The German Packaging Institute (dvi) was founded in 1990. It connects people from the entire packaging value chain across all sectors – covering packaging machines, all segments of the packaging and consumer goods industry, as well as trade and brand companies, the circular economy and recycling industry – with the aim of initiating innovative and sustainable approaches. The dvi advocates for topics from the packaging industry across all sectors and materials and does not get involved in ideologically driven discussions. It brings packaging into the public arena, brings objectivity into discussions, which all too often are tarnished by prejudices and false generalities, and informs with facts about the achievements of packaging and its players. ...