Pregis®, a leading global manufacturer of flexible packaging and protective packaging solutions, recently added digital printing capabilities at production facilities across North America, offering customers high-impact protection and impactful brand messaging with the Pregis EverTec™...

One of the world’s largest packaging producers, Amcor, has signed a deal to buy huge amounts of chemically recycled resin from one of the world’s largest plastics producers, ExxonMobil. Zurich-based Amcor agreed to a five-year...

A handful of events or trends I spotted in 2022 will significantly impact the trajectory of the sustainable packaging market in the future. As you might expect, some of these are inter-related. Also, some of...

ExxonMobil announced the successful startup of its new polypropylene production unit at the Polyolefins Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The unit increases polypropylene production capacity along the Gulf Coast by 450,000 metric tons per year,...

Glenroy® Inc., a leading converter and printer of sustainable flexible packaging, has announced new executive leadership of the company. David Corsaut has joined Glenroy as their new President and Chief Executive Officer. He will remain...

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is increasing prices for its entire range of coated speciality papers (thermoscript®, jetscript®, giroform®, supercote®, barricote®) worldwide by 7 to 9% for deliveries from 1 February 2023. The price adjustments are necessary...

The European Commission has outlined its ambitions with a proposed revision of EU legislation on Packaging and Packaging Waste. The Commission said that it wants to reduce the quantity of packaging waste and “restrict unnecessary...

Coveris is introducing a new business segment dubbed ReCover, which will combine its waste sourcing, processing and recycling operations for flexible plastic packaging. The primary function of the new business is to expand Coveris’ recycling...

While flexible packaging plays an important role in keeping food fresher longer, it has long been difficult to recycle. Designing more recyclable flexible packaging from the start and determining a better end-of-life process for current...

Polykar, an innovative, world-class manufacturer of sustainable packaging solutions, officially opened its new 50,000 square-foot state-of-the-art plant in Edmonton, Alberta. The event marked the completion of the construction process, which began in July of 2021....

Glenroy announces that after a 2-year development process it received critical recognition from APR for its 100% PE recyclable STANDCAP, a completely eco-friendly alternative to rigid plastic and glass bottles. The recognition as a #2...

Data from WRAP has indicated that the UK Plastics Pact has driven an increase in recycled content in packaging. The climate action NGO published updates of its voluntary agreements for the food, plastics and textiles...

Bosisio has become the first company in Argentina to offer its customers the increased productivity and reduced downtime enabled by PureFlexo Printing from Miraclon. The recent Global Flexo Innovation Award winner that received Highest Honors...

GSE Dispensing introduces a software module for tracing and labelling hazardous chemicals in ink ingredients of spot colours – promoting a safer working environment for label and packaging converters. GSE Hazard symbol printing software solves...

WeighPack has launched its newest vertical form, fill and seal machine for high-speed applications, the VF 1200 continuous motion bagger. Debuted at Pack Expo International in Chicago last month, this bagging machine can produce up...

While still in its infancy, chemical recycling for plastics saw significant activity in 2022, with numerous announcements about strategic partnerships, projects, investments, and new products. According to the new report “Chemical Recycling and Dissolution of...

Henkel and cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI), a company specialized in the classification, assessment and certification of recyclability of packaging and goods, have announced a strategic partnership. This partnership brings together two vital components of the packaging...

Bill Dunkerley, associate partner in the regulatory team of commercial law firm, Pannone Corporate, lifts the lid on the regulations that will help packaging companies prepare for the year ahead. The Environment Act 2021 may...

We write you today on a matter of grave urgency. Once again, the United States is facing the threat of a major rail strike between the major freight railroads and 12 labor unions, the second...

Moving the packaging program to Rijssen would further expand the product portfolio of flexible packaging for the Oerlemans Packaging Group. Oerlemans Packaging Group intends to take over the activities of Papierindustrie Adriaan Dekker. The decision...

WM and Dow are collaborating to facilitate curbside recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic films in a pilot scheme taking place in the US city of Hickory Hills, Illinois. Only 1.9% of US households currently have access...

BOBST has claimed another global top spot, with recent sales figures revealing that the company now has the largest share in the worldwide flexible packaging market for vacuum metallizing and coating technologies. “Sales in...

The U.S. EPA has opened the application process for new, long-awaited recycling grants and said the first round will disburse $100 million to states, municipalities, and other entities. Applications are due Jan. 16, 2023. The...

As the rise of e-commerce continues apace, there is an equally intense drive to discover more sustainable and recyclable packaging materials. By making paper a viable option for one-time shipping materials EPIX technology from Henkel...

SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, has teamed up with Guangdong Jinming Machinery Co., Ltd., a plastic packaging equipment manufacturer and Bolsas de los Altos, a leading plastic film and packaging converter to...

ProAmpac intends to double its sales from about $2.5 billion to $5 billion within three to five years, said CEO Greg Tucker, who met with news reporters during PACK EXPO International in Chicago on October...

Flint Group Packaging, one of the largest consumables suppliers to the global print and packaging industry, confirms its commitment to ease of doing business and order efficiency for its customers with its Webshop platform. Underlining...

Netherlands-based chemical company LyondellBasell has decided to proceed with engineering to develop a commercial-scale advanced recycling plant at its site in Wesseling , Germany. The facility will use the company’s proprietary MoReTec technology to convert...