Wipak Group has revealed a series of multi-million-euro investments, advancing its commitment to sustainability and innovation. These investments, planned across several of Wipak's sites, reflect the company's goal of becoming a zero-carbon organization by 2025,...

IMS Technologies, a leading company in mechanical engineering and manufacturing of slitter rewinders and automatic winders, announced the appointment of Shridhar Dhumal as the sales director for its Nonwovens division in India. He will be...

International sustainable flexible packaging manufacturer Korozo group has appointed Banu Celik as its new chief planning officer (CPO). Celik brings more than 25 years of experience to the role. Her appointment is further evidence of...

 The new manufacturing site will produce machines for the corrugated board industry by introducing two new products – the NOVAFFG and VISIONFFG – and by re-entering the large-size applications market with the JUMBO, increasingly in...

Fred Stephan, previously President, Amcor Flexibles North America, has been appointed to the newly introduced role of Chief Operating Officer. Fred will report to the Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for enhancing the...

Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, today announced that it has initiated a review of strategic alternatives for the Company’s Thermoformed & Flexible Packaging (“TFP”) business, a part of the Company’s...

Mark Andy is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking milestone in digital label printing at Labelexpo 2024. The unveiling of the Digital Series HD HighSpeed 1200 sets a new industry standard, doubling the speed of its...

Michelman will demonstrate its leadership position in the development of sustainable packaging solutions at the 11th Speciality Films and Flexible Packaging Global Summit. The company's water-based coatings impart critical functionality such as water, oil, and...

A new white paper from Berry Global offers insights on how to balance the drive towards more sustainable industrial stretch films while delivering the required levels of performance and reliability for every application. Businesses across...

We, the undersigned, are writing to request your veto of Senate Bill 1053 (Blakespear), which will prohibit grocery stores from selling certified reusable polyethylene bags made with 40 percent post-consumer resin (PCR) at the point...

Flint Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Pepijn Dinandt as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1st of September 2024. With 30 years of experience successfully leading organisations across various industries, Pepijn is a...

Environmental investment firm Circulate Capital is deploying $250 million, provided by some of the world’s largest consumer packaged goods companies, recyclers, and other supply chain actors, to build plastics recycling infrastructure overseas. Having set the...

Geostick Group, a leading label converter in Europe, has developed a strong partnership with BOBST over several years. The decision to invest in another All-in-One solution, this time a DIGITAL MASTER 510, is part of...

In our current economic model, we see a lot of waste and inefficiency. Products are designed, used, and then discarded, often creating environmental and economic burdens. The circular economy offers a solution by designing out...

This milestone highlights four decades of dedication, growth, and strong partnerships that have consolidated the company’s standing in the industry. Since its inception in 1984, KM Packaging has established a reputation for close collaboration with...

Various factors are driving the rise of confectioners’ interest in flexible packaging. So much so that these adaptable casings are increasingly making their way into R&D plans throughout the global confectionery industry. Flexible packaging is ​a...

Plastic bags at stores across California could soon become a relic of the past after lawmakers passed two bills that would expand the state’s existing single-use bag ban to include the “recyclable” alternative now used...

An alliance to turn polyethylene (PE) waste into wood-alternative composites has seen a 227% increase in participation since its launch two years ago by Trex Co. The NexTrex Grassroots Movement is a collaboration among businesses,...

The CIRCLE Alliance – a new $21 million public–private collaboration co-founded by Unilever, USAID and EY – aims to support entrepreneurs and small businesses across the plastics value chain to scale solutions that reduce plastic...

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...

Over the years, BOBST has been committed to its industry vision of “Shaping the future of the packaging world,” with sustainability as one of the four pillars. This focus is now reaching a critical juncture...

When OpenAI introduced its artif icial intelligence application ChatGPT in 2022, it unleashed a storm of hype that shows few signs of dying down. Over the past two years, experts of all kinds have been talking...

Even with 2024 being a short year for legislative sessions and the national elections taking center stage this November, some states felt the need to introduce legislation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. Out of...

September kicks off the final legislative month before the November elections and both the House and Senate are scheduled to be in recess in October. Most of September will focus on efforts to keep the...

At Johnson & Johnson, artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in a myriad of ways—from sorting through data to helping the company efficiently establish safety and effectiveness guardrails when it is doing clinical trials. “AI...

The Sterilization Packaging Manufacturers Council (SPMC®) recently added an associate member category to its structure. The expansion is a significant milestone for the council, which was founded by and composed of converter members for nearly...

The Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is excited to offer FPA member companies the opportunity to participate in the FlexPack Crash Course at PACK EXPO International on Wednesday, November 6,...

Wouldn’t it be great to eat Pringles® chips without having to stick your hand down in the can? Essentially, that thinking was behind the flexible package that is the first-place winner of the 2024 Student...