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New members join from Germany and Austria

Recent additions to IAPRI’s long list of international members include two from Europe: Albstadt-Sigmaringen University (ASU) in Germany and Constantia Flexibles in Austria.

Albstadt-Sigmaringen University (ASU)

Based across two campuses in southern Germany, ASU has a busy Life Sciences faculty, where packaging overlaps with the Food Technology & Nutrition component of the education program, and where food and food packaging is a key area of applied research.
 
Business innovation modeling and advanced materials science are elements handled, respectively, by the Business Science & Management and Engineering faculties.
 
But the Life Sciences faculty also boasts the Sustainable Packaging Institute (SPI), where Markus Schmid has a lead role. Here, research themes include: novel biobased materials; design for recycling; pack optimization; process design; active & intelligent packaging; and the wider bio-economy.
 

 

Constantia Flexibles


Headquartered in Vienna, new corporate member Constantia Flexibles is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging, and has 36 production sites in 16 countries. Around two-thirds of its 8.600-strong workforce are based in Europe.
 
The third largest flexible packaging producer globally, Constantia is structured around its Consumer and Pharma divisions. A key IAPRI contact is Agnieszka Van Batavia, sustainability manager for Pharma, who was formerly at fellow IAPRI member The LCA Centre in the Netherlands.
 
 
 

Published: 04/28/23