Responding to increasing requirements for consumer convenience, packing efficiency, extended shelf life and food safety, Terphane films provide the fresh appearance and safety demanded by today’s consumers. It is critical to prevent direct consumer handling...

While marketing focus steadily shifting from a mass to a more personalized approach, and each consumer increasingly has their own individual tastes and needs, analogue printing technologies such as gravure and flexography can not always...

C-P Flexible Packaging—a leading manufacturer of flexible packaging including rollstock, premade pouches, resealable packaging and shrink sleeves—announced the acquisition of Genpak Flexible from The Jim Pattison Group. Genpak Flexible is a leading North American supplier...

ProAmpac, a leading global flexible packaging company, announced that Rita Cox has been named President of the company’s Flexibles Products division. Ms. Cox was previously President of the company’s Extrusion and Lamination division and rejoins...

Earlier this month, Pregis, a leading manufacturer of innovative protective packaging products, donated more than 5,000 Penguin Pack™ insulated box liners to Lakeview Pantry, Chicago's largest food pantry. The donation enabled thousands of senior citizens,...

Brook and Whittle Holdings, Corp., a leading provider of sustainable pressure sensitive and shrink sleeve prime labels, announced the acquisition of Label Impressions, Inc. Based in Orange County, California, Label Impressions is a well-established...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced that Todd Karran, President, CEO and Board Member, has elected to retire, effective August 1, 2020. Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, “On behalf of the Board...

Environmental advocacy group As You Sow says the largest consumer-facing companies are falling short in the area of plastic pollution reduction. It calls for them to support recycling, among other steps. The Berkeley, Calif.-based group,...

Thomas F. Kepper, owner and manager of Charlotte-based Pinnacle Converting Equipment & Services, LLC ("Pinnacle"), is pleased to announce the relocation of their business to a newly renovated and much larger facility located at 11325-A...

Elisabeth Skoda explores some of the recent innovations in chemical recycling technology and shines a spotlight on collaborative efforts and prospects for the technology. In very simple terms, the chemical recycling process breaks down plastics...

As a step in the ongoing process to improve efficiency and enhance the company’s ability to adapt to major changes in the outside world, BillerudKorsnäs intends to implement a simplified organizational structure as of August...

Lawmakers are looking for ways to aid the struggling recycling industry, but the coronavirus is standing in the way of efforts to stamp down on single-use plastics. The industry was hit hard by a 2018...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation, a leading producer of chemicals and plastic resins, published its 2019 Sustainability Report with details on how the company is working to shape a world that is better tomorrow than it is...

One of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic is that consumer behaviour in terms of buying and consuming goods has changed in line with restricted supplies and access to retail sites. Alongside this, typical trends...

Baldwin Technology’s Ahlbrandt System GmbH has announced that its new CleanSpec—the world’s first and only particle-free Corona electrode—is ready to be shipped on demand within 24 hours from when an order is placed. Ahlbrandt sets...

The global developer of integrated hardware and software solutions for the print and packaging industry introduced the scheme as a way for companies to communicate their ‘best in class’ plate offering, reassuring supply chain partners...

Dow announced aggressive new commitments to address both climate change and plastic waste on its path toward becoming the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. The Company also issued...

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced that the Xcut saw, its newest tissue log saw, now includes two new technologies to improve the performance of both the saw and downstream packaging...

In line with the increased focus on the medical market segment, Coveris is taking a gigantic leap forward to modernize their medical packaging production facilities. With an extensive EUR 10M investment program, Coveris strives to...

The Materials Recovery For the Future (MRFF) consortium released a new pilot research report demonstrating the successful collection, separation and preparation for recycling of flexible plastic packaging (FPP). The pilot, the first of its kind...

H.B. Fuller announced the opening of a new business office in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a network spanning three warehouses across the country to support its ambitious growth plans in the region. Led by South...

TC Transcontinental announces the acquisition of the assets of Enviroplast Inc., a company dedicated to recycling flexible plastics in the province of Québec. The equipment acquired will be used for converting plastic waste recovered from...

Siegwerk, one of the leading suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and Varcotec, a specialist for technically sophisticated overprint varnishes made for the printing industry, have entered into a distribution partnership for...

A team of Purdue University innovators hopes its new technology provides a more business-friendly option to utilize sustainable cellulose nanomaterials for use in vehicles, food packaging and other manufactured items. The Purdue team developed a...

Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. As one of the first environmental concerns companies began to tackle proactively, interest and efforts had notable resurgence in the last few years, partly spurred by...

DOMO Chemicals, a leading producer of high-quality engineering materials for a diverse range of markets, has announced plans to stop and close its third line of Biaxally Oriented PA films (BOPA) from DOMO in Leuna...

Mica Corporation, a leading manufacturer of water-based primers and coatings for the global flexible converting industry, is excited to introduce its first compostable adhesion promoter, MICA MC-634. MICA MC-634 can help the paper and...

Ascend Performance Materials, the largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resin, announced it signed an agreement to purchase the assets of NCM (Changshu) Co., Ltd., and Tehe Engineering Plastic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., located in...