In today’s evolving technological workforce, the digitization of service has been paramount in the success of Koenig & Bauer’s organization. Over the past several years, its tech team has built a solid foundation to easily...

PepsiCo Europe has announced a new ambition to replace all virgin plastics used in its crisp and chip bags with 100 per cent recycled or renewable plastic by 2030. The company said it will trial...

ePac Flexible Packaging is pleased to announce its third European facility, ePac Poland North, located near the cities of Poznan and Bydgoszcz. This expands ePac’s network of sales and production operations across the Continent, builds...

The pandemic-driven surge in e-commerce sales has resulted in an increased number of packages crossing the threshold of people’s homes — and packaging is a critical component as the e-commerce industry continues to expand at...

We’re completely rethinking the role of plastic in our business. And this is one of the questions we’re asked most frequently. Here’s our response. We’re making good progress towards our ambitious target of ensuring that...

Lightweight soft packaging such as crisp packets or wrapping for chocolate bars is giving headaches to European recyclers who currently have little incentive to buy the collected material. The European Commission will seek to address...

All Printing Resources (APR) has named Mike Williams as vice president, sales. A long-time senior manager and high-performance sales leader in labels and packaging, Williams joins APR from H.S. Crocker Company. Prior to his role...

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), an authority in sustainable printing certifications, has announced that Bobst is now a gold patron. Bobst is driving to achieve a circular economy in flexible packaging, and its partnership...

The printing and ink world has evolved over the years, perhaps more dramatically with the rise of digital in the last two decades. Finding accurate and useful information to keep pace with the changes can...

Printpack has partnered with TIPA Compostable Packaging and tech-pioneer Digimarc Corporation on a successful proof-of-principal of new sortation technology for compostable packaging. The trio has developed the first digital watermark for compostable packaging which acts...

What is the value of compostable packaging? Why do we need it as part of a suite of solutions that improve the sustainability of packaging? Compostable packaging has value when it lets us capture and...

Post COVID, the fresh food industry can see clearly that the struggle between time and distance must be solved, as well as protecting the supplies and goods as they move through the chain, said Jeff...

Reifenhäuser is once again one of the top 50 employers in Germany this year. This is the conclusion reached by Stern magazine in cooperation with the market research institute Statista in its latest study on...

From March 1, 2022, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper will increase the prices for all specialty papers (thermoscript, jetscript, giroform, supercote, barricote) by 10% worldwide. The reason for this is the continued increase in the cost of...

ExxonMobil and SABIC announced the successful startup of Gulf Coast Growth Ventures world-scale manufacturing facility in San Patricio County, Texas. The new facility will produce materials used in packaging, agricultural film, construction materials, clothing, and...

S-One Labels & Packaging announced that three of its ReEarth films have been certified for commercial compostability by the independent labs at the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI). Third-party certification from BPI verifies that packaging materials...

Kendall Packaging Corporation, a provider of high-quality flexible packaging solutions serving a variety of markets inside the food, personal care, and pet food industries, announced that Daren Roberts has been named Plant Manager at the...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, has partnered with Rutgers University Department of Food Science professor, Dr. Kit Yam. This partnership is being integrated with ProAmpac’s Material Science and Innovation teams to...

McClure brings more than 40 years of blown film operational excellence to Pregis. In 1997, he founded South Carolina-based ISO Poly Films, Inc., and served as the company’s chief executive officer until the company was...

DuPont introduces the new series for its Pigment Inks portfolio, DuPont™ Artistri® Brite P5500, at ISS Long Beach, CA (January 21-23, 2022). Artistri® P5500 ink is specially designed for DTG printers (direct to garment), decorators...

In a world of disposable everything, single-use plastics continue to reign supreme. Every year, Americans generate about 42 million tons of it. And yet only 9% of that gets recycled, in part because the recycling...

Flexible packaging leader PAC Worldwide announced the hire of Patrick Huesing as the global company's Senior Vice President of Sales. Mr. Huesing will report to Chief Sales Officer Beth Rettig. The 23-year industry veteran assumes...

Compostability is one of those contentious topics in the plastics packaging space. In general, consumers and companies seem to like the idea. In fact, brands and suppliers typically center their sustainable goals by pledging to...

What is the value of compostable packaging? Why do we need it as part of a suite of solutions that improve the sustainability of packaging? Compostable packaging has value when it lets us: Capture and...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to SB 5697, “Renewing Washington's recycling system and reducing waste,” which sets arbitrary rates and dates for all packaging in Washington to have post-consumer recycled...

Flint Group, including all business units within its Packaging and its Commercial Publication & Web divisions, has achieved a Silver status from EcoVadis, the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings with...

Since setting up business in 2014, Siflex Packaging has focused on developing and improving processes related to the production of flexible packaging in Chile. To this end, it has 52 experienced employees working in a...

Flint Group, including all business units within its Packaging and its Commercial Publication & Web divisions, has achieved a Silver status from EcoVadis, the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings with...