Tekni-Plex has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Grupo Phoenix in a deal that will bolster Tekni-Plex’s ability to deliver market-focused, customer-driven packaging solutions, especially in food and beverage markets. The deal combines Tekni-Plex’s...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announced that it has acquired Ultimate Packaging, a pioneer in flexographic and digitally-printed flexible packaging based in the United Kingdom. Terms of the transaction were not...

Stora Enso has completed the co-determination negotiations concerning the closing down the pulp and paper production at its Kvarnsveden site in Sweden. The closure will take place by the end of the third quarter of...

UFlex Ltd, India’s largest multinational flexible packaging company and a global player in polymer sciences, declared its annual results for fiscal 2020-21 and quarter ending March 2021. With packaging taking the center stage in the...

DIC Corporation has closed on the acquisition of BASF’s global pigments business, known as BASF Colors & Effects (BCE). The acquisition brings together the complementary portfolio of technologies, products, manufacturing assets, supply chain and customer...

Specialising in recyclable films, Termoplast S.r.L. is one of the pioneers of sustainable film production in Europe. Its 100% recyclable MDO-PE films offer excellent processing qualities for all printing technologies and special applications for industrial...

German-based packaging and processing solutions group Syntegon has appointed Dr. Silke Blumer as its Vice President Product Management and Strategy, reports Neill Barston. The 34 year-old’s promotion to the role will see her take on...

Specialist packaging solutions provider Parkside has announced it has placed significant investment in the latest flexible packaging production technology at its Malaysian headquarters. Demand for hygienic, safe and convenient packaging is growing in the region,...

LongueVue Capital is pleased to announce it has partnered with Founder John Palica, CEO Owen Power, and the management team of Traco Manufacturing, LLC to recapitalize the business and provide growth capital to fund the...

FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division, announces its entrance into the flexible packaging market with its new J Press FP790 digital inkjet water-based press (hereafter the FP790). The FP790 will be available in the...

Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, announced the successful completion of debottlenecking initiatives within its Winchester, Ky., manufacturing facility. The achievement positions the company to accelerate production of Nodax®, its signature...

Labelmem Machonery Co., Ltd. Taiwan, producers of label and package printing machines since 1965, has appointed New Delhi-based Weldon Celloplast Limited as its exclusive agent in India. The companies have joined forces to market Labelmen...

ePac Holdings Europe is proud to announce that the company is expanding its European operations into Austria to serve local and regional businesses. Building on the current locations in Silverstone (England) and Lyon (France), ePac...

BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, will be opening a new Technical Centre of Excellence in Nottingham by the end of June as part of its expansion plans to better serve customers across...

MULTIVAC officially opened its Training & Application Center for Slicing & Automation (TAC) at the company headquarters. The guests included Stephan Thomae, member of the Bundestag, Alex Eder, Chief Executive of the Lower Allgäu Regional...

Spectrum Plastics Group, a global solutions provider for development through scaled manufacturing of critical polymer-based components and devices for medical and other demanding markets, announces the acquisition of substantially all assets of KCS Plastics LTD....

Harwal Group is pleased to collaborate with Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) to build its manufacturing facilities at the Kizad Polymers Park. The facilities will be for its flagship companies: Interplast and Cosmoplast, to...

Armed with a healthy balance sheet Mega First Corp Bhd (MFCB) plans to pare down debts further as it explores more renewable energy projects in South-East Asia as part of its expansion drive. As it...

Soteria Flexibles is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Redi-Bag, Inc., a leading manufacturer of polyethylene film and plastic packaging in the Pacific Northwest. Headquartered in Tukwila, WA, Redi-Bag serves a...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce that Danielle A. Diehlmann, “Dani,” has been named Vice President, Communications for the FPA...

FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division announces the appointment of Ken Brown to the newly created role of Global Category Specialist, Labels and Packaging. With projections pointing to significant growth in the packaging solutions...

In May of 2016, ePac was founded in Madison, Wisconsin to utilize new digital printing technologies to primarily focus on the growth of small to medium brands, thereby helping to rebuild local communities. In these...

To meet increasing market demand for brands seeking faster time to market and the ability to order to demand, ePac Flexible Packaging is announcing the opening of manufacturing plants in Toronto and Portland, as well...

Cincinnati-based Michelman announces Dr. Richard (Rick) I. Michelman will become the organization’s next President & CEO, effective January 1, 2022. At that time, longtime leader Steven J. Shifman, President & CEO since 2003, will assume...

K2 Kinetics has announced the acquisition of Robotic Packaging Machinery, LLC (or “RPM” for short). An Austin, TX, based company RPM is one of the most innovative and compact designers and manufacturers of case packers...

Balcan Plastics, a Quebec-based manufacturer of flexible packaging and technical films, has bought a roughly 215,000-square-foot facility in Pleasant Prairie’s LakeView Corporate Park. A village official said the company is planning an operation there with...

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC said Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Cartones del Pacifico, a leading paper-based packaging company in Peru, for an undisclosed amount. The London-listed packaging company said the acquisition expands...

Guala Pack SpA announces the acquisition of the majority stake in Easysnap Technology, a leading company in the Italian packaging Valley, known for having patented the Easysnap technology, an innovative easy opening system for single-dose...