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Taghleef Industries Introduces New Brand reLIFE™
08.05.2020

As part of Taghleef’s initiative to pioneer in developing solutions that support the move from a linear to a more circular economy, Ti introduces its new product portfolio called reLIFE™. Under Taghleef’s Dynamic Cycle approach,...

PACK EXPO Canceled for First Time in 60-plus Year History
08.05.2020

After thoughtful consultation with the PMMI Board of Directors, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has made the difficult decision to cancel its in-person PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO in Chicago...

Major Companies and Retailers Join BASF's ReciChain Pilot to Improve Circular Economy and Traceability of Recycled Plastics in Canada
08.05.2020

BASF, CSSA, Layfield, London Drugs, Merlin Plastics, NOVA Chemicals, Recycle BC, Return-It, Save on Foods and V.I.P. Soap have joined forces to respond to one of the most pressing environmental challenges – plastic waste. Supported...

Hudson-Sharp Names New Regional Sales Directors
08.04.2020

Hudson-Sharp, part of Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) and Barry-Wehmiller’s converting equipment platform, is pleased to announce that Peter Sztehno and Scott Romenesko have been named regional sales directors. Sztehno will be leading Hudson-Sharp’s commercial...

Durst Promotes Steve Lynn to Lead NA Label Business
08.04.2020

Durst North America continues its investment in the labels and packaging market by announcing that Steve Lynn, director and general manager, New Markets will lead the division. “Steve is a highly skilled technical business leader...

Siegwerk Focuses on an Increased Virtual Customer Engagement Strategy Through Further Digital Service Expansion
08.04.2020

On its way to become a circular and digital packaging solutions company, Siegwerk will expand its digital services by adding virtual tools for customer interaction and engagement. Since 2017, the company has strategically driven its...

Kroger’s New From-Home Recycling Program Targets Flexible Packaging
08.04.2020

The Kroger Co. announced the launch of its Simple Truth Recycling Program, offering customers a free and simple way to recycle the flexible packaging of more than 300 products from the company private-label Simple Truth,...

Tri-Seal Invests $1 Million in New Closure Liner Manufacturing Facility in India
08.04.2020

Tri-Seal, a Tekni-Plex business, has invested $1 million in a new closure liner manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, India. The company’s latest investment in foil laminating, four-color rotogravure printing and inspection equipment will significantly reduce...

Brightmark Seeking 2.4 Billion Pounds of US Mixed Plastics
08.04.2020

A chemical recycling firm is on the hunt for a massive quantity of plastics Nos. 1-7, material the company plans to process at plastics-to-fuel facilities across the country. San Francisco-headquartered Brightmark is looking to bring...

Sonoco Acquires Sustainable Paper Can Solutions Producer
08.03.2020

Sonoco, one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, announced it has acquired Can Packaging, a privately owned designer and manufacturer of sustainable paper packaging and related manufacturing equipment, based in Habsheim, France, for total...

Groups Recognize Recyclability of Packaging Innovations
08.03.2020

Amcor, one of the world’s largest packaging companies, developed a film that matches the heat resistance of oriented PET but can still be recycled in PE film streams. The multi-layer material is one a number...

Brad Klimek Joins PCMC’s Tissue Sales Team as a Sales Engineer
08.03.2020

Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced that Brad Klimek has joined its tissue sales team as a Sales Engineer. In his new role, Klimek will focus on providing technical support to...

California Will Test a Stretch of Highway Paved Using Recycled Plastics
08.03.2020

The system uses ground-up old asphalt mixed with a polymer binder made from recycled materials, and may be even more durable than traditional processes. Paving roads is a dirty business. That may not come as...

ePac Flexible Packaging to Expand European Operations into France
08.03.2020

Having previously revealed its expansion plans, ePac Flexible Packaging is pleased to announce the opening of its latest site in France as the company expands its network of flexible packaging production plants across the European...

Motion Industries Announces Two Acquisitions
08.03.2020

Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC), announced two acquisitions. Motion has entered into agreements to acquire TRC Hydraulics,...

German Converter Sensitive to Chemical Opportunities
08.03.2020

Film manufacturer Südpack has committed itself to chemical recycling and is calling upon companies across the value chain to collaborate and achieve positive change. The company believes that chemical recycling of plastics waste is a...

Berry Global Group Reports Q3 FY2020 Net Sales Up 50% To $2.9 Billion; Healthcare Portfolio Sales Grow 14%
07.31.2020

Evansville, IN-based plastics packaging and products giant Berry Global Group, Inc. reported its Q3 FY2020 results, referred to in the following as the June 2020 quarter. Net sales are up 50% to $2.9 billion; operating...

Wikoff Digital 3D Printing Dispersions Help Add Color to Finished Products
07.30.2020

The team of specialists at Wikoff Digital has formulated a new set of color dispersions for 3D printing resins. As 3D printing moves from a prototyping mechanism to a viable production method, the expectations of...

CNG's Kelly/Spicers Continues Packaging Expansion, Acquires Northern California's American Packaging
07.29.2020

Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG), which owns sales and distribution businesses in the global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, wood products and metals industries, announced that its Kelly/Spicers division has acquired Northern California-based American Packaging, further...

Beyond the Fair, Towards a New Relationship with the Market: the Nordmeccanica Events Are Born
07.29.2020

The extraordinary Italian industrial history passes through those excellences that only our country can express. Leading companies for innovation, research and dynamism, able to export all over the world, often led by enlightened and far-sighted...

Aralar Invests in Logistics Technology; Inaugurates New Warehouse; and Plans to Start up New Wetlaid Line by the End of the Year
07.29.2020

As the entry in service of its newest wetlaid line approaches, Aralar has recently inaugurated a new latest-generation warehouse. Designed to enhance service standards to its global wetlaid paper customer base, and with an area...

Japan Finally Announced a Fee for Plastic Bags. Will That Stop Its Obsession with Plastic?
07.29.2020

Single bananas. Hard boiled eggs. Chocolate chip cookies. In convenience stores across Japan these items all have something in common: they are routinely sold tightly swaddled in plastic wrapping. It's been that way for decades....

Cementing the Deal: Mondi Acquires Two Paper Bag Lines and Signs Exclusive Supplier Agreements with Leading Cement Producers in Egypt
07.28.2020

Mondi Paper Bags, part of Mondi Group, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has acquired two paper bag lines from Helwan Cement Company and InterCement Sacs, two major cement producers in Egypt. The acquired...

Siegwerk Joins Project STOP to Combat Plastic Pollution in Indonesia
07.28.2020

By becoming a strategic partner of Project STOP, Siegwerk actively supports the creation of sustainable waste management systems in Indonesia to eliminate leakage of plastics into the environment underlining its strong commitment to actively drive...

Applied Manufacturing Technologies Announces Strategic Partnership with Autonomous Mobile Robot Manufacturer OTTO Motors
07.28.2020

Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), North America's largest independent full-service systems integration provider supporting manufacturers, robot companies, systems integrators, line builders, and users of robotic automation worldwide, today announced a strategic partnership with autonomous mobile robot...

Liquibox Bag-in-Box Solutions Help Brands Meet Tremendous Demand for Cleaners, Sanitizers and Detergents During COVID-19
07.28.2020

In the midst of COVID-19, bag-in-box packaging has become a critical part of meeting the unprecedented demand for liquid cleaners, sanitizers and detergents. The global hand sanitizer market is projected to grow USD 0.9 billion...

Study Finds That 'Chemical Recycling' Is All Talk and No Recycling
07.28.2020

"Chemical Recycling" is the petrochemical industry's latest response to the recycling crisis. It is a recycling process where plastic waste is processed into fuels or back into the chemical building blocks that plastics are made...

Flint Group Packaging Publishes its 2020 Sustainability Report
07.28.2020

Flint Group Packaging is delighted to announce the publication of its 2020 Sustainability Report. This version provides updates on the organisation’s sustainability performance to date. Antoine Fady, CEO of Flint Group, comments, “Since the last...

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