Tube of the Year 2024
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION CONCEPTS REMAIN IN FOCUS
The winners of the prestigious ‘Tube of the Year 2024 Award’ of the European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) have been announced. Time and again etma’s annual competition demonstrates the creativity, innovative strength and performance of the European tube industry …
Tube Examples
INNOVATIVE AND FASCINATING PACKAGING SOLUTIONS FROM THE WORLD OF TUBES
The trend towards sustainable packaging solutions continues unabated, which is also reflected by the tube examples in this issue of tubes & trends because the European tube industry is continuing to develop environmentally friendly and innovative tube concepts. In addition to this, we are also showing tubes with successful designs and artwork, innovative printing techniques, user-friendly applications and clever ideas for new markets …
Standardisation
ETMA’S STANDARDISATION STRATEGY
Standardisation has been one of etma’s key tasks since the foundation of the association in 1959. Today, flexible tubes are the most broadly standardized packaging in Europe. There are currently 23 European flexible tube standards existing which are a worldwide benchmark in the tube industry …