Advent calendars have already become a part of our lives as an invariable attribute of children's expectation of the New Year and Christmas. In other countries, this tradition has been going on for many years. There are many kinds of advent calendars. But the most popular are the so-called "sweet" advents, in which sweet surprises are hidden behind a bright picture and small windows.

Tesco, one of the largest European retailers and manufacturers, has announced the launch of the line of spray cleaning products in reusable packaging. It will be the company's own product and will go on sale in the brand's supermarkets next week.

We all love to burst air bubbles in bubble wrap, which is often used for secondary packaging when transporting various goods. The popular antistress toy is even based on the use of the sound of the pop and the tactile sensation that occurs when you press the bubble. PopPack decided to use the air bubble principle to develop a completely new principle for opening a wide variety of packages - EasyPop.

Probably every mother in the world has faced this problem: how to protect a curious baby from a sample of washing powders, gels, and various cleaning products. And the issue of greening packaging, which many manufacturers, including household chemicals, have now begun to strive for, did not solve this problem in any way. The first and rather significant step in this direction was taken by Smurfit Kappa.

Many people know that jute bags are very popular as packaging for storing various cereals. It is a natural, breathable and at the same time cheap and wear-resistant material that does not enter into any reaction with the stored contents. But jute also has a significant disadvantage - this property can easily absorb moisture and keep it in itself for a long time, which leads to large crop losses.

European packaging manufacturers continue to announce sustainable and recyclable solutions. This time, AR Packaging announced its development, which introduced its barrier trays for packaging ready meals and refrigerated food in modified atmosphere, made of cardboard, thereby continuing the theme of the widespread use of paper in packaging.

The FachPack 2021 exhibition, which is now taking place in Germany, has already managed to please with interesting innovations. And in general, it confirmed that in the near future more and more paper will be in demand for creating packaging. So, two companies presented very interesting developments of paper packaging at the same time.