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Tekni-Plex will be showing its line of medical device films, high-performance coated Tyvek® and coated paper rollstock and lidding material, as well as adhesive and extrusion laminations, at HealthPack, March 10-12, Sheraton Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte,...
Eaglewood Technologies is launching a shiny new website as part of its first rebranding effort in a decade. The Minneapolis based flexographic services company has designed a new website, logo, and renamed services division to...
Like many people of her generation, Shelbi Orme, 27, is an ardent environmentalist. On her YouTube channel, where she calls herself “Shelbizleee” (rhymes with Twizzle), she shares tips with her 200,000-plus subscribers about how to...
Séamus Lafferty, President of Accraply, is pleased to announce the creation of a new innovation and manufacturing center in Irlam, Greater Manchester, UK. Accraply is part of Barry-Wehmiller and is a leader in the design,...
The Dow Chemical Company (“TDCC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Inc., announced the completion of a public offering of €2,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its notes. TDCC issued €1,000,000,000 of its 0.500% notes due...
Tekni-Plex Medical, a Tekni-Plex business, has named Ian Kenny as its new global head of products and technology. Tekni-Plex recently announced the formation of the Tekni-Plex Medical business unit to facilitate the supply of mission-critical,...
The extrusion coating market is growing as global brand owners continue to choose aseptic cartons, stand-up pouches and paper-based flexible packaging formats over glass, metal and rigid containers. As society and consumers drive towards more...
Pregis, a leading protective packaging materials and automated systems manufacturer, has joined Circular Economy Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX), a European consortium of companies and associations representing the entire flexible packaging value chain. CEFLEX has established a...
The government must act urgently to stamp out the “curse” of single-use plastic sachets, billions of which are helping to fuel the global plastics crisis, campaigners are warning. A coalition of more than 50 business...
Hudson-Sharp, part of Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) and Barry-Wehmiller’s converting equipment platform, has announced that its innovative high-speed Apollo wicketer now is available globally. A world-renowned leader in the making of bag-converting equipment, Hudson-Sharp...
Despite a public and legislative outcry against plastics, the market outlook is strong for plastic film, flexible plastic and rigid plastic applications. Led by increasing use in construction, automotive and electronics, “the global plastics market...
Nowadays the flexible packaging industry is facing enormous challenges. Not only plastics are in the eye of the hurricane, but all which is linked to its conversion, from inks to adhesives and coatings. Certainly, the...
Esko, a global supplier of integrated hardware and software for the packaging, labels and wide format sectors, has announced the appointment of Stephen Bennett to vice president and general manager, Esko North America. Bennett previously...
For sustainable packaging, 2020 is set to be a year of action and reaction, building on the fast-growing trends we have seen in the last two years, as subject matter expert Nina Goodrich laid out...
Nicole Doucet and Jess Page were met with skepticism when they first tried to persuade retailers to sell their brand of bottled water. Consumers, the young entrepreneurs were told during those early sales calls five...
Twice as much food as previously estimated -- or a third of all food available for human consumption -- is wasted, with people in wealthier countries wasting more, according to a recent study published in...
For those who live on Easter Island, a remote Chilean territory in the South Pacific Ocean, eliminating plastic bags and other plastic waste has reached critical levels. Although the island is more than 1,200 miles...
Liqui-Box, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have entered into an agreement to allow Liqui-Box to acquire DS Smith plc's Plastics Division (DS Smith Plastics). The transaction is...
PAC Worldwide, a global leader in flexible packaging, announces the promotion of Steve Foster to President, effective immediately. The announcement was made at the company's headquarters in Seattle by PAC Worldwide CEO Jim Boshaw....
You’re trying to do the right thing by throwing away that plastic container into the recycling bin. It even had a label that said it was recyclable, so you should be all good. But unfortunately,...
SIG is a leading system and solutions provider for aseptic packaging. The company has several locations worldwide and works in partnership with its customers to bring food and beverage products to customers in a safe,...
In case you think that recycling is not having a meaningful impact, given the disappointing statistics that are often published, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI; Washington, DC) wants to set the record straight....
While today's media attention is rightfully focused on the Wuhan coronavirus, a larger crisis will remain long after this outbreak is brought under control: record-breaking levels of environmental pollution throughout many Asian regions that continue...
ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging today announced that it will build a Collaboration & Innovation Center (CIC) at its manufacturing facility near Rochester N.Y. The CIC will play an important role in accelerating ProAmpac’s...
Accredo Packaging, a supplier of flexible packaging for the food and consumer products markets, has completed a 200,000-square-foot expansion of its Sugar Land campus. Houston-based Design/Build firm KDW completed the $50 million project, which...
DuPont announced that its Board of Directors has appointed current Executive Chairman Edward D. Breen to the additional role of Chief Executive Officer. Lori D. Koch, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Financial Planning...
As the global food packaging market approaches $400 billion by 2025, consumer desires and modern lifestyles continue to facilitate a shift in how people perceive food, according to “Trends and Advances in Food Packaging and...
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd., the parent company of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed a new president (representative director) and executive management team as outlined...