With the aim of reducing single-use plastic, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Acharya Nagarjuna University and Ecolastic Private Limited, launched environmentally safe packaging products made from natural and plant-based food-grade materials....

As the US state of Maine becomes the first state to enact an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for plastic packaging, momentum behind recycling legislation only seems to be strengthening as a chemical trade group...

Amazon expanded its Frustration-Free Packaging (FFP) incentive program in the U.S. to include the largest-sized Sortable Amazon Standard Identification Numbers (ASINs) from 6 x 4 x 0.375 ins. The company is also offering new incentives...

According to a news release issued by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Washington, leading plastic companies have presented Congress with an outline of five actions the legislative body can take to grow the circular economy...

The Consumer Goods Forum's (CGF) Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste has announced a set of guidelines designed to facilitate recycling plastic used in packaging aimed at transforming the industry's relationship with plastic packaging. The...

As part of AI innovation, companies are using machines and algorithms to create smarter packaging solutions. The use of 3D printing is being used increasingly in industrial applications, and it's not only designers who will...

The combined expertise of Liquibox and WestRock results in a pioneering approach to e-commerce packaging, designed for brand differentiation and waste reduction. With the rise of e-commerce, many brands are experiencing leakages, costly returns and...

UK headquartered sustainable flexible packaging business, Eco Flexibles, has shared insight on the importance of weight in packaging as the mass-market shift towards lighter substrates continues. The business, which supports brands, packers and retailers making...

Experts at the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit discussed how the pandemic has impacted consumers, and which trends are here to stay, including e-commerce, CPG accountability, and sustainability. Experts at the Global Summit, held in...

In a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by New York State and local government officials, as well as Rochester business leaders, ProAmpac officially opened its new, state of the art Collaboration & Innovation Center. “This is...

Innovia films has recently developed and launched a uniquely engineered cavitated BOPP base film, Rayoface™ QBD designed for pressure sensitive labelling (PSL) applications. The film is available today 60 micron (2.4 mil) and 65...

Early in the 2019 film “Dark Waters,” Mark Ruffalo watches in exasperation as hundreds of boxes of documents are wheeled into his law firm. His character — real-life attorney Rob Bilott — has forced a...

Matik, Inc. is proud to welcome Bruce Gawlowicz, Southeast Region sales director for SEI Laser products; Patrick Phillips, Midwestern Region sales director for SEI Laser products; Gianpaolo Panzeri, director of technical support; and Sheri Bartucca,...

With a common vision of a world where no plastic waste ends up in nature — land or sea — The Consumer Goods Forum's (CGF) Coalition of Action on Plastic Waste announced the latest critical...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed into law legislation to make the state the first in the country to shift recycling costs from taxpayers to packing manufacturers. The law, which was passed by the...

Ambitious plans to stop the completely stop the increase in marine plastic pollution by the year 2050 have been laid out by researchers with the United Nations. The report, penned by the UN's International Resource...

Systemic change to the entire plastics economy is needed to halt ocean plastic pollution. That's the overwhelming message from a new United Nations report, which says to reduce the amount of plastic entering the ocean,...

The store shelf was once the mainstay of the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, a crucial brick-and-mortar spotlight for tangible products. Today, the consumer experience increasingly skews digital; COVID-19 alone accelerated e-commerce by 10 years...

Reliability is the number one desired machine attribute for pouch converters, but this deceptively simple statement can sometimes be misunderstood. Reliability isn’t only about the sturdiness of the machine. It means that production will be...

Shortly after President Joe Biden nominated Katherine Tai to serve as United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ms. Tai pledged that the administration’s trade policies would be centered around helping American workers and protecting U.S. jobs....

A San Francisco company says it will build the nation’s largest plastic waste processing plant outside of Macon, a facility that eventually could offer a solution to one of the country’s most visible and pressing...

A year after the KODAK FLEXCEL NX Ultra Solution went into production at Dion Label Printing, John Dion has a very positive verdict on the solvent- and VOC-free flexo plate making solution. “We’re wildly satisfied!”,...

Larry Lanham, Founder and CEO of Polymer Packaging, has been named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 East Central Award finalist by Ernst & Young LLP. Now in its 35th year, the Entrepreneur Of The...

Nosco, Inc., a subsidiary of Holden Industries, Inc., announced the beginning of carton and label production at its new 175,000 square-foot Packaging Innovation Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The facility will provide redundant product capabilities...

Commissioned by AMERIPEN, a first-of-its-kind report details the financial and societal value of the U.S. packaging industry, providing data that can be used to help educate policymakers as they consider packaging-related legislation. It’s now quantifiable:...

The US division of Windmöller & Hölscher has informed us of the sad news that James Feeney, the first president of W&H Corp., passed away on July 2 at the age of 85 at his...

AMGRAPH Packaging announces that they have joined the prestigious Sustainable Packaging Coalition® (SPC), the premier organization focused on bringing together businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies to collectively strengthen and advance the business case for...

CEFLEX, the organisation dedicated towards establishing a circular economy model for flexible packaging, states that the EU Commission’s Packaging Directive has room for improvement. Officially known as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD), said...