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Conventional packaging solutions often have a suboptimal environmental and climate footprint. In order to improve this, various strategies ranging from the reduction of packaging material to the multiple use of packaging and closed-loop plastic recycling have proven successful. A novel and particularly sustainable solution for packaging goods is foam packaging made from recycled materials. They…

Individually manufactured foam inserts allow components to be accurately accommodated in cases, containers and drawers. Made of PE or PU foam, they are known for a wide range of applications and high quality.  What are individual foam inserts?A foam insert is an individually manufactured packaging solution made of PE or PU foam that accommodates specific…

Packaging made of non-crosslinked PE foam is often described as a protective and sustainable material for packaging solutions of all kinds. But what is behind the material, how does it achieve its strong performance, and why is it full of exciting potential, especially from a sustainability perspective? Wetropa sheds light on this in this article….

Sustainability is also playing an increasingly important role in packaging technology. In addition to aspects such as the reduction of packaging material and the reuse of packaging, the closed-loop recycling of foams also represents an important strategy for the development of sustainable packaging solutions. Packaging made of foamed polyethylene (PE) can be regranulated in the…

Many sensitive products can only be safely packaged and transported from external influences using foam. Although the use of foam in packaging technology is a necessity, it does not necessarily have to go hand in hand with a poor eco-balance. Sustainable foam packaging combines maximum packaging protection with a high level of sustainability. Sustainable packaging…

To all business partners and customers Dear Business Partner, Due to the current situation of the gas supply in Germany and the declaration of the second level of the emergency plan gas by the Federal Government, the uncertainty due to the lack of economic planning reliability is quite high among all of us. Accordingly, we…

Can waste management in the foam industry work circularly? – YES!♻️ Currently, we are still in the early stages of establishing such a standard throughout the foam industry. For this reason, we are investing a lot of energy in the process of establishing such a circular economy in our industry.Last Wednesday, we had the pleasure…

IMPACT OF THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE CRISIS ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN Dear business partners, the massive conflict of the Russia/Ukraine crisis leads among other things to big questions and concerns in the economy – also concerning effects on the supply chains. We have already received some justified inquiries from our customers, which we answer with this letter….

100% green electricity at WETROPA GROUP We live sustainability – We only use 100% green electricity! Sustainability is a holistic theme that runs like a green thread through our company and is an important factor in all decisions. Especially in the not so sunny months our own produced electricity is often not sufficient for production…

SEBASTIAN LINDNER BECOMES COO AT WETROPA The economy and even the world are constantly changing, and the Wetropa Group is changing too! Mr. Martin Eigenherr, Managing Director of Wetropa Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH & Co. KG, has reached the age at which many people decide to take their well-deserved retirement. The Wetropa Group is very pleased to…

Packaging – think green! HESSIAN SUSTAINABILITY DAY Low-emission packaging also reduces emissions throughout the supply chain Author: Lina Ebbinghaus, September 17, 2020 Can packaging be sustainable, especially if it is made of plastic? Yes, says Dirk Breitkreuz, CEO of Wetropa Group. The Darmstadt Chamber of Commerce and Industry participated in the Hessian Sustainability Day on…

ARPLANK – 100% recyclableARPLANK® – The high-quality and sustainable packaging innovation Partnership between JSP and WETROPA GROUP +++ Mörfelden, 17.11.2020 +++JSP International and WETROPA GROUP, headquartered in Mörfelden near Frankfurt, Germany, are pleased to announce their collaboration on the launch of the new foam material ARPLANK® for the European market. From January 2021, WETROPA GROUP…