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EU PPWR: What F&B Companies Need to Know About the New Packaging Rules
Posted In: General News, Policy News,
Date posted Aug 26

The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) marks the biggest change to packaging legislation in decades. While often described...

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Hefty ReNew Program to be Discontinued
Posted In: General News, Sustainable Packaging,
Date posted Aug 25

Reynolds Consumer Products recently announced plans to phase out its Hefty ReNew program more than a decade after its introduction. The program will...

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APC Elevates Tea Packaging with Advanced Coatings, Material Optimization, and Precision Slitting
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Aug 24

American Packaging Corporation (APC) has strengthened its flexible packaging capabilities for tea brands with investments in electron beam (EB)...

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Fujifilm Announces First Sale of its FUJIFILM J Press FP790 Flexible Packaging Press in the Americas
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Aug 24

FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Business Innovation Division, today announced the first U.S. purchase of its FUJIFILM J Press™ FP790...

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Flexcon Announces Global Relaunch of PharmCal® BioMark with ISEGA Certification
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Aug 24

Flexcon, the preferred provider of innovative coatings, film laminations, and functional technologies, today announced the global relaunch of its...

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Wikoff to Bring Beyond Color Expertise to PRINTING United Expo 2026
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Aug 24

As printers and converters navigate new technologies, changing applications and increasing demands for efficiency, Wikoff will bring its Beyond...

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BOBST and Co-ëfficiënt to Host ‘From Theory to Performance’ Open House at Atlanta Competence Center
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Aug 21

BOBST and Co-ëfficiënt will host ‘From Theory to Performance’, an operations-focused open house running on November...

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California EPR Lawsuit Escalates as Forthcoming Oregon Ruling Looms
Posted In: General News, Policy News,
Date posted Aug 21

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors continues to advance a multistate legal offensive against extended producer responsibility...

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FPA Comment to WA State Regarding Statewide Collection Lists
Posted In: Advocacy & Gov't Affairs, FPA NOW® , General News,
Date posted Aug 19

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is writing to offer our support for the Department’s effort to draft four statewide recycling...

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Judges Reject Waste Sector Challenge to EPA’s PFAS Hazardous Designation
Posted In: General News, Policy News,
Date posted Aug 18

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the U.S. EPA’s designation of two PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under CERCLA....

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Avery Dennison Advances RFID Accessibility with the Launch of AD Fusion
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Aug 18

Avery Dennison today announced the launch of AD Fusion, a first-of-its-kind program that is set to transform how label and packaging converters...

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Michelman Highlights Innovations in Digital Printing & Sustainable Packaging at LOUPE Americas 2026
Posted In: General News,
Date posted Aug 18

Michelman will present its latest innovations in water-based primers and barrier coatings at LOUPE Americas 2026, formerly Labelexpo, highlighting...

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