After an FPA Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) committee on recruitment was formed last year, its members quickly determined that they would need to branch out beyond traditional internship programs. The top packaging schools nationwide, including...

The column titled “FPA’s Recycling Efforts Accelerate” in the May/June issue of FlexPack VOICE® discussed FPA’s work with The Recycling Partnership, as well as other initiatives, to improve recycling efforts nationwide. The article prompted this...

As a global supplier to the salty snacks market, Integrated Plastics Packaging is pleased to announce the commercialization of its latest innovation, a high barrier OPP based laminate that significantly increases shelf life due to...

Integrated Plastics Packaging introduces a 100% polyethylene lamination suitable for dry mix products produced on HFFS equipment. The structure consists of a biaxially oriented PE print web and is laminated to a coextruded high barrier...

The latest investment is being used to expand the current Grand Rapids facility by adding an additional 55,000 square feet for manufacturing, warehousing and office space. In total, the Grand Rapids facility will now have...

Integrated Plastics Packaging announces its 3-ply foil-based laminate for high-speed filling of sachets for products ranging from condiments to hand sanitizers. The lamination consists of a proprietary sealant film with extremely low heat seal initiation...

Integrated Plastic Packaging is pleased to share that in a successful collaboration with our valued partner Borouge in Dubai, a full polyethylene (PE) laminate side gusseted pouch has been developed using Borouge’s proprietary PE grades...

Namib desert beetles capture water droplets from fog. To fight water scarcity, an MIT-spinoff uses the same concept to capture and recycle vapor from cooling tower plumes, saving water and cutting costs in manufacturing facilities....

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Ashland LLC, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its performance adhesives business to Arkema in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.65 billion or...

Stora Enso has completed the union negotiations regarding the closure of pulp and paper production at Kvarnsveden. A total of 340 people will be permanently laid off. Some 25% of the redundancies can be managed...

JBM Packaging, a manufacturer of eco-friendly, flexible packaging solutions, announced the opening of a new 40,000 square foot location in downtown Cincinnati. Located at 925 Freeman Ave., the facility will allow JBM to further expand...

BW Packaging Systems, the packaging equipment arm of Barry-Wehmiller, will showcase multiple innovations under the theme “Innovation Never Stops” in its booth (C-1800) at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, held Sept. 27 to 29. All five...

The 2021 State of the Industry U.S. Packaging Machinery reports U.S. packaging machinery production total shipments increased 14.7% between 2015 and 2020, with a packaging order backlog increase of 22.3%, and a converting order backlog...

Wikoff Color announces the opening of its 34th manufacturing location in Milwaukee, WI focused on the flexible packaging market. The newly constructed facility will be the main hub for the company’s solvent- and water-based gravure...

The 2021 State of the Industry U.S. Packaging Machinery reports U.S. packaging machinery production total shipments increased 14.7% between 2015 and 2020, with a packaging order backlog increase of 22.3%, and a converting order backlog...

Finding new ways to address our environmental challenges is reliant on our ability to foster innovation to find ways of driving systemic change. To support such innovation and progress towards circularity, Huhtamaki, a key global...

Reusing plastic food containers may be sustainable but not necessarily hygienic, as they may be contaminated by microorganisms. Bacteria, mould and yeast are likely to grow on the surface of single-use plastic items. Microbial contamination...

Flexible packaging leader ProAmpac announces the launch of R-2000D, their newest patent-pending addition to the ProActive Recyclable® series of polyethylene-based structures. Designed to be a drop-in replacement for conventional multi-material laminates, R-2000D’s unique performance characteristics...

Calling it a “game-changer”, the new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 105 PRO eight-color 41-inch press at the New York facility of the Mittera Group, a North American leader in print and integrated marketing services, is...

C-P Flexible Packaging, a leader in the flexible packaging industry, announced the acquisition of privately held Fruth Custom Packaging, Inc. and affiliated company Cleanroom Film and Bag, Inc. located in Placentia, California. Both of the...

Graphic Packaging International will be exhibiting at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, from September 27-29, 2021. The fiber-based consumer packaging leader will showcase its latest innovations and will debut two new machinery systems at this year’s...

Flint Group Packaging Inks announced its ZenCode CG and ZenCode CS ink series have been assessed against the requirements of the Material Health category of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard, achieving a Gold...

The highly connected relationship between materials science and engineering needed to advance the production of eco friendly packaging just got closer at PAC Worldwide – literally and figuratively. The global leader will unveil its new...

Garlock Printing and Converting announced that Jim Squatrito has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Squatrito succeeds Pete Garlock, who is retiring but will continue to serve on the board of directors. Garlock, a manufacturer...

Davis-Standard is pleased to announce that its largest manufacturing facility in Pawcatuck, Conn., recently celebrated 365 days without a lost-time injury accident. This tremendous milestone follows the first priority in our SURPASS operational system, which...

LPS Industries, Moonachie NJ, a vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer, announced that its CEO Madeleine D. Robinson recently addressed members of the NJ District Export Council, discussing why relationships matter in a pandemic. Ms. Robinson...

Few topics in the chemical industry have attracted as much attention in Congress and with policymakers across the country as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS. Critics have applied the catchy but misleading term...

Ulfex continued with its growth momentum and posted a Consolidated Net Profit of Rs264cr which surged by 34.4 % YoY and its Consolidated EBITDA stood at Rs502.4cr, rising by 19.3% YoY for the quarter ending...