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May 2025

Gregor Spengler

Market Development

Slight Decrease of European Tube Market in 2024

Deliveries by tube manufacturers organised in the european tube manufacturers association (etma) went down by 1.3 per cent to a total volume of roughly 11.5 billion units in 2024 …

Tube Examples

Tube Examples

Sustainable Tube Concepts and Minimalist Designs

For high-quality and premium products in particular, the tube is proving to be the ideal packaging for conveying a sustainable and visually striking brand image …

Gregor Spengler

Interview

An interview with the outgoing etma Secretary General Gregor Spengler

After 31 years as etma's Secretary General, Gregor Spengler takes stock of his personal and business life in our interview. A look back and into the future …

Tube Examples

Legislation

The new EU-Packaging Regulation

What the proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) means for aluminium, plastic and laminate tubes …