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...

Sonoco has added two new cold seal structures to the growing family of EnviroFlex® Paper products receiving How2Recycle® Widely recyclable pre-qualification. EnviroFlex Paper Ultimate (ULT) 1.0 CS and Advanced (ADV) 4.0 CS are the first...

ExxonMobil has developed a novel high density polyethylene (HDPE) grade, ExxonMobil™ HD7165L, for Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) PE film applications. Designed for recyclability*, HD7165L can help converters create mono-material laminates to replace multi-material laminate structures...

Researchers from Michigan State University’s top-ranked School of Packaging have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable.

In an era of climate change and its related disasters, the environmental sustainability of packaging has become a concern for most global citizens, not only for lobbyists and forward-thinking manufacturers. The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)...

BOPET manufacturer Terphane, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Tredegar Corporation, and Sacramento-based carbon negative materials company Origin Materials, have entered into a strategic partnership to produce sustainable, high-performance bio-polymer films, the companies have announced.

American Packaging Corporation (APC) is proud to announce the grand opening of its new 275,000-square-foot Center of Excellence manufacturing facility in Cedar City, Utah. Today at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, several dignitaries and community leaders gathered...

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) today announced that its board of directors has approved the payment of a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on September 15,...

Maxcess International and Valley Grinding announce preferred partner relationship New partner agreement creates better service and support for customers Oak Brook, IL – Maxcess International, a global leader in automated web handling solutions, and Valley Grinding &...

Glenroy®Inc., a leading converter and printer of sustainable flexible packaging, proudly announces a leadership transition as part of its strategic growth plan. The company has been diligently preparing for this next phase, and today marks...

Aquapak Polymers Ltd., a biodegradable polymer developer based in the United Kingdom, has announced the appointment of Dudley Jones as sales director.

ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives, sealants and compounds for the print and packaging industry, will be exhibiting with its latest innovations at Labelexpo Europe 2023 (Brussels, Belgium, 11-14 September). On display will be...

oneBARRIER PrimeCycle and FibreCycle, the new mono-material, recyclable materials from BOBST, will feature on the company’s booth at Pack Expo 2023 in Las Vegas from September 11-13.

Toppan, Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello and Mitsui Chemicals have announced the launch of pilot testing this month for horizontally recycling printed BOPP film back into new flexible packaging film. Through this joint pilot testing initiative, the...

Koenig & Bauer has appointed Peter Andrich, the successful CEO of Koenig & Bauer (IT) S.r.l., as the new CEO of its subsidiary Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica S.p.A.. Andrich, who has more than 25 years'...