We need more facts, not simply more faith, to move the needle on packaging sustainability. In this article, Robert M. Lilienfeld, executive director at SPRING, unpacks sustainability misconceptions and myths, and gives an introduction into...

Twen Machinery is proud to announce that they have entered into a strategic partnership with All Printing Resources Inc. All Printing Resources is a leading flexo printing solutions provider in the USA that focuses on...

We’re all on a journey towards greater sustainability. However, for the packaging and consumer goods industry, the path ahead is uncharted in many areas, with some routes beset with risks and wrong turns, while others...

Partnerships between converters and brands matter in today’s fast-changing, dynamic packaging industry. Many businesses make such collaborations a big part of their strategy, but few have taken the partnership concept to the level found at...

In celebration of World Science Day on November 10, NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced that it has renewed its commitment to Let’s Talk Science for three years with a donation of $600,000 (CAD). This multi-year financial...

TC Transcontinental Packaging opened its Recycling Technology Lab at the Art, Science and Technology Research and Applications Center (ASTRA Center) in Menasha, Wisc. It complements the existing state-of-the-art R&D labs at the center. In addition,...

Hotpack Global, UAE’s global food packaging company, expanded its market share in the flexible packaging sector by acquiring a Comexi F2 MB flexographic printing press, and a Comexi SL2 Evolution laminator with Synaptic Closed Loop....

Tredegar Corporation reported third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2022. Third quarter 2022 net income (loss) from continuing operations was $1.0 million (0.03 per diluted share) compared to net income (loss)...

ePac Flexible Packaging announced the launch of ePacONE (One Network Everywhere), creating the world's first and largest integrated network of packaging plants across the globe. ePacONE was developed by ePac to serve all brands, large...

Five Star Holding, a leader in sustainable packaging solutions, announced the continued expansion of its senior leadership team with the addition of two new executive hires: Scott Werner as Chief Financial Officer; and Tonya Pullen...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coalition of Companies and Trade Associations (the Coalition) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) precedent-setting proposed rule in which EPA proposes to define and exercise...

Charter Next Generation, one of Milton's leading employers and a local manufacturer of high-performance specialty films used in flexible packaging and other end-use markets, has launched a Community Giving Fund that empowers its employee owners...

Takigawa, a worldwide leader in flexible packaging, has named Chad Rupert as President – Takigawa Corporation America. Rupert will guide rapid growth of the company throughout the United States and Canada. He was formerly president...

Creating an exceptional experience for your customers extends beyond the purchasing process; it even goes into the packaging and delivery of your products arriving at their house. Although the sales conversion has already been made,...

The undersigned organizations support H.R. 8059, the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and H.R. 8183, the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. We believe that both bills would generate the necessary data and public-private partnerships to...

BOBST has announced the DIGITAL MASTER series 3D CONFIGURATOR, a new online tool that allows customers to create and visualize the exact press configuration they need for their business. By integrating digital and flexo technologies...

The third Global Flexible Packaging Executive Forum, organized by Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) and hosted by Messe Düsseldorf, will take place at interpack on 5 May 2023. Following the success of the first two Forums,...

Big businesses are unlikely to meet timebound commitments to only use reusable, recyclable, or compostable plastic packaging by 2025 due to rises in types of flexible packaging like sachets and film, according to a new...

Walki Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in folian GmbH. Since 1999, the family-owned company has been providing forward-looking flexible packaging solutions for blue chip brands in the...

Companies across the packaging industry are encountering issues and brainstorming solutions to meet a growing demand for a lower carbon footprint. CPGs, OEMs and packaging suppliers are facing major challenges in adjusting operations for sustainable...

SEE announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Liquibox, a pioneer, innovator and manufacturer of Bag-in-Box sustainable Fluids & Liquids packaging and dispensing solutions for fresh food, beverage, consumer goods and industrial...

For brands, understanding the immediate and future impact on consumers in this new landscape can feel like a re-learning. Interestingly, a white paper by trend forecasting experts WGSN, called Future Consumer 2024 has identified the...

Miraclon has announced a global price increase of 5% on all consumables, effective November 1st, 2022. The unprecedented inflation of the costs of raw material, utilities and labor, finance charges and business services felt by...

The collaboration announced is to demonstrate a commercial-scale solution to address hard-to-recycle flexible plastic derived from household waste. The ValueFlex model, based on a concept developed by CEFLEX, integrates state-of-the-art sorting with high-quality processing in...

Debate continues over what place mechanical and chemical recycling technologies have in the recycling industry. Is one of the two technology types better than the other? Is chemical attempting to edge out long-standing mechanical technologies...

As they take steps toward creating a circu­lar economy for their products, flexible packaging companies continue to face calls for reducing or eliminating the use of plastic entirely. Recent examples include a March 2022 report...

The annual “State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report,” recently released by the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), provides industry converters, suppliers, investors, and analysts with insight into the performance of the U.S. flexible packaging industry...

Starting in November, schools nationwide can compete for prizes and cash awards by entering an annual recycling contest run by Trex Company, Inc. that has been sponsored by Charter Next Generation (CNG), a Wisconsin-based flexible...