Caylee Boone and three of her classmates at the University of Wisconsin-Stout were tasked with coming up with ideas and prototypes that would advance uses for flexible packaging, so they started to think about how...

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced the installation of a new Fusion C printing press at flexible packaging supplier Yellowstone Plastics (affiliated with Volm Companies), located in South Idaho Falls, Idaho....

The Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition had a strong international flavor this year, especially when it came to printing excellence, leading to multiple awards for one company in the United Arab Emirates and another in...

In honor of their 50th year anniversary, Dynamic Dies has kicked off a year-long program of giving called ‘Dynamic Dies Difference Makers’. Each month throughout 2021, Dynamic Dies will donate $500 to a selected non-profit...

Constantia Copenhagen – part of flexible packaging producer Constantia Flexibles – opened its new production site at the end of March 2021. The new plant will triple the company’s capacity and support further growth in...

Berry Global Group, Inc., announced its continued leading investments in access to circular polyolefins from advanced recycling to support customer sustainability goals. These polyolefins are obtained by advanced recycling, enabled by the adoption of new...

Policy observers anticipated the 2021 state legislative season would be active, given pent-up demand from bills stalled by the pandemic and ongoing pressure for changes to recycling policy from many sides. The new Arkansas law...

Scholle IPN, a leading global supplier of flexible packaging solutions, announced that their bag-in-box packaging for water passed the Association of Plastic Recyclers' FPE-CG-01 testing, which evaluates the compatibility of flexible packaging with film-to-film recycling...

Québec-based Empire L.A. has become the first digital prepress and press-ready flexographic plate specialist in Canada to receive ‘best in class’ certification under the new XPS Crystal Program from Esko. “We are delighted that Empire...

Leader in integrated prepress software and hardware solutions, Esko, has partnered with multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food and other food products, Mars, Incorporated (‘Mars’), to implement its web-based packaging management solution, WebCenter. Working together,...

Polysack, a green-tech manufacturer of plastic film products for flexible packaging and high-shrink labels, has collaborated with HP Indigo to validate its fully recyclable packaging films for printing on HP Indigo digital presses. Polysack enables...

Brook and Whittle Holding Corp., a leading provider of sustainable pressure sensitive and shrink sleeve prime labels, announced the acquisition of Digital Label Solutions, LLC. Based in Yorba Linda, California, DLS specializes in the production...

The first quarter has been good. Not only did we have stable and high availability in our production, but our net sales also grew to an all-time high level and earnings improved substantially. The stronger...

Public and private partners will spend millions of dollars to improve the recycling system in Michigan as part of a newly announced initiative. Leaders on April 19 announced the launch of NextCycle Michigan, which has...

There are a number of straightforward and understandable steps companies can take to protect their operations from cyberattacks. The first is to analyze operational vulnerabilities. In 2020, Cisco found that 50% of large enterprises (with...

Flexible packaging leader ProAmpac joined with SquarePet and REDKEN, a brand of L’Oréal, to celebrate the acceptance of two 2021 American Package Design Awards™ for unique consumer packaging design. Graphic Design USA (GDUSA), a magazine...

S-One Holdings Corporation, the parent company of S-One Labels & Packaging, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the first time. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees...

virtual.drupa, the first purely digital version of the leading global trade fair for printing technologies, successfully bridged the gap between the previous 2016 and upcoming face-to-face event in 2024. The new format for the print...

Acucote has continued to expand its portfolio of sustainable products with the introduction of a water dissolvable adhesive and two dissolvable paper stocks. These new products are designed for any type of application requiring a...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to SB20, “An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products,” in its current form.

At a recycling plant in Swindon, 80 miles west of London, an experiment to turn used plastics into oil is under way. If successful, the portable “chemical recycling” plants used in the process — designed...

Fathom Optics (formerly Lumii, Inc), a printed packaging effects software company spun off from MIT, has been granted a US Patent (based on US20190054734A1) for techniques for manufacturing a light field print using a printing...

Protecting employees and contractors health and safety during the pandemic has been Stora Enso's key priority. By being proactive and having extensive measures in place, the Group has also been able to continue operations and...

From COVID-19 to sustainability, two experts from ExxonMobil - Francois Chambon, global strategic marketing manager for polyethylene and Etienne Lernoux, senior technologist - look into what the future holds for the flexible packaging market. Growth...

Materials science leader Dow and Mura Technology, a company specializing in advanced plastic recycling based in Teeside, UK, have entered into a partnership to help keep plastic waste out of the environment. The collaboration will...

The Kroger Co. is offering customers a way to recycle flexible plastic packaging in what the grocer says is the first program of its kind. The “Kroger Our Brands Recycling Program,” developed in partnership with...

Berry Global Group, Inc., announced an investment of more than $70 million to support continued growth in consumer packaging films, primarily for e-commerce, food, and beverage applications. The investment supports new multi-layer blown film lines...

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. announced the company’s commitment to support a collaborative forest restoration effort of The Nature Conservancy to help Plant a Billion Trees by 2030, advancing the broader development goals of the United...