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FPA Welcomes New Members
10.01.2019

With more than 250 years of experience, hubergroup is one of the leading international specialists for printing inks and print-related products for packaging as well as commercial printing. The family-owned enterprise produces a majority of...

Novolex Acquires Zenith Specialty Bags
10.01.2019

Novolex™, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group and an industry leader in packaging choice and sustainability, announced it has acquired Zenith Specialty Bag, a leading provider of specialty paper food packaging products, effective today......

Huhtamaki to Expand to Flexible Packaging Manufacturing in South Africa
09.27.2019

Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire the majority of Everest Flexibles (Pty) Limited (“Everest”), a privately-owned flexible packaging manufacturer in South Africa. With the acquisition Huhtamaki will expand its flexible packaging...

MACDERMID GRAPHICS SOLUTIONS PREMIER LUX ITP 60 PLATES RUN CLEAN AT ANDREW KOHN
09.27.2019

MacDermid Graphics Solutions premier flat-top dot plate, LUX ITP 60, provided superior, clean running results at Andrew Kohn. The plates were produced by Brandpack, a division of Graphic Packaging International Australia, using Esko Crystal XPS......

Constantia Colmar Business Closing; 60 Employees Will Lose Jobs
09.27.2019

A local business plant that prints aluminum foil and other flexible types of product packaging is shutting down within the next two months. Constantia Colmar employees were told this week about the closing, then given...

Fortis Solutions Group Launches New Location in Napa, CA
09.26.2019

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, and a leading provider of labels, flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, cartons, and applicators, is pleased to announce the expansion of its national network of...

Stora Enso Appoints Annica Bresky as President and Chief Executive Officer
09.25.2019

Stora Enso’s Board of Directors has appointed Annica Bresky, 44, as the new President and CEO of the company as of 1 December 2019. Until then, Stora Enso’s current CEO Karl-Henrik Sundström continues in his...

Acquisition of Majority Stake in TT-Print in Russia
09.24.2019

Globally operating Austrian packaging producer Constantia Flexibles has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the Russian group of companies TT. Now known as Constantia TT, the plant in Voskresensk mainly produces packaging for...

Toppan and Amcor Collaborate on NFC Tag-enabled Anti-Counterfeiting Solution for Wine and Spirits
09.24.2019

Toppan Printing (Toppan) (TSE:7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, and Amcor, a leading global packaging company, have announced an agreement to collaborate on providing an...

Changes to Amcor plc Board of Directors
09.24.2019

Amcor plc (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC) announces today that Ms. Eva Cheng will be retiring as a non-executive director on November 5, 2019. Ms. Cheng is retiring after over five years of service to the...

Over 450 Michelman Associates Participate in 8th Annual Commitment to Community Day
09.24.2019

Michelman held its annual Commitment to Community Day, on September 6, 2019. This year marked the 8th year in a row that the company's associates took time away from their desks to give back to...

Fort Dearborn Expands Digital Labels and Packaging Capacity in Deal for Multiple HP Indigo 20000 and 6900 Presses
09.24.2019

Fort Dearborn Company, a leading North American supplier of high-impact prime labels for the consumer goods industry, has made a multi-million dollar purchase of five new high-performance HP Indigo labels and packaging presses, more than...

Labelling: Techniques and their Comparison
09.23.2019

Labelling of products has become an essential part for a brand’s marketing. It helps in the identification of the product by the consumer, where there are hundreds of other products in sight. It enhances the...

EPac Ready to Roll with New UK Site
09.20.2019

EPac Flexible Packaging’s new UK digital printing production facility will be up and running next month. The US-headquartered group specialises in custom-printed flexible packaging and pouches and has expanded rapidly in the States, growing from......

ProAmpac Presents a Special Touch in Flexible Packaging at Pack Expo
09.20.2019

ProAmpac is presenting a fresh approach to flexible packaging at PACK EXPO Las Vegas this month. “We are showcasing our Signature Surfaces products that offer distinctive visual effects along with a special touch creating a...

Atlantic Capital Arranges $1.75MM Equipment Financing for Epac
09.20.2019

Atlantic Capital & Equipment Finance arranged $1.75 million in financing for Epac Flexible Packaging to purchase new equipment for three of its manufacturing plants located in Madison, WI, Miami and Boston. The new equipment will...

Toppan Enables Functional Monomaterial PP and PE Packaging
09.20.2019

Toppan Printing (Toppan) (TSE:7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has expanded its market-leading GL BARRIER range of transparent vapor-deposited films with the development of...

Michelman Highlights Primers for Use in Hp Indigo Digitally Printed Compostable Packaging at 40th Anniversary Labelexpo
09.19.2019

Michelman is featuring a selection of water-based in-line and off-line primers, and overprint varnishes at the 40th-anniversary edition of LabelExpo Europe. Offering digital versatility for a broad array of end-use applications, their brands for...

HP and Karlville Disrupt Pouch Production
09.18.2019

At Labelexpo 2019, HP and Karlville will introduce a complete solution for HP Indigo flexible packaging production. The new launch is set to break the production paradigm with a one-day pouch production process optimized for...

Licaplast Acquires Plastic Packaging Firm M'Plast in Canada
09.17.2019

Flexible packaging company Licaplast Industries – Emballages (Licaplast) has acquired Canadian polyethylene product converter M’Plast for an undisclosed amount. Licaplast is a portfolio company of Charter Oak Equity and Fonds de solidarité FTQ...

Wikoff Digital Offers a Solution for Printers Interested in Adding Digital Printing to the Pressroom
09.16.2019

By now members of the printing industry are aware that digital printing technology offers significant benefits in a variety of applications, allowing for customization, product tracking and faster than ever turnaround times. These benefits can...

California State Assembly SB 54 (Allen) - Solid Waste: Packaging and Products
09.13.2019

On behalf of the following organizations listed above, we respectfully oppose SB 54 (Allen), as amended on September 5, 2019. While all of our organizations agree with the general premise of the bills that more...

Fresh-Lock Green Spool Program Offers Benefits Beyond Circular Manufacturing
09.13.2019

Presto Specialty Products, an industry leader in innovation for reclosable packaging and creator of Fresh-Lock® closures, is rebooting its sustainable packaging initiative: the Green Spool Program, which provides options for spool reusability and...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Receives 2019 Healthiest Employer Award
09.10.2019

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., has been named by the Providence Business News a 2019 Healthiest Employers® of Rhode Island winner in the award category of those with 2,000 to 4,900 employees. Lisa A. Ahart, Toray’s...

There a New Culture Divide Between Trump and Corporate America
08.14.2019

President Donald Trump is all about plastics, arguing his support for it sets him apart from Democrats, trolling them for their environmental concerns and pushing any blame for too much of the stuff onto China....

Scientists Finding New Ways to Fight Plastic Waste
08.14.2019

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) scientist Gregg Beckham is an avid scuba diver. So he's seen the problem of plastics in the world's oceans firsthand. "I've been going to some places fairly frequently for the...

Recycling Is in Crisis. Could These Innovations Be the Answer?
08.12.2019

Since China stopped accepting much of the world’s recyclable waste last year, many countries have been faced with the challenge of how to deal with their own trash. In some places, plastic, paper and other...

FPA Publishes Fact Sheet to Summarize Key Findings from New Sustainability Report
09.07.2018

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to announce the release of a new fact sheet that summarizes the key findings of its recent sustainability report, “A Holistic View of the Role of Flexible Packaging...

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