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A strong commitment to a sustainable future

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26.03.2024

WEIG joins the UN Global Compact as an official member

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05.03.2024

Packaging insights 2023/2024: unwrapping trends

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22.02.2024

HEIDELBERG awards WEIG-Packaging the Reference Customer Award for the 4th time

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14.02.2024

Knauf Awards WEIG the Global Supplier Prize for lined products!

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08.01.2024

Doubled capacity creates new opportunities.

You already know: Big goals need powerful suppliers who can keep up. We are at your disposal with more "power" now that Buchmann Karton is part of the WEIG ...

04.07.2023

Sustainability reloaded VIDEO

The 10th WEIG-KartonForum in Koblenz with talks and presentations on regulatory and societal topics around the ongoing theme of sustainability, was joined by 150 attendees from over 10 ...

15.06.2023

Equipment-as-a-Service model for printing machines grows: HEIDELBERG and Munich Re Group win WEIG Packaging for their “Subscription Plus Model”

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23.05.2023

WEIG: Member of the network for more energy efficiency

The topic of energy efficiency has become increasingly important for the paper industry in general and WEIG in particular, and not just because of the current developments on the energy market. As part of an ...

15.02.2023

Packaging expertise at WEIG-Packaging

We regularly set standards at our folding carton plant in Emskirchen. On the one hand this is due to our state-of-the-art machinery and on the other hand to the in-depth know-how of our employees. WEIG-Packaging ...

16.12.2022

Company of the Year: Yaguarete Group in Paraguay

Yaguarete, WEIG's sister group in Paraguay, was named “empresa del año”, i.e. Company of the Year, by the ADEC association. The association presents the most important business awards in the country and ...

09.12.2022

Expert Video Christian Schiffers

The folding carton industry is currently facing many challenges. Christian Schiffers, Managing Director of the FFI, the Folding Box Industry Association in Germany, has represented the industry in the national and ...

24.11.2022

WEIG Sustainability Report: Facts, figures, and data on our circular business model

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22.09.2022

Sustainable cartonboard production with FSC® label

It has been 12 years, since all relevant companies in the WEIG Group have first obtained the FSC® certification (FSC licence code FSC® C031343) and we have since been committed to sustainable forest management ...

24.08.2022

Into the bin: How recovered paper becomes a new folding box

When the end consumer throws his frozen pizza box into the recycling, that is when the work really begins for the WEIG Group. Because we use recovered paper to make high-quality cartonboard and attractive folding ...

01.08.2022

WEIG plasterboard sets standards

The need for affordable housing is growing worldwide and with it the demand for gypsum board as a cost-effective building material. WEIG produces almost half a million tonnes of plasterboard annually for the global ...

20.06.2022

Expert Video Prof. Dr. Michael Grömling

Most economic experts are currently correcting their previously confident forecasts for Germany and Europe ...

02.05.2022

Whitepaper: Counteracting deforestation

One third of consumers cares about sustainable packaging – trend: upward. More and more manufacturers are therefore turning to packaging made from recycled cartonboard to reach this large customer segment. Learn ...

10.03.2022

“driven by care”: Taking responsibility during the COVID pandemic

“The situation is serious,” says Roland Rex, Head of Customer Focus and Business Development at WEIG. “Everybody has to do their part to ensure that we can get back to normality at some ...

16.12.2021

Video: Better print performance thanks to subscription model

WEIG-Packaging has been producing folding cartons for the FMCG sector on two modern Heidelberg presses since 2018. The cooperation is based on a subscription model. This means that only printed sheets are invoiced, ...

16.12.2021

WEIG-Packaging: Heidelberg Reference Customer Award

WEIG-Packaging received the Heidelberg Reference Customer Award for the second time in a row. As a benchmark company, WEIG-Packaging sets standards in folding carton printing at its facility in ...

15.12.2021

“driven by care”: That’s what drives us

In our video you will learn how the WEIG Group puts its motto “driven by care” into practice every day by looking after business partners, employees, the environment, and society in equal measures – along the ...

17.11.2021

Expert video Martin Drews

The demand for recovered paper as a raw material for recycled cardboard and corrugated base papers is steadily increasing. Germany has long been a net importer, as more is consumed than collected. There are initial ...

11.11.2021

Expert Video Thomas Reiner

Currently, the issues of supply security and the stability of supply chains are dominating discussions in the packaging industry. In this interview with Roland Rex, Head of Customer Focus and Business Development ...

09.11.2021

WOS – WEIG Online Services Portal: a large benefit for our customers

The WEIG Online Services Portal (WOS) offers the possibility to easily check the status of orders, stocks and deliveries in real time at any time, independent of the service hours of the sales ...

28.10.2021

WEIG-Karton awarded again – Winner European Carton Excellence Award 2021

The European Carton Excellence Award is the most important annual European competition for cartonboard packaging. Together with its customer Karl Knauer (Biberach) WEIG-Karton won in the category “General ...

07.09.2021

Moritz J. Weig talks about the platform

WEIG launches its own information platform with "insights" into the fiber-based industries. Internal as well as external information from the packaging, cartonboard and paper recycling sectors will be compiled and ...

13.07.2021

Corporate Social Responsibility – the WEIG-Group in Paraguay

YAGUARETE-Reciclaje, the recycling division of the WEIG-Group in Paraguay hat just 64 employees, but 2.600 suppliers who collect and deliver recovered paper. This means a regular income for 3.000 families. And by ...

13.07.2021

German mineral oil regulation – will it be implemented despite international criticism?

Despite opposition from other EU member states due to expected international trade barriers, the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) has taken the next step in its solo ...

12.07.2021

Single Use Plastic Directive SUPD – the new regulation is soon to be implemented

Europe is striving to go “greener”. The new legislation will prohibit the use of single-use plastic in the future if there is a more sustainable solution. Despite some ambiguity in its implementation, the SUPD ...

12.07.2021

Highest priority – Supply security even during the pandemic

Supply security is already the highest priority in “normal” times. During the CORONAVIRUS pandemic, however, this became even more important. The challenges for the supply chains were plentiful: protecting ...

12.07.2021

Sustainability – it starts with conscious resource conservation

Today’s social and legislator calls are logical and consequent. For decades, mankind has been living beyond its means when it comes to the use of natural resources. If we want to give future generations a real ...

12.07.2021

Cartonboard offer successfully expanded – UNIPACK scores points with more than just frozen pizza

Brand manufacturers are setting themselves ambitious sustainability targets and integrating the entire supply chain – especially for packaging. The new trend: goodbye plastic, hello paper and cartonboard. Here, ...

12.07.2021

Higher supply security and flexibility by means of digitisation and automation

At the WEIG-Packaging folding carton plant in Emskirchen/Germany everything is focused on efficiency and flexibility to achieve a higher customer’s benefit. The way to reach this target is integrated automation ...

12.07.2021

Apprenticeship and working at WEIG – the new career portal offers interesting insights

Interested in an apprenticeship or working at WEIG? Then the new career portal is the place for you. School pupils, university students, graduates and professionals – the career portal is the one-stop shop for ...

12.07.2021
recyfy marketplace: dashboard

Europe-wide digital trading with recovered paper all in one marketplace

Whether you’re a young start-up or an established player, the platform economy presents a huge opportunity for the B2B market. Companies across the entire value chain can profit from digital trading – even when ...

12.07.2021

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