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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 2253, a bill that intended to reduce greenwashing by tightening requirements for packaging and a wider swath...

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Award-winning commercial printer and packaging manufacturer SunDance announced the expansion of its flexible packaging portfolio with custom coffee...

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The days of store brands being tradeoffs from national brands are gone. That change brings new opportunities for packaging partners on both ends of...

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Nobelus, a global film supplier for the packaging industry, has received a BRCGS Packaging Materials AA Certification for its Elgin, IL, facility....

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Pet food brands have long leaned on contract manufacturers and contract packagers (co-mans and co-packers) to reach the market without building...

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As of 12 August 2026, the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) generally applies to all its member states. It provides answers...

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Borouge International announced that it has started commercial operation of its specialty polypropylene compounding facility in Schwechat, Austria....

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BASF SE confirmed it has held exploratory talks with RAG-Stiftung and Evonik Industries AG regarding a potential takeover of Evonik, though the...

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The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors announced it filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,...

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Earlier this summer, the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance (FFRA) launched what it called the first-of-their-kind commercial recycling pilot programs...

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Nearly two years since becoming an official law, the European Union (EU) Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) entered implementation...

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The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) announced that entries are open for the 2027 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition, recognizing...

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