“We approach a new packaging technology today in exactly the same way we have for 50 years. If it looks useful, we investigate it, and if it stands up to scrutiny, we integrate it, validate...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announced that it has acquired Specialty Packaging, Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of specialty paper, film, and foil packaging products for the fast food and food services...

2.7 million metric tons of plastic waste are generated in the Philippines each year with about 20 percent ending up in the ocean. An estimated 163 million pieces of single-use plastics known as multilayer sachets...

Chemical recycling may not be a perfect solution to the plastic waste problem, but in certain scenarios, it’s the best answer we have. Ignacio Gavilan, sustainability director at The Consumer Goods Forum, tells us more....

With its new state-of-the-art production facility in Germany, Siegwerk not only strengthened its footprint in Europe securing fast lead times and highest quality consistency for its customers in the EMEA region, but also enabled the...

Flint Group Flexible Packaging Europe will increase prices effective from June 2022. Escalating costs continue to be seen across a number of raw material categories with no sign of improvement – binders, additives, pigments, solvents...

Cleanroom Film and Bags (CFB), a division of C-P Flexible Packaging, has expanded its manufacturing footprint with a new solar-powered and ISO-certified facility in Placentia, California. This expansion allows the company to meet increased demand...

Put your money where your mouth is, the saying goes. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has targeted “flexible plastic packaging waste” with a $3 million prize for solutions to address what organizers say is...

Large and small consumer brands are partnering with many different stakeholders in the flexible packaging ecosystem with the express goal of finding supply chains of recycled content for the near future. The themes that appear...

An industry-led consortium unveiled a flexible plastic household collection and recycling pilot, which it says is ‘the most extensive’ of its kind in the UK. The project will offer local authorities financial support to roll...

As sustainability continues to be a focus of the flexible packaging industry and the call for sustainable packaging continues to rise, it has become clear that there is no “one size fits all” solution. Shifting...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, opens Packaging Innovations 2022 at stand G60 with an emphasis on their European ProActive Sustainability® flexible packaging portfolio and digital print capabilities. ProAmpac has increased their...

France’s TotalEnergies and Houston-based New Hope Energy have entered into a commercial agreement under which New Hope Energy will build an advanced recycling plant in Texas to transform end-of-life plastic waste into a recycled feedstock....

Tosaf, Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of additives, compounds, and color and white masterbatches for the plastics industry, announced the completion of additional capital investments in its Bessemer City, N.C. plant. The latest...

Tosaf, Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of additives, compounds, and color and white masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the completion of additional capital investments in its Bessemer City, N.C. plant. The...

Miraclon, home of KODAK FLEXCEL Solutions, has become Paper Converting Machine Company’s (PCMC) sole plate technology partner in the company’s new Packaging Innovation Center. Officially opened in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 26th, the new...

Bar Graphic Machinery has announced the opening of a new demonstration center at its distributor partner J&J Converting Machinery LLC in Grandview, MO, USA. A designer and manufacturer of label finishing systems, diecutting slitter rewinders,...

Gartner, Inc. provides tactics for chief procurement officers attempting to deal with packaging material shortages amidst supply instability and rising costs. Supply instability and rising costs are prompting chief procurement officers (CPOs) to adopt new...

Ramco Plexus has received unconditional regulatory approval to take full control of Platinum Packaging in a transaction that sources estimated at about Sh500 million. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has allowed Ramco Plexus —...

ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, announced for the second consecutive year it has been recognized by The Paper Shipping Sack Manufacturers’ Association (PSSMA) for safety excellence. Two ProAmpac facilities were...

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has developed a thin, card-sized temperature logger label that enables temperature to be measured and recorded at regular intervals and data to...

The Vancouver Innovation Center has added ePac Flexible Packaging as a tenant at its newly remodeled facilities in east Vancouver, according to the Columbia River Economic Development Council. The company will expand into the Pacific...

Montalvo, an international specialist in Web Tension Control and Web Handling, is proud to publish an in-depth article educating users on how to troubleshoot and test Load Cells. Load Cells play an integral role in...

AIMPLAS closed 2021 with €17.6 million in revenue, a 20% increase compared to the previous year. Broken down by activity, 72% of this income was obtained from 255 R&D projects, of which 30% were international...

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, recently started production at its new 298,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Reno, Nevada. The facility is producing the Pregis EverTec™ cushioned mailer, a durable, lightweight, curbside...

Global packaging solutions provider, Selig Group is pleased to announce that Adam Sheridan will assume the role of President of Selig Group effective June 1st. Selig Group’s President and CEO Steve Cassidy will step away...

Mica Corporation (Mica) is pleased to welcome Donald J. (DJ) Wroble Jr. as Vice President of Sales. In this role, DJ will oversee Mica’s global sales efforts, and lead Mica’s technical sales team. DJ has...

Early in 2022 a new name — Impression Label — appeared on the label manufacturing scene in Denver, Colorado (US). The rebranding followed the merger of two long-established Denver label manufacturers, Blair Labeling and Buckley...