PRESS RELEASE - RIGK, GVÖ and KBS Establish PACKLIANCE – Partner for Implementing the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)

Wiesbaden, November 2025 – The three producer-funded take-back systems, GVÖ Gebinde-Verwertungsgesellschaft der Mineralölwirtschaft mbH, Kreislaufsystem Blechverpackungen Stahl GmbH (KBS) and RIGK GmbH, operating on an Europe-wide scale for the sustainable return of packaging and plastics, have jointly founded PACKLIANCE GmbH, headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.

The new service company supports manufacturers and producers across the EU in ensuring legally compliant and practical implementation of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). PACKLIANCE helps them to understand complex requirements, structure them and implement them in a solution-oriented manner, in line with the guiding principle: „Rules multiply. We simplify.”

“With PACKLIANCE, we are creating your point of contact to accompany and support companies on their path to PPWR conformity,” explains Jan Bauer, Managing Director of PACKLIANCE GmbH.

Consulting and Implementation from a Single Source 

PACKLIANCE first conducts a comprehensive inventory/assessment and, based on this, prepares GAP and risk analyses with regard to the requirements of the PPWR. The consulting approach is supported by digital tools and focuses on industrial and commercial packaging of all types of materials.

The service portfolio covers four key areas:

• Inventory/Assessment: identification of roles and responsibilities, GAP analyses and workshops

• Support in the conformity process: preparation of technical documentation, data platform and communication with authorities

• EU-wide support with EPR obligations: consulting, registration and reporting of quantities to national systems

• Provision of authorised representatives: for producers and manufacturers within the EU

Proactive Approach in a Dynamic Legal Environment

Over the coming years, the PPWR will be further specified through numerous delegated acts and implementing measures. PACKLIANCE provides continuous support, keeping clients informed about regulatory developments in areas such as labelling requirements, recycled content, reuse targets, design-for-recycling guidelines, and verification procedures.

“The PPWR will have a fundamental impact on the packaging world in the upcoming years", says Maria Hentze, Business Director at PACKLIANCE GmbH. “We support companies in preparing for the new requirements at an early stage and in designing processes that are both PPWR-compliant and efficient.”

About PACKLIANCE GmbH

PACKLIANCE GmbH is a joint service company founded by GVÖ, KBS and RIGK. It supports manufacturers and producers in the EU-wide implementation of the PPWR, particularly with regard to consulting, conformity assessment, support with EPR obligations and the provision of authorised representatives. The company is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Hessen (Germany). The business activities of the founding companies remain unchanged.

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