Grace Engebretsen has taken on the role of sales and business development manager in the US, Sihl has announced. The move strengthens the company's activities in the packaging division, where her focus will be on...

Major affiliates supplying supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand have come together and pledged to tackle Oceania’s plastic waste crisis. Of the more than 60 companies signing on, major names include Woolworths, Coca-Cola, and Nestle,...

Palmetto Industries, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of flexible packaging products, announced that they will be partnering with CAM Exports, LLC to expand into Nicaragua and Latin America. Headquartered just outside of Augusta, GA,...

Renovations at the Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) Technology Center in Lengerich, Germany, have been completed, and included moving their only in-house prepress technology – a KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution from Miraclon – to a...

Mega First Corp Bhd (MFCB) plans to acquire the entire stake of Stenta Films (M) Sdn Bhd for a total cash consideration of RM205 million or 99.33 sen per share. In its filing to the...

The next edition of The Indonesian International Plastics, Packaging and Printing Exhibition will now be held from 13 – 16 October 2021. As Indonesia’s leading all-in-one exhibition focusing on innovative technologies and solutions from the...

Jason Blake, Chief Sustainability Officer for PepsiCo Beverages North America, shares how the company is incorporating sustainability in every area, with a focus on innovations in packaging that will help the company reach its carbon...

Our jury of 46 global experts from across the value chain has concluded its first round of judging – which means it’s time to reveal the finalists in this year’s edition of the world’s most...

States are reviving America’s broken recycling system by emphasizing reducing and reusing first. And when it comes to recycling, they’re holding the producers of material responsible for its fate. “Right now producers are not doing...

Recycling may make you feel better in a very small way about your role in helping to avert a global apocalypse, but even in “friendly” places, from John Oliver to NPR podcasts, recycling, especially of...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has won a Bronze in Environmental Reporting at the 6th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA), the most prestigious international awards for...

A multi-million pound investment in machinery has been unveiled by specialist printed flexible packaging company Roberts Mart & Co Ltd at its facility on the outskirts of Leeds. The firm has purchased the 10 colour...

On Wednesday, the governor of Vermont signed a bill that prohibits the sale of certain products containing toxic “forever chemicals.” Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — or “forever chemicals,” as they do not break down in the...

Flexible packaging leader PAC Worldwide announces the promotion of Misha Riveros to Senior Vice-President of Engineering. PAC President Steve Foster made the announcement from the global company's Seattle headquarters. A packaging and manufacturing executive whose...

Cosmo Films Limited, a Global Leader in Films for Packaging, Labelling, Lamination and Synthetic Paper and an emerging player in Specialty Chemicals, Polymers & Pet care declared its financial results for the quarter and year...

We caught up with Darek Lewis, director of packaging for Veritiv, about innovations helping to bridge the sustainability gap with from-home shopping. Over the past few years, we have seen an uptick in demand for...

One of the societal challenges being addressed by AIMPLAS in its activities is the drive to make progress towards the circular economy, a production model fully supported by the European Commission that aims to meet...

Pregis, a leading manufacturer of protective packaging, announces its global Pregis 2K30 mission—a bold plan to harness the company’s passion for sustainability into concrete action. 2K30 includes real, measurable goals, close cooperation with Pregis partners,...

Bryce Corporation, the industry-leading supplier of innovative flexible packaging and prepress solutions, in partnership with Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., the agricultural cooperative owned by more than 700 farmer families, has announced the first Store Drop-off...

Last year BillerudKorsnäs and Haver & Boecker published a total of nine sack packaging norms. These norms cover the basics and some of the most critical factors that need to be taken into account when...

Ulrika Lilja, Executive Vice President, Communications and Marketing, has decided to leave her position at Stora Enso. After eight years in the company, she will assume the role as Head of Group Marketing and Communications...

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC)—a division of Barry-Wehmiller and a global supplier of high-performance converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing and bag-converting industries— is proud to present its new Paragon rewinder during an online...

The flexible plastic that wraps around meat and countless other consumer goods is almost always sent to the landfill. A new UB-led research project aims to change that. UB and partners have received a two-year,...

Commenting on his company’s recently announced contract with C&D Foods, ProAmpac CEO Greg Tucker hailed the development as “a significant sourcing arrangement and more.” The contract announced May 17 establishes ProAmpac’s facility in County Donegal,...

EarthFirst Films by PSI, a global bioplastic film technology and manufacturing company, announces the successful completion of the first commercial run of PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate) home compostable packaging film. Although the PHA materials have been certified,...

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (‘Kongsberg PCS’) will be showcasing its latest innovations for the sign and display market at this month’s FESPA Wide Format virtual event. The company will unveil a new, compact table -...

After investing in a unique 18-month apprenticeship program, Koenig & Bauer is proud to announce that two of its students have graduated and are now working in the field here in the U.S. Kaitlin Sullivan...

German label printer Labelwerk GmbH has taken its first step into digital colour printing with a Xeikon 3030 REX. The company decided on a digital printing press from Xeikon’s REX range in order to meet...