MacDermid Graphics Solutions has developed a new process to recycle flexographic printing plates. This patent-pending technology will start trials in North America by the end of the year. “Over 20 million lbs. of flexographic plates...

Cortec®Corporation has been awarded a US patent for its commercially compostable industrial strength stretch film technology, also known as Eco Wrap®film! This patent is a significant milestone in Cortec’s ongoing quest to develop environmentally responsible...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announces the launch of its patent-pending ProActive Recyclable® RP-1000 High Barrier (HB) paper-based technology. An extension to its existing ProActive Recyclable RP-1000 series, RP-1000 HB offers...

Plastic recycling capacity in Wales will double when a £45m facility opens in Swansea, said the Welsh Government. Recycling company Jayplas will develop a 100,000 tonnes-a-year operation at the former Toyoda Gosei car parts factory,...

Retailers continue to refine what packaging they find acceptable to answer consumer demand for more sustainable solutions — and consumer goods companies must keep innovating to keep pace. With the world’s landfills and waterways littered...

Espoo-based Paptic has closed a Series A financing amounting to €23 million to drive the growth of the Finnish company and expand its materials portfolio. The round is led by the European Circular Bioeconomy...

Arkansas Poly & Printing, a U.S.-based flexible film manufacturer, has contributed 453.59 tonnes (1 million pounds) of polyethylene (PE) plastic film to wood-alternative decking company Trex in just over a year. The company joined Trex’s...

For Rosemont, Ill.-based Lakeshore Recycling Systems, one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. and the nation’s fifth-largest independent waste diversion, recycling, and portable services providers, the week of August 7 was brimming with news....

Trex Company is making it even easier to be “green.” The world’s #1 brand of wood-alternative decking and railing, and leader in high-performance, low-maintenance, eco-friendly outdoor living products, has revamped its popular NexTrex® Plastic Film...

We have been given several regulatory opportunities this year to drive home our message on the importance of films and flexibles, including the protection of products and the reduction of carbon, as well as shaping...

Andrew Meyer has been running AeroFlexx since March 2019 as CEO, overseeing the continual development of its flexible packaging products and focusing on sustainability. “AeroFlexx is at the forefront of transforming the liquid packaging industry,”...

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023, which will be held September 11 through September 13, will highlight sustainability efforts through a new dedicated section of the annual trade show. Sustainability Central will provide expert speakers and...

TC Transcontinental Packaging, the Packaging Sector of TC Transcontinental, announces an investment of $60M US (approximately $80M CAD) toward the development of cutting-edge mono-material recyclable flexible plastic packaging solutions, providing high-performance polyethylene films with more...

As the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and grapples with a host of new uncertainties, consumer attitudes towards sustainable packaging are undergoing significant shifts. To better understand these changes, global management consulting firm McKinsey...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, opens SuperZoo at Booth 5760 with an emphasis on film-based and paper-based sustainable packaging innovation, highlighting the latest additions to the ProActive Recyclable® suite of products:...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation has released its 2022 ESG Report: Reshaping Plastics, sharing progress on its aspiration to become the leading sustainable polyethylene producer in North America and achieve its NOVA 2030 strategy ambitions of solidifying...

Leaders in the packaging value chain have joined forces to further advance a circular economy for plastic packaging in Australia. Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, and Mondelēz International, Inc.,...

Jason Pelz has some basic advice for brands when it comes to developing end markets for recyclables: “You have to get engaged.” “That’s obvious, but I have to be honest, obvious doesn’t always translate into...

A de-inkable, recyclable mono-material PE-pouch with barrier properties produced through a unique collaboration between Siegwerk, ExxonMobil, Henkel, Kraus Folie, and Windmöller & Hölscher has won the German Packaging Award in the Sustainability category for ‘Recyclability/design...

Recent developments and activities point to the capability for more widespread collection of bags, pouches, and films at consumers’ curbs. Let’s get there. Think about the reasons why flexible packaging isn’t collected today via curbside...

Sonoco has added two new cold seal structures to the growing family of EnviroFlex® Paper products receiving How2Recycle® Widely recyclable pre-qualification. EnviroFlex Paper Ultimate (ULT) 1.0 CS and Advanced (ADV) 4.0 CS are the first...

ExxonMobil has developed a novel high density polyethylene (HDPE) grade, ExxonMobil™ HD7165L, for Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) PE film applications. Designed for recyclability*, HD7165L can help converters create mono-material laminates to replace multi-material laminate structures...

Researchers from Michigan State University’s top-ranked School of Packaging have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable.

BOPET manufacturer Terphane, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Tredegar Corporation, and Sacramento-based carbon negative materials company Origin Materials, have entered into a strategic partnership to produce sustainable, high-performance bio-polymer films, the companies have announced.

oneBARRIER PrimeCycle and FibreCycle, the new mono-material, recyclable materials from BOBST, will feature on the company’s booth at Pack Expo 2023 in Las Vegas from September 11-13.

Toppan, Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello and Mitsui Chemicals have announced the launch of pilot testing this month for horizontally recycling printed BOPP film back into new flexible packaging film. Through this joint pilot testing initiative, the...

Global print consumables manufacturer Flint Group has solidified its reputation as the sustainable ink supplier of choice after announcing that all its Sheetfed process ink series are now mineral oil free. The full range of...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates this opportunity to submit its thoughts and suggestions on EPA’s Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution (Plastic Strategy). The benefits of plastic to our society are clear and...