If converters feel gobsmacked by the pace of change in today’s packaging world, they should get ready to shift into overdrive. In a recent study entitled “No Ordinary Disruption,” consulting firm McKinsey & Company cites...

Ranpak, a leading provider of environmentally sustainable product protection solutions for e-commerce and industrial supply chains, is announcing the North America launch of FillPak Trident™, an innovative, highly efficient packaging solution for medium and high...

In an effort to continually improve system productivity through smarter technology, Davis-Standard has introduced the Model 3000A (automatic) crosshead for rubber hose applications. As overhead costs for labor, energy and materials put pressure on the...

Sustainability is top of mind for packaging suppliers and brands alike. As consumer demand for green options continues to increase, CPGs also face pressures from emerging regulations pertaining to certain packaging materials and waste. Brands...

Sustainability has become a topic that no one can or should ignore. But this is not a new issue. From a packaging perspective, there has long been a drive to design and introduce materials and...

Once again, being Morchem at the forefront in Food Safety, our new development Morchem XPS 2472 A + CS-952 was tested at Bobst Italia’s Competence Center using BOBST VISION CL 850 laminating machine with flexo...

A consortium of five companies - Citeo, Total, Recycling Technologies, Mars and Nestle - are partnering to develop industrial chemical recycling of plastics in France. The consortium will examine feasibility of recycling products currently considered...

In its first annual report for the UK Plastics Pact, the organisation added that members of the Pact are “over halfway towards all their packaging being recyclable”. It added that the UK is over halfway...

On behalf of the Cobb County Hefty® EnergyBag® program, we want to say thank you to all of our sponsors who have supported the program in Cobb County, GA. The program in Cobb County has...

MacDermid Graphics Solutions, a leader in the flexographic printing market, has launched LUX ITP™ EDGE, an In-The-Plate flat-top dot solution for post-print corrugated. With an optimized dot structure, LUX ITP EDGE reduces fluting without the...

To meet rapidly increasing demand for its water-soluble and biodegradable films, Kuraray’s MonoSol Division has announced plans to expand its operations with the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Poland. Additionally, the company will...

Industry experts foresee continue growth in the flexible packaging industry, fueled by two developments: increasing consumer demands for convenient packages, and an industry push for sustainable, shelf-ready product designs, according to the Flexible Packaging Market...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Wooster. Jeff is the Global Sustainability Director for Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics. He is on the Board of Directors for GreenBlue and serves on the steering team...

The U.S. Department of Energy published a notice of intent on Dec. 10 announcing plans to issue a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that will support research and development for new biobased plastics that are capable...

Haley Lowry, global sustainability director at Dow, has big plans for plastic. Representing one of the largest plastics producers in the world, she is working to create new systems, products and technologies — such as...

Sustainability is an important trend in the printing industry, and converters want to be sustainable. In this podcast, Sun Chemical’s Robert O’Boyle discusses ways an ink manufacturer can help converters achieve their sustainability goals.

TRESU has created a new business unit in order to provide its customers with lifetime support and help customers drive down excess waste, cost and down time. TRESU Customer Care helps customers increase their overall...

Currently flexible packaging represents approximately 19 percent of the total $170 billion U.S. packaging industry and is the second largest packaging segment behind corrugated paper. According to the recent Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 2019 State of...

The rush to leave plastics behind has the potential to cause increased environmental impact. In the mad dash to replace plastics, it’s important that we remember the “job we are hiring packaging to do”.

Pharmalabel, Netherlands-based supplier of pharmaceutical labels, has installed GSE Colorsat Switch dispensing system with ink manager software to boost efficiency and quality assurance in its flexo printing operations. Pharmalabel supplies...

By commissioning a fully automated production facility at the Siegburg site, Siegwerk is setting a new quality standard for the production of customized printing inks and varnishes, while continuing to push forward its own digitization....

A demonstration project found that by routing mixed bales and MRF residue to a central sorting location, more than 17,000 tons of additional plastics could be captured in the Pacific Northwest each year. The Pacific...

Recognizing his increased duties within the web & specialty division, Koenig & Bauer has promoted Preston Neetzel to the position of director of flexo sales. In this new role, Neetzel will expand on his current...

CEFLEX, The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging initiative, has announced it is inviting feedback, between 6 December 2019 – 17 January 2020, to enhance and refine phase one of the Designing for a Circular Economy...

Stora Enso is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility for enabling the production of bio-based plastics as barrier in transparent packaging. The pilot plant will convert plant-based sugars into the renewable building...

Two members of Congress launched a task force Dec. 10 to explore plastics recycling issues, another sign of growing interest around plastics environmental issues on Capitol Hill. A statement from Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., announcing...

U.S. private label brands have seen $143.4 billion in sales over the year, a figure up nearly $14 billion since 2015, according to Nielsen. In comparison, store brands have grown 3.7% since one year ago;...

The good news: Food and beverage manufacturing is booming. The bad news: A lack of skilled workers is threatening the industry. According to the 2018 skills gap and workforce study from Deloitte and The Manufacturing...