Miraclon announces the appointments of Dr. Reid Chesterfield as Chief Technology and Innovation Officer and Dr. Zaki Ali as Chief Technology Advisor to the CEO, affirming the company’s commitment to innovation and expanding the executive...

Flint Group introduces EkoCure® ANCORA™ Dual Cure food contact material (FCM) UV-curable ink for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic label and flexible packaging applications. Compliant with indirect food contact regulations thanks to exceptional curing under both...

It is the company’s first recyclable polymeric mono-material, has a wide range of uses in pharma packaging applications and is now available worldwide. Perpetua offers excellent product protection from oxygen, water vapor and light. High...

UFlex Ltd declared its financial results for the quarter ending December 2020. The company said it witnessed a surge in demand for multiple lines of businesses while also adding newer clients. The company posted strong...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce that it is partnering with TAPPI’s International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Division’s (IFPED) upcoming...

H.B. Fuller launches a new generation of high-performance adhesives with Swift® tak 5730 grade to create consumer-safe, liquid-resistant paper straws designed for fast-moving machines and improved sustainability. As global regulatory single-use plastics bans go into...

Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year, both ending December 31, 2020.

Stora Enso’s Annual Report 2020 has been published at storaenso.com/annualreport. The Annual Report 2020 consists of five sections: Strategy, Sustainability, Financials, Governance, and Remuneration. Strategy explains how our transformation is progressing and how we create...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB1488, “Relating to the management of plastic packaging materials,” which sets arbitrary rates and dates for all plastic packaging in Washington to have post-consumer...

Wikoff Color has elected Robert (“Bob”) Beckler, as the sixth member of its Board of Directors. Bob has spent his career in the chemical and packaging industries. Most recently, he was President of Packaging for...

Rodolfo Haenni has joined Tekni-Plex as vice president, market and strategy development for food and beverage packaging. Haenni will be responsible for leading Tekni-Plex’s efforts in developing and accelerating solutions to support the emerging needs...

Packaging from the grocery store, lint from our clothing, plastic shopping bags – plastics and microplastics are everywhere, and they’re not going anywhere. In fact, it will take them hundreds of years to decompose in...

Macaran Printed Products, a label and packaging converter, has appointed Tom Sargent as executive vice president, joining the executive leadership team. In this role, Sargent will work closely with Macaran’s president and CEO, Nick Van...

Recycled plastic sellers are facing cost pressures from cheap virgin material, and an expert says reclamation costs will not come down to close that pricing gap. Tonya Randell, a program manager at plastics recycling research...

As the pandemic shook the ground underneath the feet of the vertical constituents of the consumer packaged goods industry, different industries fared differently. The evolving landscape rendered pre-COVID-19 forecasts obsolete. An interesting new report, available...

Wipak UK’s recently announced multi-million-pound strategic investment in state-of-the-art conversion equipment is set to be the largest of its kind in the UK, according to one of the machinery suppliers. Italy-based Nordmeccanica Group, the biggest...

A coalition of industry associations, brands, packaging producers and other groups released a document calling “for a national strategy to improve, advance and increase recycling in the United States.” The Recycling Leadership Council (RLC), which...

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has successfully developed a new recyclable functional barrier paper range. Designed with protection in mind, this range of certified recyclable barrier paper solutions is fully integrated across...

In a mission to end landfilled waste, the company launches Liquipure™ ultra – a mono-material bag-in-box solution for post-mix, juice, water and other liquids. Following the recent launch of Liquipure™, a new portfolio of sustainable...

As a consequence of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, the next face-to-face edition of MeetingPack postpones its celebration to April 20 and 21, 2022 . However, given the interest that this meeting on barrier...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB1316, “A Bill for an Act Relating to Packaging Waste,” which would establish and extended producer responsibility act for packaging and paper.

Karlville Swiss opened a second building in Stabio, Switzerland to meet the demands of the flexible packaging market. The added capacity for fabrication is coupled with extended service support. New service technicians, designers, mechanical assemblers,...

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC), the Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry (FEICA), and the China Adhesives and Tape Industry Association (CATIA), have partnered to update and harmonise adhesive and sealant industry...

Mittera, a North American leader in print and integrated marketing services and listed as the 26th largest printing company according to the latest data from Printing Impressions, officially launched its new Koenig & Bauer Rapida...

An increasing number of state lawmakers across the U.S. are discussing legislation surrounding plastics recycling. More specifically, this legislation concerns advanced recycling or extended producer responsibility (EPR). For instance, just a few months ago, Pennsylvania...

An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of AMB S.p.A in partnership with the Marin family, AMB's founders and current owners, and...

MacDermid Graphics Solutions, a leading global supplier of photopolymer plates and platemaking solutions to the package printing industry, has joined the Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0. Facilitated by AIM, the European Brands Association, HolyGrail 2.0...

On January 20, 2021, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, the newly inaugurated President Biden offered a clear message. To achieve great things, we must work together to pursue big ideas and find...