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What Litter Teaches Us About Sustainability
03.21.2022

Road debris. Ocean debris. It’s plastic pollution and it’s everywhere! All we need to do to fix the litter problem (and apparently also solve climate change) is ban single-use plastics! Not so fast… I just...

ACTEGA Reaches Key Milestones on Stringent Company-Wide Sustainability Roadmap
03.21.2022

ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, announces a number of significant goals achieved as it continues to progress its exacting plans to make advances in...

AIMPLAS Develops New Techniques to Give a Second Life to Packaging, Textile, Tyre and Mattress Waste
03.21.2022

According to estimates by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), up to four million tonnes of end-of-life tyres are generated each year in Europe and Spain alone accounts for 300,000 tonnes. Most of...

Opinion: Maryland Is Moving Package Recycling Legislation in the Right Direction
03.21.2022

The Maryland General Assembly is leading an effective, sensible, collaborative approach to packaging producer responsibility legislation to develop an effective circular economy for recycling in the state. Packaging producer responsibility legislation is a policy framework...

Woolworths to Remove A$0.15 Plastic Bags in WA From Next Month
03.21.2022

Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has decided to eliminate its plastic shopping bags, which are currently sold for A$0.15 ($0.11) each, in Western Australia (WA) from next month. As part of the initiative, the retailer will...

New King County Project Gives More Options for Recycling Soft Plastics
03.19.2022

Have you ever found yourself wondering what to do with plastic packaging film, bubble wrap, plastic shopping bags, and other soft plastics that can’t be recycled in the blue bins at home? A new pilot...

FPA Submits Information in Response to The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Request for Information – Recyclable Materials
03.18.2022

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) respectfully submits the following information in response to The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Request for Information: Oregon statewide recycling collection list and producer-collected materials (for recycling).

Southern Recipe Small Batch Refreshes Brand, Introduces New Packaging
03.16.2022

Southern Recipe Small Batch, an authentic, handcrafted, small batch pork rind, is proud to reveal refreshed packaging and renewed appearance, designed to continue to meet the needs of and draw attention from its core consumers....

ePac Flexible Packaging Set To Accelerate Growth
03.16.2022

Established in 2016, and just 6 years old, ePac Flexible Packaging is doubling down on the aggressive growth strategy it has deployed since the company’s creation. ePac will continue to focus on helping small and...

Matthew Urban Appointed TSL Capital Equipment Sales Manager
03.16.2022

Davis-Standard is pleased to announce that Matthew Urban has been hired as Capital Equipment Sales Manager for the TSL (Thermoforming Systems, LLC) product line. In this role, Urban will be responsible for global sales of...

Davis-Standard Lab-Line Advances R&D for Thai Polyethylene Co., Ltd.
03.16.2022

SCG Chemicals, the parent company of Thai Polyethylene, is one of Thailand’s largest integrated petrochemical companies. The company offers products ranging from upstream production of olefins to downstream production of polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride. The...

Xeikon to Host Xeikon Café on Tour 2022
03.16.2022

Xeikon America has announced the first in its 2022 series of regional events. Xeikon Café on Tour will take place at the company’s suburban Chicago facility with sessions for label converters on Wednesday, May 18,...

DuPont™ Cyrel® Solutions’ Lightning Plates Win 2022 FTA Technical Innovation Award
03.15.2022

DuPont™ Cyrel® Solutions is proud to announce that the Cyrel® Lightning plates technology received the prestigious 2022 FTA Technical Innovation Award. The award ceremony took place yesterday, March 13, during the FTA Forum. “We are...

ABB to Automate Bioplastics Plant to Help Meet the Growing Global Demand for Sustainable Materials
03.15.2022

ABB has been awarded a major contract by NatureWorks, the world’s leading manufacturer of polylactic acid (PLA), a low-carbon bioplastic made from renewable agricultural resources, to automate their new, greenfield plant in Thailand, converting sugar...

Emerald Packaging Announces Commitment to Reduce Plastic Use By 2025
03.15.2022

Emerald Packaging Inc., the leading supplier of flexible packaging to the produce industry, announced that it had become a signatory to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. This requires the company to...

Sterile Packaging Day Celebrates Industry’s Collaborative Spirit
03.15.2022

Despite the challenges of the last two-plus years, the sterile packaging community remains steadfast in its commitment to protect and serve patients and their caregivers. Every stakeholder — from regulatory agencies and manufacturers to sterilization...

Stora Enso’s Annual General Meeting and Decisions by the Board of Directors
03.15.2022

Stora Enso Oyj’s Annual General Meeting was held on 15 March 2022 at the Company's Head Office in Helsinki, Finland. In order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, a shareholder or his/her...

Baldwin to Showcase Key Innovations Optimizing Converting, Printing and Film-extrusion Processes at ICE Europe
03.14.2022

Baldwin Technology Company Inc. — a one-stop source for high-performance coating, curing, treating, cleaning and inspection solutions — will feature pioneering new technology for optimizing converting, printing and film-extrusion processes in booth 1650 (hall...

Advanced Recycling Could Soon Come to Central New York
03.13.2022

Syracuse and statewide business leaders and manufacturers are endorsing legislation recently introduced by Senator John Mannion that would make recycling easier for area residents, boost Central New York’s economy, and provide sustainable alternatives for local...

Tredegar Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results
03.11.2022

Tredegar Corporation reported fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ended December 31, 2021. Fourth quarter 2021 net income from continuing operations was $21.4 million ($0.63 per diluted share) compared to $6.5...

LPS Industries LLC Recertified to Latest ISO Standards
03.11.2022

LPS Industries, Moonachie NJ, a vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer, has been recertified to the latest ISO standards having passed the ISO 9001:2015 surveillance audit. The company has maintained an ISO certification for more than...

PCMC, BW Converting Solutions Augment Leadership Team
03.11.2022

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), as part of Barry-Wehmiller’s Converting Solutions platform, has filled several key roles on the leadership team in Green Bay in alignment with the platform’s strategic plan to grow local operations...

Verso Announces Stockholder Approval of Merger Agreement with BillerudKorsnäs
03.11.2022

Verso Corporation announced that, at a special meeting of stockholders held, its stockholders voted to approve the previously announced merger with BillerudKorsnäs AB as well as other related proposals. The merger proposal was supported by...

5 Package Design Best Practices for Today
03.11.2022

As more than half of consumers in the US are likely to switch to new products in case the ones they normally use have unsatisfactory packaging, it becomes evident that package design matters quite a...

Pregis Engineers ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Paper Cushioning Conveyance System Using Air Ducts
03.09.2022

Pregis say that its paper cushions created by its Easypack Packmaster Pro machines can be conveyed via air blowers and aluminium ducting to overhead delivery hoppers. The air ducts reportedly move fan-folded paper, which can...

FILMtech Expands Slitting Capabilities
03.09.2022

FILMtech Inc., an industry leader in metallized and barrier films, recently completed the installation of a new Titan Slitter ER610-DT in their 120,000 sq. ft. facility near Knoxville, Tennessee. With the addition of this compact...

Action Packaging and Signature Flexible Packaging Complete Acquisition, Rebrand
03.09.2022

Action Point, Inc. and Signature Flexible Packaging, Inc., an H.I.G. Capital portfolio company, has announced the acquisition of Techflex Packaging, LLC. Headquartered in Gardena, CA, USA, Techflex provides pouch converting capabilities to short-run, high-SKU...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Finalizes the Sale of Its Old Baptist Road Facility to Trico Specialty Films
03.09.2022

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces that it has completed the sale of its Old Baptist Road (OBR) plant building and assets to Trico Specialty Films of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, an affiliate of Arlin Mfg. Co., Inc., of Lowell,...

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