At this year’s Labelexpo Europe, Flint Group’s Narrow Web business and Digital team (Xeikon) will showcase solutions and services that contribute to the seamless and sustainable growth of label converters. The booth, located in Hall...

A University of Manitoba research team is working on a more environment-friendly plastic substitute, and they are using a product plentiful in Manitoba to do it. Local researchers developing an alternative to petroleum-based plastics have...

Pearl Technologies, a division of EDGE Industrial Technologies, has announced it has promoted Nik Green to Vice President of Operations, and hired Chris Benford at its new Sales Director. Nik Green, Pearl’s new Vice President...

On 20 April this year, Stora Enso lowered its guidance for the full-year 2023 due to rapidly worsening market outlook and, as a consequence, materially lower earnings forecasts. The market outlook for 2023 remains uncertain...

Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation (W&H), the North American division of the German machinery manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointments of Kasie Fairbarn to Vice President of Sales and Vladimir Utovac to Vice President of...

Plastic waste has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, and addressing it requires groundbreaking advancements. The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) recently announced their upcoming conference, "Reducing Plastic Waste Through...

The second quarter was challenging with all-time low sales volumes and with currency-neutral net sales declining by 18% compared to the same period last year. The largest sales decline was in North America due to...

The API Group and Accredo Packaging, a manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions in the food and consumer products markets, welcomes Jonathan Quinn as its Global Vice President of Marketing and Sustainability, former Director of Market...

Johan Rabe (53) has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Digital and Process Performance and a member of the Global Executive Team at Huhtamaki as of August 1, 2023. He will report to President and...

Oben Group, a leading global company in the production of high-quality flexible packaging solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the film-manufacturing facility for flexible packaging of Mexican Agusa Group, including the KristaFilms brands...

The Board of Directors of Sonoco has declared a $0.51 per share quarterly common stock dividend. This dividend will be paid on September 8, 2023, to shareholders of record as of August 10, 2023. According...

The Singapore-based Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) has published the newest version of its annual progress report, which summarizes its efforts and initiatives in 2022. A spokesperson for the alliance says the report underscores...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation has made a significant expansion of its Circular Solutions business by announcing an investment into developing its first mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Ind. The facility will process post-consumer plastic films to...

For 2023, BOBST has issued two awards for the first time. The main Inventor Award has been presented to Patrice Chatry and Maude Steiner, inventors of the Non-Stop with Automatic Swords Selection innovation, while a...

Ever since it was founded in 1935, PEI Bag has continued to flourish as a full-service packaging company, partnering with industry leaders in the agriculture, aquaculture, and dry goods markets to supply potato bags, produce...

Huhtamaki, a leading global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, is making a significant investment in its Paris, Texas facility in the U.S. The investment consists of an expansion of its...

UJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Communication Division, announces Miamisburg, Ohio-based Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS), as its supplier of digital cutting table solutions for the sign and display, packaging production, and manufacturing markets. Through...

Hudson-Sharp, part of Barry-Wehmiller’s BW Converting Solutions platform, recently installed a new Ares 400 stand-up pouch machine at NBi FlexPack, headquartered in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. NBi produces sophisticated packaging for the cannabis market, specializing in recyclable...

ePac Flexible Packaging announced the appointment of Virag Patel as CEO, replacing Jack Knott, who stepped down on July 13th, 2023. Virag Patel, Jack Knott and Carl Joachim were the original co-founders of ePac. During...

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) has updated its packaging design guidelines to educate design teams about practices that may hinder the recyclability of plastics used in hospitals. According to project leaders Rachel Hogan, R&D...

Minipak stands out for innovation and efficiency, by consistently investing in people, processes and best-in-class equipment. Founded in 1976, Minipak S.A.S. is one of the largest flexible materials manufacturers in Colombia, servicing the whole Americas...

Southeast Asia is a market with great potential. Experts believe the economy of this area and India will be those to record the greatest growth in this decade. Over a considerable period of time, Comexi...

The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around packaging and packaging waste – again. It asserts that legislation must be revised to align with its wider goal of creating a...

A significant milestone in our journey towards a greener future: our plant, Asas, located in Turkey, has successfully passed the rigorous ISCC Plus audit in May. And now Propak also follows with a re-certification for...

EcoCortec® is bringing the “circular economy” one step closer to reality for Europeans who want to turn plastic waste into something useful. After several years of planning and pandemic interruptions, the European manufacturer of rust...

Pacificolor, a US prepress and flexible packaging expert, has appointed Kenny Brooks as vice president for business development in North America. Brooks brings more than 33 years of expertise in the packaging prepress and print...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) recently elected a new board chair and members, while later announcing a new co-leader for its Emerging Leadership Council (ELC). William Jackson, Ph.D., chief technology officer of Amcor Flexibles, has...

MRP Solutions opened its new MRP Solutions Center and corporate offices in Lake Forest, Ill. The June grand opening event kicked off with the official ribbon cutting in the Solutions Center space where MRP Solutions...