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TerraCycle is gaining ground in the food industry with new customers for its waste reuse and recycling models. The Kroger Co. is working with TerraCycle to give people nationwide a way to recycle flexible packaging...
Frankston Packaging Company is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Paco Label Systems. Based in Tyler, Texas, Paco is a leading manufacturer and supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive labels serving Customers in...
Davis-Standard is pleased to offer its popular “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” seminar, in virtual fashion, October 6 – 8, 2020. This three-day interactive seminar will cover the fundamentals of plastics extrusion, composition and properties of...
Leading packaging and paper manufacturer, Mondi, is launching a fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese. The new packaging will reduce plastic usage for Austrian dairy producer SalzburgMilch by approximately 40...
In anticipation of a stellar 2020 trade show season, Eaglewood Tech designed a big and shiny trade show booth in late 2019. It has been a shame to keep it hidden so it is...
Mark McGarel, CEO of FILMtech Inc., was recently highlighted as one of nine unique, dynamic-type CEOs in Plastics News. FILMtech is a longtime FPA member and was the only film, flexible packaging, metallizing manufacturer to...
Bossar, a global leader in design and production of horizontal form-fill-seal equipment for the manufacture of flexible packaging, has announced a major rebranding to reflect the company's focused efforts on sustainable packaging and growing partnership...
Toyochem Co., Ltd., a member of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced today that it has developed a new Cyabine™ series of polyurethane pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) with a ultra-high solids content of 99% or...
The LEGO Group has announced plans to package its products in recyclable paper rather than single-use plastic. The Danish toymaker said in a statement that the new bags will begin appearing in LEGO boxes starting...
Flexible packaging leader ProAmpac celebrated acceptance of their 2020 American Inhouse Design Awards™ which the company received on September 8, 2020. The award recognized the new ProActive Recyclable retail shopping bag (pictured) which was...
Attendee registration is now open for the industry’s most engaging and innovative new web-based event, PACK EXPO Connects 2020, (Nov. 9-13) produced by PMMI Media Group. PACK EXPO Connects delivers the power of PMMI Media...
As part of its ‘Issue Alignment’ process, CEFLEX stakeholders are working with Swiss University ETH to collect and assess topics which are essential to realising a circular economy for flexible packaging. These issues are being...
We have a tradition on Treehugger: On every November 15th since 2008, on America Recycles Day, we do a post calling recycling what it is: "a fraud, a sham, a scam perpetrated by big business...
Miraclon announces that the Global Flexo Innovation Awards – to honor businesses that are pioneering the transformation of the flexo industry – are open for submissions from companies wishing to be recognized for their exciting,...
MacDermid Graphics Solutions has announced the appointment of Jim McClatchy as Director, Global Strategic Accounts. Jim will be responsible for the overall strategic account management and revenue growth for select multi-national strategic accounts for MacDermid...
With more than 200 years of experience and a stellar reputation as the leading innovator among its customers, Koenig & Bauer has maintained its foremost position as a stable innovative partner and continues to be...
A stretch of Highway 162 just west of Oroville, California, has been repaved using 100% recycled materials. Caltrans, the state transportation agency, partnered with engineering startup TechniSoil to pave the nation’s first highway with recycled...
Ashland is increasing prices on 1-4-Butanediol (BDO) and several derivative products as indicated. The increases apply to North America and are effective October 01, 2020 or as agreements allow.
The most essential part of winding and unwinding efficiency is tension control. Tension control is a highly dynamic process across the entire line starting with the unwind all the way to the winder. The following...
The event, which will present the Vacuum Metallizers assembly plant of Nordmeccanica, will be on air live streaming on Thursday, October 14 with two shows: at 9:30am and 5:00pm (CET) so to reach all our...
The plastic waste revolution died in the California Legislature this year. Environmentalists have pinned their hopes on the nation's most populous state ever since China rejected American recyclables two years ago, literally dropping the problem...
Every year, the average American goes through more than 250 pounds of plastic waste, and much of that comes from packaging. So what do we do with it all? Your recycling bin is part of...
Power outages caused by Hurricane Laura could delay start-ups at chemical plants until the end of September, long enough to squeeze several markets that are already tight. Chemical companies began shutting down their plants along...
We can all agree that dot matrix expiration dates and lot codes are hard to read. These are often illegible due to the disadvantages of continuous inkjet printing technology, which is typically used by industrial...
In the face of disruptions that have been created in traditional supply routes for BOPP films, Innovia Films Inc have been able to meet the increased demand for acrylic and high barrier coated films in...
Nelipak® Laboratory Services, a leading provider of healthcare packaging testing for the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors, announced that its Clara, Ireland laboratory has received ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation from the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB)....
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has launched an innovative online documentation portal, designed to elevate customer trust and ensure the safe operation, maintenance and ownership of all PCMC machines. Known as myPCMC,...
“I am delighted to announce that Emmerson Packaging is the process of investing a further $10 million this year in new equipment for our Amherst and Belleville facilities, in addition to having hired over 80...