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If designers are the fuel for packaging innovation, packaging production engineers are the engines that make it run — and as efficiently as possible. This may have been an atypical year in a lot of...
The U.S. and Europe have had formal recycling infrastructure in place for decades. That’s not the case in India, where Circulate Capital just invested millions of dollars to boost infrastructure and reduce ocean plastics generation....
Outlook Group has announced the formal establishment of a corporate Environmental Policy. The label and packaging converter based in Neenah, Wisconsin is committed to reducing the impact of its manufacturing operations on the environment, and...
Wikoff Color Corporation promoted Evan Benbow, Ph.D. to VP, Product Technology & Solutions. In his new role, he is responsible for overseeing product development at the corporate technical center, along with driving company-wide initiatives...
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, announced that Avient ColorWorks™ has launched ColorForward™ 2022, the 16th edition of the annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry. As...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recognized Outlook Group with a 2020 Wisconsin Recycling Excellence Award. Based in Neenah, Wisconsin, Outlook Group is a manufacturer of flexible packaging, folding cartons, pressure-sensitive labels and...
As a consequence of a reorganization, BillerudKorsnäs changed its reporting structure as of 1 October 2020. To enable comparisons in coming financial reports, BillerudKorsnäs presents recalculated figures are presented for all quarters 2019 and the...
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced that they have completed an investment in Advanced Web Technologies Holding Company, which operates...
Tredegar Corporation announced the retirement of Michael J. Schewel as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, and the appointment of Kevin C. Donnelly to the position of Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate...
Following an announcement made by IBM, the technology and consultant company has joined The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (Alliance) as a support member, IBM will help Alliance to create a data platform to track...
While many cities and eight states have banned single-use plastics, bags and other polyethylene packaging still clog landfills and pollute rivers and oceans. One major problem with recycling polyethylene, which makes up one-third of all...
Accraply, a manufacturer of label application systems, has introduced the Sirius 100, a cost-effective pressure-sensitive labeling machine for fast-moving, highly flexible production lines. Designed to minimize downtime with toolless changeovers, the Sirius 100 brings the...
Primary Packaging (PPI), a manufacturer of film and bags that services industrial and retail markets with high-quality heavy-duty packaging, is excited to announce the acquisition of Packaging Horizons, a manufacturer of tamper evident security bags....
Having industry put up money to help fix plastics recycling — or extended producer responsibility, as it's known in government — got a lot more real last week with a few pieces of news. Item...
Bobst Group and SEI Laser announce the creation of a new activity dedicated to Digital Laser Converting for the label and packaging industry Bobst Group and SEI Laser will join forces to accelerate the development...
Motion Industries, Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, is pleased to announce that Randy Breaux, Motion Industries President, is a 2020 award...
Vonco Products LLC, an industry-leader in the contract manufacturing of liquid-tight medical devices and fluid bags, biohazard transport bags, and infection prevention PPE and equipment covers announced that the company received certification of their Quality...
Classic Packaging Company of Pfafftown, NC, USA has purchased the Sitexco SL 1.5 Laser Anilox Cleaning System from Eaglewood Technologies, in partnership with Anderson & Vreeland. Classic Packaging is a family-owned business that offers its...
Esko, a global developer of integrated software and hardware solutions for the packaging, label and wide format sectors, has announced the planned sale of its Kongsberg digital finishing business to OpenGate Capital, subject to any...
Look out No. 5. That’s right, the nonprofit Recycling Partnership is talking to you polypropylene, aka No. 5 plastic. Turn over a yogurt container or butter tub and you’re likely to see the No. 5...
Environmental activist group Greenpeace this week accused Walmart of falsely labeling items as recyclable and asked a California court to compel the retailer to stop making the claims. The Dec. 14 lawsuit is focused on...
UPM Raflatac, a sustainable labeling company, says it experienced a 43% e-commerce sales increase and a 15-20% increase in grocery industry sales this year as consumers turned to takeout, food delivery and online grocery shopping,...
Schur Flexibles aims to accelerate the change for a better world through protective packaging solutions. The company is now part of the “50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders”, supporting the UN to take effective action in...
Baldwin Technology has added TowerClean™ G2 for coldset offset presses to its range of best-in-class cleaning systems and consumables. Complementing the Impact Fusion™ and PREPAC® product lines, the TowerClean G2 is a combined blanket and...
Ashland is increasing prices on 1-4-Butanediol (BDO) and several derivative products as indicated in a company press release.
Vanden has set its sights on becoming the largest supplier of recycled resin to the flexible packaging market after establishing a recycled resin division, which will offer outsourced procurement of resins with a diversified supply...
Edwards will work with Eco Flexibles customers to develop cost-effective packaging that meets the rising demand for sustainability, without compromising on performance. With almost 20 years of experience in the flexible packaging sector, Edwards is...
Continuing its mission to deliver sustainable solutions, ProAmpac, a flexible packaging leader, announced the introduction of its Signature Surfaces Paper Touch Recyclable line of products. This enhanced innovation utilizes ProActive Recyclable film that is flexographically...