The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) are driving towards a circular economy for packaging, but regulatory approaches differ from country to country. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) replaces a patchwork of national rules with a harmonised approach to packaging across the EU, extending recycled-content requirements to almost all plastic packaging.

Pierre Fischer, Ultrapolymers Healthcare Segment Leader, is preparing for Compamed in Düsseldorf from November 17th to 20th. Meet Pierre and the team in Hall 8, B, Stand H08, to discuss your healthcare polymer projects and explore sustainability solutions, including mass balance and biobased materials. In this article, Pierre discusses challenges and opportunities shaping healthcare polymers beyond 2025.

Sourcing BASF materials just got easier. Ultrapolymers is now the authorised distributor for BASF’s engineering plastics portfolio - Ultradur®, Ultramid®, Ultraform® and Ultrason®  in Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Albania. This means local stock options, shorter lead times, and direct technical support to help you move from design to series production with confidence. 

In the pharmaceutical industry, packaging is essential for safeguarding drug delivery and meeting increasing demand for self-administration, prefilled systems, and custom therapies. These factors are driving significant market growth, with the global pharma packaging market projected to rise 9.7% by 2030, reaching $265.7 billion. At the same time, stricter regulatory requirements, such as MDR 2017/745, and more stringent sustainability legislation are reshaping packaging strategies.