on a small scale and using the various materials and unique properties of packaging as an exciting bit of scientific knowledge.
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New research shows that we can increase the number of times that paper can be recycled, something that could revolutionise the paper industry. Björn Sjöstrand, Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at Karlstad University, has devoted many years to understanding and improving the process of removing water from wood fibres in paper production. In October, he will be in attendance as a spe...
Society’s green transformation is bringing new opportunities in its wake. Through its investments in renewable materials, Stora Enso is working to steer the packaging industry in a sustainable direction.
The focus of the packaging industry’s transition to sustainability is on climate-neutral and circular production chains. It is becoming ever more important to reduce the climat...
Johanna Skans is the new Marketing and Communications Manager for DS Smith. This year she makes her début as an exhibitor at Scanpack.
Hi Johanna, what will you be presenting at Scanpack?
“This year we will continue to focus on an inviting, inclusive and inspiring participation, both in terms of our stand and the products and innovations we showcase on it. At DS Smith, we h...
She is a tech nerd: the expert voice, brimming with energy and always there with a ready laugh. These are probably the best reasons not to miss Evelina Galli as this year’s moderator on the stages at Scanpack.
The 28-year-old technology and consumer expert Evelina Galli has an impressive background and can be seen every week on the technology feature ‘Techtorsdag’ on Sweden’s T...
For Madelene Breiling, Head of Operational Development at Löfbergs, her first visit to Scanpack more than 20 years ago would become a milestone. Today, Madelene is a member of Scanpack’s new advisory board and wants to ensure that visitors and exhibitors are given the opportunity to experience the most meaningful and engaged event participation possible.
Madelene Breiling, Head of O...
Next year is a Scanpack year, but not just any Scanpack year! Scandinavia’s leading packaging exhibition celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2024, an achievement that will be given the recognition it deserves. “The 2024 edition of Scanpack will be extra special”, says Business Manager Monika Ölund.
Comparing Sweden in 2024 with Sweden in 1964 is like looking at two completel...
There were high expectations in the industry after the four-year wait – and they were met! There was a feeling of great elation as Scanpack 2022 drew to a close. ‘It was exactly the sort of sparkling, creative meeting place we’d been hoping for,’ says Anna Lena Friberg, Business Manager for Scanpack.
Scanpack, which was last held in 2018, made its eagerly awaited comeback a...
The premiere of Scanpack Summit has drawn praise from the participants. One of them is Daniel Morera, Partner and COO of Spanish Brainvestigations. “I truly believe that this type of event is essential for the industry”, he says.
Scanpack Summit, a one-day conference aimed at decision makers, was arranged during the opening day of Scanpack 2022. The conference focused on vision...
Steel packaging must be recycled, not thrown away. That is the vision of steel packaging producers in Europe, which was presented at the Scanpack Summit in Gothenburg. - Steel is far too valuable a material to be wasted, says Alexis Van Maercke at the European association APEAL.
The decision was communicated at the strategy conference Scanpack Summit, which is part of the packaging...
Finally – a year later than originally planned – northern Europe’s largest event for the packaging industry is about to get under way at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre. Innovative solutions for a sustainable future are in focus, as well as the acute energy crisis currently being experienced by many businesses.
Scanpack 2022, which takes place on 4–7 October at...
Welcome to Scanpack, northern Europe’s largest packaging event, which takes place 4–7 October at the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre in Gothenburg. Four years have passed since the last event, making this a much longed-for comeback with many exciting news and exhibitors from all over the world.
When Scanpack opens its doors on 4 October, more than 400 exhibitors will b...
Eef de Ferrante is the managing director of AIPIA (Active and Intelligent Packaging industry Association) and one of the speakers at this year’s Scanpack Summit. Together with fellow inspirers he will take the stage to share his vast experience and knowledge about smart packaging and its true enablers.
AIPIA is a member organization dedicated to creating a platform for meetings,...
The packaging industry is undergoing a major transformation. A transformation based on making the whole chain more sustainable. At Scanpack, the packaging industry will meet and discuss new innovations and solutions. One of this year's exhibitors is Multivac. Multivac is a supplier of packaging machines and automation, but is also a partner in packaging technology. With their mission to always ...
Scanpack Summit is a strategy-focused conference that gathers top-level decision makers within both the packaging industry and politics. One of this year’s speakers is Armando Mariano, Head of Sustainability and Group Director of R&D Materials and Products at Seda International Packaging Group. At Scanpack Summit, he will share his experience and present a new report made by the European ...
Annette Lendal is a circular economy expert, to say the least, passionate about upstream innovation. Her previous work includes the Ellen McArthur Foundation, where she dedicated her efforts and research to guide some of the biggest brands in the world on launching the circular economy for plastics. Annette is a two-time author in the areas of reuse business models and innovative packaging solu...