Flexcon Global is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2025 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private* and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies. The 2025...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce its strong support for Maryland’s new packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law approved by...

Innovia Films, a leading materials science pioneer that manufactures BOPP films for labels, graphics, packaging and tobacco, has announced the launch of a new film coating line at its Zacapú plant in Mexico and will...

JPFL Films, a subsidiary of flexible packaging giant Jindal Poly Films, has confirmed a capacity expansion with new BOPP, PET and CPP lines in Nashik, Maharashtra. The new lines, expected to be commissioned in the...

Maryland has become the sixth U.S. state with a packaging EPR law after Gov. Wes Moore signed SB 901 on Tuesday. The law covers certain packaging and paper products, including beverage containers. Program fees will...

We, the undersigned organizations, representing thousands of businesses who collectively employ millions of Americans in all sectors of the U.S. economy, urge Congress to immediately enact three specific pro-growth tax relief proposals in the upcoming...

Nelipak® Corporation, a leading global provider of healthcare packaging solutions for medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical drug delivery, and other demanding applications, announced that it will establish a new packaging production site in Grecia, Alajuela Costa...

Thorsten Seehars has been appointed as the new CEO of SÜDPACK. He succeeds Erik Bouts, who successfully led the company over the past six years and is stepping down to begin his well-deserved retirement. With...

Nobelus, a supplier of print web films and thermal sealants, is launching two new thermal pre laminations that cater to the digital flexible packaging market. StrataFlex Thermal Pre-Lams mark the company’s first steps into structural...

Tredegar Corporation reported first quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2025. First quarter 2025 net income (loss) from continuing operations was $0.7 million ($0.02 per diluted share) compared to $2.6 million (0.08...

Mondi plc, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, today provides an update on trading for the three months to 31 March 2025. Higher sales volumes, good cost control and fewer planned maintenance shuts...

LyondellBasell, a global leader in the chemical industry, has announced the addition of a new high-performance LLDPE tie-layer to the Plexar portfolio, Plexar PX3990, that excels in film orientation applications. This innovative tie-layer represents an...

In Weinburg, Lower Austria, the expansion of the rolling mill at Constantia Flexibles' main plant, Constantia Teich, was officially inaugurated. Among the honored guests were Doris Schmidl, member of the Lower Austrian state parliament, Vice...

The polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) markets in 2025 will continue to face volatility, especially as countries grapple with tariffs, according to Esteban Sagel, principal and CEO at Chemical and Polymer Market Consultants (ChemPMC) based...

What’s shaping the future of packaging design and recycling? Midway through 2025, GreenBlue, the nonprofit behind the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and How2Recycle, is out with updates. In line with the SPC Impact event last week...

Industry leaders and packaging design engineers explored the challenges to recycling film and flexible plastics during an inaugural packaging design training session recently in Houston. The Association of Plastic Recyclers conducted the training on April...

A new program — launched by the Composting Consortium, U.S. Composting Council and Biodegradable Products Institute — aims to help organics recyclers and local governments scale their efforts. While compostable packaging is viewed as a...

Nobelus, a leading supplier of finishing solutions for the print and packaging industry, will be featuring a wide range of laminates, laminating equipment, and new thermal pre-lams at Dscoop Edge 2025. The company will highlight...

Shell Polymers has entered into an agreement with Freepoint Eco-Systems to secure a steady supply of pyrolysis oil derived from waste plastics at Freepoint’s recycling facility in Hebron, OH, for its plant in Monaca, PA....

The new Horizon Europe-funded GRECO project provides innovative biobased, biodegradable, and recyclable food packaging based on novel PLA copolymers, functional coatings, additives, and green catalysts. GRECO aims to demonstrate the life cycle and techno-economic feasibility...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting this memo in opposition to NY A.1749, which directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility program in the State of New York.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is pleased to announce that following the start-up of its state-of-the-art paper machine at its Štětí mill (Czech Republic) in December 2024, early production runs have...

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the undersigned organizations are writing in opposition to AB 1148 (Sharp-Collins), legislation that would impose new cost pressures on the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to implement a...

305Sixto Digipack, a joint venture between 305 Labels & Sixto Packaging, is strategically positioned to capitalize on the evolving demands within the flexible packaging sector by establishing a state-of-the-art, digitally driven production facility in Opa-locka,...

Let’s get something straight—packaging isn’t just about protection anymore. It’s about perception. Positioning. And ultimately, performance. If you’re running a product-based business in 2025 and still treating packaging like an afterthought, you could be leaving...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced that its polyethylene film mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Ind., has achieved the Recycled Material Standard (RMS) certification from GreenBlue. This third-party certification verifies that the SYNDIGO™ brand recycled polyethylene produced...

The pet food packaging sector is experiencing steady growth driven by rising demand for single-serve formats, environmental sustainability, and regional production. Meanwhile, the proliferating “humanization of pets” trend also influences consumer choices, pushing demand for...

The European flexible packaging market is experiencing strong growth, driven by increasing demand for solutions that meet sustainability, convenience, and efficiency needs—particularly among younger consumers. According to a Mordor Intelligence report, the value of Europe’s...