Acucote has continued to expand its Forest Stewardship CouncilⓇ (FSCⓇ )-certified product portfolio and now offers over 30 FSCⓇ -certified materials. Acucote stocks dye, pigment, UV, HP and Laser digital stocks along with over 30...

After a year of exceptional global stress and turmoil dominated by COVID-19, Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. (S&SE), a pioneer in pollution abatement solutions, announced prior-year results that reflect the company’s ability to pivot quickly...

Due to the renewed increase in costs, especially for raw materials and logistics, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is raising the prices for thermal paper deliveries from March 1, 2021. The prices for the entire thermoscript® thermal...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announced the completion of a new investment from Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in family direct investing, strengthening their successful multi-year partnership. PPC acquired ProAmpac...

During the previous year, Montreal-based SupremeX, a manufacturer of business envelopes labels and packages with sales throughout North America, relied heavily on the speed and extra capacity from its new fully-automated UV-equipped 41”, seven-color Koenig...

The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) Sustainability Life Cycle and Economic Impacts of Flexible Packaging in E-commerce Report provides a holistic view of the sustainability benefits that flexible packaging offers in e-commerce and quantifies the environmental...

PTIS, along with partner Leading Futurists LLC, is known for gathering and synthesizing data from all sectors to form 10-year forecasts for its Future of Packaging program. While many of the projections from its most-recent...

The desire to expand into the large-format sector and increase capacity without sacrificing quality or speed, led Walton Press to add the Durst P5 350. The addition of this innovative digital printer will be the...

Spokane, Washington-based Inland Empire Paper Co. (IEP) has announced the debut of two new paper grades, both made with scrap paper as feedstock. The company describes Empire bag stock as “a lightweight bag stock specifically...

Fathom Optics (formerly Lumii, Inc), a software development company spun-off from MIT, has introduced a software platform that brings printed 3D and motion graphics to packaging without requiring specialty inks or substrates and without the...

Increased legalization and a growing demand for medical and recreational cannabis across the world has the legal marijuana market size expecting to reach $73.6 billion by 2027, says a new report published by Grand View...

The new TRESU XL5i G3 peristaltic coating circulator ensures precisely regulated and stable flow for uncontaminated coating with sensitive or special aqueous or UV coatings for all printing applications - featuring TRESU's proven Pressure Control...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to support HB164, which would require the Recycling Office of the Maryland Department of Environment promote and make recommendations to support market development for recycled products. FPA and...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has formulated the “Toppan Group Environmental Vision 2050,” setting out its long-term approach to global environmental issues as it aims to...

LPS Industries is excited to announce their brand-new Class 100,000 facility that will provide custom printed and unprinted web stock for flexible packaging in the food and medical markets. The new ISO 8 Cleanroom will...

Spartech, a leading plastics manufacturer of engineered thermoplastic materials and specialty packaging products, has promoted Suzanne Fenton to Senior Marketing Communications Manager. “Suzanne has proven herself as a highly valuable and experienced member of the...

Answering the unmet need for recycle ready retort packaging, flexible packaging leader, ProAmpac, announced its patent-pending breakthrough innovation ProActive Recycle Ready Retort RT-3000. Suited for pet and human food, RT-3000 pouches are available in both...

Sterile packaging is a silent hero that plays a critical role in everyone's health and well-being. These innovative pouches, trays, and packs protect life-saving medical devices, supplies, and pharmaceuticals from harmful bacteria and particulates that...

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners and a leading provider of labels, flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, cartons, and applicators, is pleased to announce that their flexible packaging and label facility...

Targets set by brand-owners and regulations have been contributing to a growing demand for recyclates in North America. Several brands are committed to use 25% of minimum recycled content in their packaging by 2025. Additionally,...

2020 ended on a couple high notes for plastics recycling. One at the state level and another at the federal level. In the run-up to Thanksgiving, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law bipartisan legislation...

Following the success of urn-liner and wine bag sales through the e-commerce capabilities launched in 2020, Liquibox adds additional products to online store. The new expanded online portfolio means that customers can now shop for...

Baldwin Technology’s Ahlbrandt—a leader in providing corona, rotor spray and drying technology for industries including food packaging, textiles and more—has launched the highly efficient Ozone Converter Catalytic Air Purifier (CAP), which cleans exhaust air from...

Innovia Films is launching the next film in its new Propafilm™ Strata range of transparent high barrier, mono structure, packaging films. SLF is a chlorine free film that delivers exceptional barrier levels to oxygen, moisture,...

Accraply, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of label application systems, has introduced the Sirius MK6, a heavy-duty, modular labeler designed for high-speed label applications. With repeatable, toolless changeovers, the Sirius MK6 reduces...

When Huston Patterson chose to specifically invest in a new eight-color Koenig & Bauer Rapida 164, its management team, led by Tonya Kowa-Morelli, saw the potential of being of the only printer among its competitors...

Toppan Printing (Toppan) (TYO:7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, will provide a comprehensive security solution to global construction machinery company Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Hitachi Construction Machinery)...

The Arctic is “pervasively” polluted by microplastic fibres that most likely come from the washing of synthetic clothes by people in Europe and North America, research has found. The most comprehensive study to date found...