MacDermid Graphics Solutions (MGS) has announced Adam Kellogg’s appointment to Senior Account Manager, Upper Midwest, USA. Adam joins MacDermid Graphics Solutions after 13 years with Bottcher America Corporation. In his previous sales role, Adam was...

To help manufacturers optimize investments in production equipment, PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network released the Asset Reliability Roadmap for the Consumer Products Industry tool. This new tool is designed to help consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to SB1185, “An Act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the extended producer responsibility act,” which would establish an extended producer...

The global pandemic brought well-deserved recognition to the incredible job America’s frontline healthcare heroes do, day in and day out. But people aren’t the only things making a positive impact. Sterile packaging is essential in...

Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a leading supplier of high-impact solutions in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, has joined the global consortium toward a Circular Economy for Labels (CELAB). The consortium is dedicated to creating a more...

FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group) has introduced two new programs to facilitate member and vendor partner communication and connections in 2021. The first program is a series of monthly Round Tables, which were first introduced...

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC)—a division of Barry-Wehmiller and a leading supplier of high-performance converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing and bag-converting industries worldwide—is pleased to announce that Andy Piotter has accepted the position...

If there is one safe bet about the year ahead, it’s that 2021 will be nothing like 2020. Perhaps most importantly, the global economy is likely to grow rather than shrink as it did in...

Before the pandemic, just about every industry faced problems finding qualified workers and people to lead them because of low jobless rates and high competition for talent. Companies in the flexible packaging industry were no...

Companies across the supply chain in the flexible packaging industry have been working toward a circular economy for years. With recycling efforts and laws accelerating, and with consumer trends shifting, the Flexible Packaging Association commissioned...

The year 2020 was an extraordinary period in which the coronavirus pandemic threatened people’s health, lives and livelihoods around the world. At BillerudKorsnäs, we have been relatively unscathed and are humbled by the resilience of...

Americans for Free Trade sent a letter to the 117th Congress urging lawmakers to resolve ongoing trade disputes and extend section 301 tariff exclusions. Over 165 trade associations signed the letter, calling on members...

The theme of this two-part online event is the “Benefits of Digital Printing” and is specifically focused on the interests of current conventional flexo owners. This event, as are all Xeikon Café TV online events,...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB21, “Recycling: Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic,” which would ban the use of advanced recycling in the state. FPA and its members...

Many of you may be familiar with biometric research. With modern technology, we can see what consumers see, what they read (or skip over), and how long they pay attention to it. We can measure...

For years, the debate has raged on: which is better, bottled water, or tap? Despite its ever-growing popularity in the US, bottled water is atrocious for the environment. To quote Harvard University’s Office for Sustainability,...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to SB5219, “Relating to the management of plastic packaging materials,” which sets arbitrary rates and dates for all plastic packaging in Washington to have post-consumer...

SK Global Chemical, a global petrochemical company in South Korea, and Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, announced the two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a partnership that aims to take...

Miraclon is announcing a new deadline for its Global Flexo Innovation Awards, allowing KODAK FLEXCEL NX users to submit their entries until March 26th, 2021, with an additional two months to finalize their submission afterwards....

A proposed bill in New York could change the way recyclables are managed all over the country. New York State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblyman Steve Englebright have introduced a bill to require packaging producers...

Astara Capital Partners, LLC, announced that it has acquired the flexible packaging operations of Garlock Printing & Converting. The Company will continue to be managed by Garlock's current senior management team, led by founder...

To secure an environmentally improved, stable and efficient pulp and board production, BillerudKorsnäs will invest in a new recovery boiler at the Frövi mill. The total investment is estimated to SEK 2.6 billion and the...

All Printing Resources (APR) has installed a Fujifilm Flenex FW water-wash plate system at McCracken Label in Chicago, Illinois. Flenex FW is a water-washable flexo plate that provides the highest print quality and productivity. According...

Due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic, FEICA has taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 FEICA European Adhesive & Sealant Conference and EXPO, which had been rescheduled to take place in Warsaw, Poland, from...

We are writing to underscore the overreaching and unintended consequences that SB 195/HB 22 will have in its current form. We urge the Committee to work with stakeholders to consider targeted amendments that would...

On 1 February 2021, SÜDPACK will acquire LPF Flexible Packaging B.V. from the Clondalkin Group. The company, located in Grootegast, the Netherlands, is a leading manufacturer of high barrier films for sensitive products. LPF was...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has successfully collaborated with Unilever Japan on quality tests resulting in the adoption of mono-material flexible packaging for “Lux Luminique Sachet...

Liquipure™, the newest sustainable product family from Liquibox, offers customers high-quality packaging solutions that meet recyclability requirements without compromising on performance. The Liquipure offering consists of mono-material bag-in-box solutions that align with global design guidelines...