For years, the debate has raged on: which is better, bottled water, or tap? Despite its ever-growing popularity in the US, bottled water is atrocious for the environment. To quote Harvard University’s Office for Sustainability,...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to SB5219, “Relating to the management of plastic packaging materials,” which sets arbitrary rates and dates for all plastic packaging in Washington to have post-consumer...

SK Global Chemical, a global petrochemical company in South Korea, and Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, announced the two sides have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a partnership that aims to take...

Miraclon is announcing a new deadline for its Global Flexo Innovation Awards, allowing KODAK FLEXCEL NX users to submit their entries until March 26th, 2021, with an additional two months to finalize their submission afterwards....

A proposed bill in New York could change the way recyclables are managed all over the country. New York State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblyman Steve Englebright have introduced a bill to require packaging producers...

Astara Capital Partners, LLC, announced that it has acquired the flexible packaging operations of Garlock Printing & Converting. The Company will continue to be managed by Garlock's current senior management team, led by founder...

To secure an environmentally improved, stable and efficient pulp and board production, BillerudKorsnäs will invest in a new recovery boiler at the Frövi mill. The total investment is estimated to SEK 2.6 billion and the...

All Printing Resources (APR) has installed a Fujifilm Flenex FW water-wash plate system at McCracken Label in Chicago, Illinois. Flenex FW is a water-washable flexo plate that provides the highest print quality and productivity. According...

Due to the ongoing worldwide pandemic, FEICA has taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 FEICA European Adhesive & Sealant Conference and EXPO, which had been rescheduled to take place in Warsaw, Poland, from...

We are writing to underscore the overreaching and unintended consequences that SB 195/HB 22 will have in its current form. We urge the Committee to work with stakeholders to consider targeted amendments that would...

On 1 February 2021, SÜDPACK will acquire LPF Flexible Packaging B.V. from the Clondalkin Group. The company, located in Grootegast, the Netherlands, is a leading manufacturer of high barrier films for sensitive products. LPF was...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has successfully collaborated with Unilever Japan on quality tests resulting in the adoption of mono-material flexible packaging for “Lux Luminique Sachet...

Liquipure™, the newest sustainable product family from Liquibox, offers customers high-quality packaging solutions that meet recyclability requirements without compromising on performance. The Liquipure offering consists of mono-material bag-in-box solutions that align with global design guidelines...

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe. People in places that lack medical facilities are particularly vulnerable to the virus, especially those in war zones and crisis regions. The aid organization CARE has made a...

Tekni-Plex has entered into a distributor agreement with PackPlus Embalagens, Ibipora, Paraná, Brazil for its coated DuPont™ Tyvek® and coated paper rollstock offerings. Breathable sterilizable substrates produced by Tekni-Plex will be converted by PackPlus, Brazil,...

Plastics recycling is a hot topic in the Capitol. The National Academy of Sciences this year is expected to complete an assessment of the US contribution to global plastic waste. Meanwhile the US Environmental Protection...

Flint Group Packaging Inks, a leading provider of print consumables and equipment for the global packaging industry, has confirmed that its new Russian production site is on track for completion despite the challenges of the...

Supermarkets are still putting nearly 900,000 tonnes of plastic packaging on to the market, representing a plastic footprint which is bigger than in 2017, a new report has found. The retailers sold more than 2bn...

When graphical paper for magazines is transported to the printer, the paper reels needs to be protected. Walki has developed a 100% wood-based reel wrapping paper, where the protective polymer barrier is made with tall...

Smithers is pleased to announce that the Sustainability in Packaging US 2021 conference will take place in an online format this March 9-12, 2021. Supporting the shared industry goal of Making Sustainable Packaging a Commercial...

Recycling, once seen as a key environmental priority, has seen its star fall in recent years, with many localities eliminating or scaling back programs after the foreign countries that once accepted much of their plastic,...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, will be exhibiting at TOKYO PACK 2021, which will be held at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center from February 24...

Three years after leading the packaging industry in embracing the challenge of having all of its packaging be reusable or recyclable by 2025, Amcor is laying out its roadmap to continue to meet and accelerate...

ePac Flexible Packaging is the latest community member of the Open Invention Network (OIN), joining Heidelberg and other high-tech companies producing hardware and software used by graphic communication and other industries. ePac, founded in 2016,...

ADM Capital Europe LLP, the London-based private equity advisory firm, is proud to announce that its Cibus Enterprise Fund has invested into the British polymer production company Aquapak Polymers Limited. Aquapak has developed a novel...

Polymers are currently not included in the registration requirements under Regulation (EU) No. 1907/2006 - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). However, in terms of Article 138(2) of REACH, a possible further review...

ProMach, a worldwide leader in packaging machinery solutions, announced that it has acquired the assets of KHS Bartelt, a leading provider of packaging systems for the food and confectionery, beverage, home and personal care, pharmaceutical,...

We are writing to ask you to oppose Maryland House Bill 21 which would ban use of advanced recycling in the state. Advanced recycling is an important emerging technology that helps eliminate plastic waste from...