In December, LyondellBasell announced plans to close its Houston refinery by year-end 2023, but the company has decided to extend the business exit to no later than the end of the first quarter 2025. Positive...

TOMRA has signed a majority ownership agreement with Plastretur to found a plastic packaging sorting plant in Norway in a €50 million joint venture set to sort 90,000 tonnes every year. Set to be split...

Now that 5G is transforming manufacturing connectivity, here are four ways it can benefit packaging production operations. At the Automate Show in Detroit, MI, at the end of May 2023, I attended Jan Diekmann’s keynote...

The Board of Directors of Transcontinental Inc. announced the appointment of Thomas Morin as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Mr. Morin previously served as President of TC Transcontinental Packaging, beginning in 2019....

Constantia Flexibles, the third largest producer of flexible packaging worldwide, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its acquisition of Drukpol Flexo, a renowned packaging company based in Poland. Drukpol Flexo, known for its...

Michelman has been honored as the first-ever recipient of the Innovation Research Interchange (IRI) Excellence Award for Corporate Citizenship. The award acknowledges Michelman's unwavering commitment to sustainability within its operations as well as its leadership...

Packaging manufacturer Coveris has opened a new ReCover plant, located at Coveris’ site in Louth, Lincolnshire (UK), that uses ground-breaking technology to recycle printed polyethylene (PE) films. The dedicated ReCover facility within Coveris Louth’s PE...

ABC News’ recent “Trashed: The Secret Life of Plastic Recycling” investigation isn’t about plastic bags or even plastic packaging, it is about the current U.S. recycling system. Put trackers in any recyclable item today and...

CEFLEX and partners are conducting a multi-country compositional analysis to research the type and amount of flexible packaging and rigid plastic packaging in the post-consumer waste stream. The research is providing valuable data to understand...

TerraCycle has announced the launch of its Zero Waste Bag, a “first-of-its-kind” solution for consumers to recycle hard-to-recycle waste. The Zero Waste Bag is designed to help recycle 14 common waste streams which are not...

The company's plant in Belleville will receive a Davis-Standard seven-layer agricultural stretch film line, and its plant in Kentucky will receive a three-layer machine.

UFlex, one of India’s largest multinationals in flexible packaging and solutions company, announced its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year that ended March 31, 2023. The company’s unaudited results were approved...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce that Kasie Fairbarn, Product Sales Manager – Extrusion Systems for Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation,...

Hilex®, a Novolex® brand, announced today new options for its popular ProWAVE® Tote, a recyclable, reusable tote bag that simplifies deliveries and carry-out for supermarkets, restaurants, retailers and their customers. Customers can now choose a...

Dow has secured a long-term supply of bio-based ethylene feedstock for use in renewable-polyethylene production through a North American agreement with bioconversion company New Energy Blue. New Energy Blue will make the bio-based ethylene from...

C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P), a leader in the flexible packaging industry, will showcase proprietary lidding films for high-pressure pasteurization at the 2023 International Deli Dairy Bakery Association (IDDBA) Show in Anaheim, CA on June 4-6,...

Aquapak Polymers, a developer of Hydropol (a polymer based on PVOH), has joined The Circular Economy for Flexible packaging (CEFlex) initiative – a collaboration of over 180 European companies, associations and organizations representing the entire...

As the industry prepares for the return of Labelexpo Europe 2023 on September 11–14, BOBST lifts the veil on some of the technologies that will greet visitors on its booth at the Brussels Expo. Under...

On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing the manufacturers of thousands of consumer products and the various retailers who sell those products to consumers all across our state, we want to thank you for your...

United Kingdom-based Greenback Recycling Technologies has started up what it calls an advanced recycling plant in late May in Cuautla, Mexico, working in cooperation with Nestlé Mexico. The firm says it also has plans to...

The Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund has received a $10m investment from Japanese multinational banking and financial services institution Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). The investment partnership aims to advance the recovery and recycling of...

The undersigned businesses and associations support the adoption of a workable, cost-effective expanded producer responsibility program for post-consumer packaging materials. We believe it is essential that any program: be guided by the findings of an...

Constantia Flexibles, Premji Invest, and Amit Banga, managing director of SB Packagings, have finalized a joint venture to create one of the largest sustainable packaging platforms in India and South Asia, following the regulatory approval...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released an analysis on plastics materials for recycling, authored by PLASTICS Chief Economist Dr. Perc Pineda. The economic analysis provides consideration of the millions of workers employed in the...

As talks start on a global plastics treaty, debate is emerging between countries wanting to limit the production of more plastics and the petrochemical industry favoring recycling as the solution to plastic waste. Ahead of...

Packaging products manufacturer El Dorado Paper Bag Manufacturing is reportedly set to close operations by the end of this year, reported the El Dorado News-Times, citing a representative of ProAmPac. The announcement comes two years after flexible...

The food market is bustling with innovation and fresh food ideas — from reinventing favorite comfort classics to exploring alternative protein sources. With such diversity and choice, how do you distinguish your product and effectively...

President Joe Biden’s administration continues to promote plans to use biotechnology and biomanufacturing to develop sustainable alternatives across industries, including fuels, medicines, and plastics, with plastics being largely displaced by 2043. The administration says it...