Press Releases

With its new UniNATURE Water-Oil Barrier Coating, Siegwerk offers the first barrier solution with 100% natural content certified for application on paper plates. The water-based functional coating represents a sustainable alternative to replace restricted coatings on single-use paper plates according to the Single Use Plastics Directive (EU 2019/904) and enables their recycling through the existing paper recovery cycle.

Under the motto “The first drop of ink is the last step in the process”, Siegwerk will not only showcase its inkjet ink portfolio for labels and packaging applications, but also give insights into its holistic approach bringing partners along the supply chain together to jointly develop fit-for-success inkjet solutions.

Enabling the recyclability of packaging is one important lever for the realization of a Circular Economy. Dr. Björn Ewig, Head of Technology Flexible Packaging EMEA at Siegwerk, gives insights into why barrier coatings are a true enabler to switch from multi- to recyclable mono-plastic packaging and how Siegwerk is driving its activities in this field.

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has partnered with German startup Wildplastic and the Hamburg University of Technology (TU-Hamburg) aiming to increase the recyclability of plastic waste. One way to achieve this is by successfully deinking the collected waste before entering the recycling extrusion process. The partners conducted initial trials at the end of 2022,…

The website relaunch represents another step in Siegwerk’s transformation to a fully circular and digital solutions provider. With its broad content offering, the new website invites all visitors to dive into the world of inks, coatings and sustainable packaging printing.

Joining the Science Based Targets initiative reinforces Siegwerk’s commitment to carbon neutrality in line with the latest climate science.

Siegwerk, one of the leading suppliers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications worldwide, continues its global commitment to product and consumer safety by providing customers in Bangladesh the highest quality products and services. Siegwerk hosted a media conference today in Dhaka to create awareness among stakeholders about the adverse effects of toluene and the need to switch to toluene free packaging inks for food safety…

With its UV- and water-based deinking primers for labels and sleeves, Siegwerk offers validated solutions for a safe and economic deinking of energy cured ink systems that have been so far considered as non-deinkable. This sets new norms to drive deinking as industry standard and further improve recyclability & circularity of plastic packaging.

The company continues to advance its mission to achieve ambitious sustainability targets by 2025.

With its new state-of-the-art production facility in Germany, Siegwerk not only strengthened its footprint in Europe securing fast lead times and highest quality consistency for its customers in the EMEA region, but also enabled the manufacturing of modern ink solutions at highest technical standards. The new generation of Siegwerk NC inks is now the first series for flexible packaging printing that is manufactured at this site.

With its new SICURA Litho Pack ECO series, Siegwerk adds another sustainable ink solution with a high share of bio-renewable content further expanding its offering in line with a Circular Economy.

As a new member of the MIT FRAUEN IN FÜHRUNG initiative, Siegwerk joins an alliance of Cologne-based companies committed to greater diversity at management levels. The focus is on career advancement for women and thus the creation of a gender-oriented corporate culture.

Company inaugurates warehouse and colour matching center at Tauru, (Haryana) to support India’s growing demand for packaging inks.

With the manufacturing of high-quality toluene-free packaging inks Siegwerk Bangladesh contributes to a safe and sustainable industry further paving the way for a circular economy.

The winners have been awarded on 10 March at 2 p.m. in the Rhein-Sieg-Akademie.

Siegwerk, one of the world’s leading suppliers of printing inks and coatings for packaging solutions, will participate in the InPrint trade fair in March 2022 with its business unit ‘Inkjet’.

Siegwerk’s Bhiwadi plant will be 100% Mineral oil-free with effect from 1st May 2022, making the company the first in India to do so. The move is in line with Siegwerk’s commitment to becoming a positive circular economy driver.

Siegburg, Germany, and Samut Sakhon, Thailand - The Thai Prime Minister has presented Siegwerk with the "Industry Award" in the circular economy category. He thus honored the company's successful work and commitment in this area.

The recent awarding of Siegwerk’s Mexican customer Eximpro with the annual AWA International Sleeve Label Award does not only confirm Siegwerk’s development success of deinkable ink systems, but also sets the recyclability of PET bottles to the next level towards full circularity.

By founding the new company Siegwerk Pakistan Ltd., Siegwerk and Rotopack partner to deliver high-quality inks and coatings to the printing and packaging markets in Pakistan. The partnership allows Siegwerk to significantly strengthen its footprint in South Asia expanding its global brand availability.

The recent awarding of Siegwerk’s Vietnamese customer Thành Phú Packaging with the ERA Gravure Award for Sustainable Packaging not only confirms the development success of functional coatings for future-oriented recyclable packaging, but also strengthens the significance of packaging circularity in Asia, the largest growth market for packaging.

With the development of an innovative ink system for the world's first completely circular-economy-capable stand-up pouch, Siegwerk demonstrates its important role in the value chain. The technology will be used at Werner & Mertz in the future.

With seven measurable targets to be achieved by 2025, Siegwerk’s ambitious sustainability agenda touches all aspects of the business, building on the company’s Circular Economy achievements to date.