Coveris, a sustainable paper and plastic packaging solutions provider, has announced the completion of a €9.5m ($11m) investment in its facility located in Halle, Germany. The investment has enhanced the facility’s production capabilities to meet...

American Packaging Corporation (APC) and the Schottland family are honored to be supporters of the American Red Cross of Western New York’s recent blood donation center expansion. The American Red Cross (ARC) provides many critical...

Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. (W&H) has acquired Addex, Inc., a supplier of blown film extrusion equipment with a special emphasis on bubble-cooling technology, for an undisclosed price. Newark, N.Y.-based Addex will continue to operate independently...

At a time when the circular economy and sustainability are setting the roadmap for the plastics sector, AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is leading an innovative research project, DECONWASTE, focused on improving the recycling of...

MontClerc Capital has made a significant strategic investment in Polykar, a leading Canadian manufacturer of sustainable flexible packaging solutions, by acquiring a minority stake to support the company’s growth in North America. The investment will...

Michelman has added three experienced professionals to its Digital Printing team, furthering its mission to help press owners unleash the full potential of digital with HP Indigo. Andy Rae, Usue Palomares, and Tim Wieas have...

A Michigan State University research team has developed a breakthrough technology that could address one of the packaging industry’s most significant challenges: recycling multilayer plastics, or MLPs. Widely used in food packaging and other applications...

With the signing of Washington State’s packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill into law, we now have seven states that have programs in various stages of initial implementation. The Annapolis, Maryland-based Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)...

Oregon passed the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act in 2021, the second packaging EPR law in the United States. Oregon had the distinction this year of becoming the first U.S. state to have its...

Cosmo Films Inc. USA, a subsidiary of Cosmo First Limited (Formerly known as Cosmo Films Limited) has announced expansion in North America with the installation of a 120" wide new high-speed Slitter (3000 ft/min). With...

A new project is set to create more jobs in Bowling Green. ValorFlex Packaging of Kentucky, a veteran-owned leader in manufacturing, real estate, and energy resource innovation, plans to relocate its new corporate headquarters to...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) have released the latest updates to the APR Model Bale Specifications and ReMA's ISRI Specifications. Following a collaborative development process between the two...

Winpak Ltd., a long-standing global leader in healthcare packaging, is thrilled to announce it is now an authorized converter of DuPont™ Tyvek® healthcare packaging for its medical device, pharmaceutical, and healthcare facility packaging applications from...

Flint Group, a global leader in inks and coatings for printing and packaging, is pleased to announce the appointment of Thunderbolt Offset Printing Solutions (Pty) Ltd [Thunderbolt] as the exclusive distributor for its offset packaging...

Hardly a week goes by without Packaging Strategies reporting on a merger or acquisition in the sector. While the completion of Amcor’s combination with Berry in April received a lot of attention—and deservedly so—we have...

On July 16, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee’s Environment Subcommittee convened a hearing to explore the state of recycling in the United States. Titled "Beyond the Blue Bin: Forging a Federal Landscape...

Members of the nonprofit Alliance of Mission-Based Recyclers discussed the increasing use of film plastics, and the difficulties in recycling them, in a recent webinar. Formed in 2021, the alliance is composed of MRFs and...

After a pendulum swing toward shrinking the chemical footprint of packaging and other products, new government policies have prompted questions about what’s in store for managing chemicals in the sector. Public concern about the safety...

Cortec® has scored big on biobased content with the launch of its latest bioplastics product! Eco Works® 100 is a certified industrially compostable packaging film (TÜV Austria, #TA8012509046) that contains 100% USDA certified biobased content...

Packaging plays a critical role in protecting the safety, freshness, and integrity of food products, which in turn minimizes waste and contributes to overall sustainability. Research shows that consumers increasingly consider product and packaging sustainability...

Koenig & Bauer (US/CA) is entering a new chapter of leadership at its Dallas, TX headquarters. Four well known and highly respected members of the North American graphic arts industry will be leading the company...

A properly designed and validated sterilization packaging system ensures the effectiveness of the sterilization process and maintains sterile barrier integrity until it’s opened. This includes the full lifecycle of the packaging system—from raw material selection...

Amcor plc announced the commencement of offers (the “exchange offers”) by Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc., Amcor’s wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Issuer”) and the guarantors, including Amcor (the “Guarantors”), to exchange: (1) up to $725,000,000 4.800%...

Nelipak® Corporation, a leading global provider of healthcare packaging solutions for medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical drug delivery, and other demanding applications, announced that it has officially broken ground on its new, state-of-the-art production facility in...

Net income attributable to equity holders of the Company (Earnings) for the second quarter of 2025 of $30.2 million declined by 22.2 percent from the $38.8 million recorded in the corresponding quarter in 2024. ...

Adapa GmbH, the Austrian flexible packaging manufacturer backed by Apollo Global Management, is in discussions with creditors to restructure its debt profile, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the situation. The...

The first half of 2025 was marked by significant uncertainty in the market environment, impacted by consumers’ cautiousness, geopolitical tensions, the US tariffs situation and a weakening US dollar. We continued to focus on executing...

"This quarter the Dow team advanced several aggressive actions in response to the lower-for-longer earnings environment that our industry is facing, amplified by recent trade and tariff uncertainties. We are delivering near-term cash support and...