Packaging industry veteran Arne Sandberg is partnering with his wife Jill to found Mockups 4 You, LLC. Sandberg brings more than 20 years of experience in the field of mockups and prototypes to the new...

Give President Joe Biden some credit for his recent executive order to curb investments with China for the protection of national security. But he probably should go further to protect U.S. interests. The Chinese, governed...

PPC Flex, a trailblazer in the flexible packaging industry, proudly announces a significant milestone following years of remarkable growth and strategic acquisitions. After solidifying its status as a leading player through 10 successful acquisitions and...

In March 2023, the Department of Commerce (DOC) made an unfortunate preliminary decision to impose new import duties on South Korean and Thai aluminum foil products after wrongly concluding that their producers were circumventing antidumping...

ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives, sealants and compounds for the print and packaging industry, has launched its new Ultrasheen® PakSafe UV coatings. PakSafe UV coatings have undergone thorough regulatory analysis and are specially...

BW Packaging’s booth lineup will include new machines from Accraply, Angelus, Burt, Goldco, Graham + Sleevit, Hayssen, Hudson-Sharp, Pneumatic Scale, SYMACH, Thiele, Zepf, and more. “PACK EXPO Las Vegas will be yet another display of...

As the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and grapples with a host of new uncertainties, consumer attitudes towards sustainable packaging are undergoing significant shifts. To better understand these changes, global management consulting firm McKinsey...

Billerud is introducing a new organization whereby the company harmonizes and operates its business in two distinct geographical regions - Europe and North America. Billerud further appoints Andrei Krés as acting CFO, effective immediately. Matthew...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, opens SuperZoo at Booth 5760 with an emphasis on film-based and paper-based sustainable packaging innovation, highlighting the latest additions to the ProActive Recyclable® suite of products:...

UFlex Ltd, India’s largest multinational in flexible packaging and solutions company, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2023. The Company’s unaudited results were approved by the Board of Directors in...

Molly Hladik, Ph.D., Global R&D Manager at Michelman, will lead a class on inks, coatings, curing, and laminating as an instructor at Labelexpo Europe's Flexible Packaging Masterclass.The class is scheduled for September 12 at 12:15...

Henkel, a leading manufacturer of well-known consumer brands including Persil®, Purex®, and all® laundry detergents, and global leader in the industrial business for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, announced that it has named Pernille Lind...

BOBST has announced its participation at the upcoming PRINTING United Expo in Atlanta this October, as the Narrow & Mid-Web team welcomes four industry experts into its ranks. The company will be highlighting its industry-leading...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation has released its 2022 ESG Report: Reshaping Plastics, sharing progress on its aspiration to become the leading sustainable polyethylene producer in North America and achieve its NOVA 2030 strategy ambitions of solidifying...

Berry Global Group, Inc., a leading supplier of packaging solutions for consumer goods and industrial products, today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has unanimously elected Kevin Kwilinski as Chief Executive Officer of...

North Chesterfield-based plastic films maker Tredegar Corp. is shutting down its technical center in Henrico County and scaling back production. The Polyethylene Films technical center at 5700 Eastport Blvd. is scheduled to close by December. The move...

H.B. Fuller Company, a leading global adhesives provider, will showcase the many ways in which its broad technology platform is addressing the top efficiency and circularity concerns of brand owners and packaging manufacturers worldwide at PACK...

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Phoenix Flexibles, expanding Amcor’s capacity in the high-growth Indian market. Phoenix Flexibles has one plant...

Leaders in the packaging value chain have joined forces to further advance a circular economy for plastic packaging in Australia. Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, and Mondelēz International, Inc.,...

Jason Pelz has some basic advice for brands when it comes to developing end markets for recyclables: “You have to get engaged.” “That’s obvious, but I have to be honest, obvious doesn’t always translate into...

A de-inkable, recyclable mono-material PE-pouch with barrier properties produced through a unique collaboration between Siegwerk, ExxonMobil, Henkel, Kraus Folie, and Windmöller & Hölscher has won the German Packaging Award in the Sustainability category for ‘Recyclability/design...

Recent developments and activities point to the capability for more widespread collection of bags, pouches, and films at consumers’ curbs. Let’s get there. Think about the reasons why flexible packaging isn’t collected today via curbside...

Tredegar Corporation reported second quarter financial results for the period ended June 30, 2023. Second quarter 2023 net income (loss) was $(18.9) million ($(0.56) per diluted share) compared to net income (loss) of $14.9 million...

One of South Asia’s largest manufacturers of digital flexographic plates, Creative Graphics is investing in its fifth FLEXCEL NX System from Miraclon. It is the latest stage in an investment program that has also recently...

Flexible packaging producer Berry BPI has said it will close its Port Glasgow Road manufacturing plant in Renfrewshire. The company said that a decreased demand from customers in the construction, industrial packaging and healthcare sectors...

Kuraray Co., Ltd. announces a planned increase of its globally in-demand ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH resin; Kuraray trademark: EVAL™) production capacity in its bases of operation in the United States and Europe. A total...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, recently received two awards at the 2023 annual Excellence in Flexography Awards hosted by the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA). The Excellence in Flexography Awards is recognized as the most prestigious program...

In response to market demands for more comprehensive packaging solutions, two BW Packaging companies—Accraply and BW Integrated Systems—have combined into a single business called BW Integrated Systems. The reorganized business strengthens the alignment of BW...