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Flint Group Launches VIVO ColourMatch – A Game-changing Addition to Its Digital Colour Management Platform
09.09.2025

Flint Group, a global leader in inks and coatings for packaging, is pleased to announce the launch of VIVO ColourMatch – a powerful new software tool that completes its VIVO Colour Solutions platform. VIVO ColourMatch...

Pixelle Specialty Solutions Board of Directors Appoints Julie Schertell as CEO
09.08.2025

The Board of Directors for Pixelle Specialty Solutions announced the appointment of Julie Schertell as CEO of Pixelle. Ms. Schertell succeeds Ross Bushnell, who has stepped down as CEO to pursue new opportunities. Schertell is...

TIPA Launches Home Compostable Produce Labels
09.08.2025

TIPA Compostable Packaging, in partnership with its European subsidiary Bio4Life, has introduced certified home compostable produce labels for a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. These labels are designed to meet zero-waste goals while adhering...

LemuGroup Strengthens Global Presence With US Plant
09.08.2025

LemuGroup continues its global expansion with the integration of Converting Equipment International (CEI), a US company located in Montana, next to Glacier National Park. This move strengthens the group's presence in the North American market,...

3 Takeaways on Monitoring for Greenwashing
09.05.2025

It’s becoming even riskier for companies to present misleading environmental or sustainability claims — a practice dubbed “greenwashing” — due to wider user of technology to weed out bad actors and growing legal judgments, speakers discussed...

EPA’s New Agenda Includes Actions on PFAS, Incinerators and More
09.05.2025

The U.S. EPA updated its rulemaking agenda, adding timelines for when it plans to advance several key actions that affect the waste and recycling industry. Rules that appear on the docket address issues like PFAS,...

Siegwerk to Showcase Its Latest Ink and Coating Developments at Labelexpo Europe 2025
09.05.2025

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, will exhibit from September 16 to 19, 2025, at Labelexpo Europe in Barcelona, Spain. Besides highlighting some of...

Autopak Acquired by Autopack, Rebrands to APM
09.04.2025

Packaging machinery supplier Autopack has acquired Nottingham-based Autopak Machinery to expand its capabilities in the flexible packaging market. The deal, which follows the retirement of Autopak Machinery founder Aubrey Davies, will see the bag filling...

ProAmpac and Divilly’s Bring Recyclable Fibre Innovation to Meat Packaging
09.04.2025

ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, is proud to announce its collaboration with Galway-based Divilly Brothers to introduce ProActive Recyclable® FibreSculpt to the Irish chilled cooked meats market. This alliance reflects...

ABG Launches New Flex Pack Division in Partnership with Galaxy Packtech
09.04.2025

Finishing equipment manufacturer AB Graphic International (ABG), has launched a new division, ABG Flex Pack. The move marks a strategic step forward for the company, expanding its expertise in lamination and finishing into this high-growth...

Transcontinental Inc. Announces Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025
09.04.2025

Transcontinental Inc. announces its results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, which ended July 27, 2025. "For the third consecutive quarter, we significantly improved our adjusted net earnings per share, which continues to demonstrate the...

Shell Polymers and Charter Next Generation Collaborate to Deliver Certified Circular Film Solutions
09.04.2025

Shell Polymers and Charter Next Generation (CNG), a leading North American producer of specialty films and material science solutions, have entered a commercial agreement through which Shell Polymers delivers ISCC PLUS certified circular polyethylene for...

Designing for the Next Era of Consumer Packaging
09.03.2025

The label and packaging industry is increasingly focused on what the next decade will demand from design. From sustainability and material innovation to emotional connection and tech-enabled experiences, brands are being challenged to rethink packaging...

FFRA Tackles the Flexible Film Recycling Challenge
09.03.2025

At the Packaging Recycling Summit, Kurt Kurzawa of the Flexible Film Recycling Alliance shared how the group is teaming up with other industry organizations to boost flexible film recycling through better data, smarter labeling, and...

LYB Cincinnati Technology Center Sets New Benchmark for Customer-focused Innovation
09.03.2025

LyondellBasell, a global leader in the chemical industry, is redefining customer-centric innovation at its Cincinnati Technology Center (CTC) a 260,000-square-foot campus dedicated to research, product development and breakthrough polymer applications. Situated just outside of Cincinnati,...

Emily Coven to Lead California Packaging Reform
09.03.2025

Circular Action Alliance (CAA) recently appointed an executive director to oversee California’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) program. CAA is the producer responsibility organization (PRO) in California with the overall mission to implement the state’s Plastic...

Navigating Regulatory Complexity in Print and Packaging
09.02.2025

In the fast-paced print and packaging industries, staying compliant with regulations is a significant challenge every business must address. From food and pharmaceutical packaging to toys and cosmetics, global regulatory standards continually evolve, making it...

TRP Invests $4.25M in FCC Environmental Services’ Houston MRF
09.02.2025

The Recycling Partnership (TRP), Washington, has awarded a $4.25 million grant to FCC Environmental Services’ material recovery facility (MRF) in Houston, designed to improve the facility’s ability to recover film and flexible packaging (FFP). The...

New FPA Chair Charts New Ventures: AI and FPA’s Four Pillars Are at the Center of Russell Grissett’s Agenda
09.02.2025

When Russell Grissett first began experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI), he found it to be a useful tool for organizing complex ideas, drafting content, and examining issues from different angles. “What I found fascinating—and valuable—was...

Business Groups Highlight Concerns of AI in Manufacturing
09.02.2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing manufacturing by optimizing supply chains, performing predictive maintenance, and easily translating training documents from one language to another. As these uses and many others continue to evolve, it will be...

The ELC Advocacy Committee Organizes Fly-Ins
09.02.2025

The Advocacy Committee within the Emerging Leadership Council (ELC) of the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) organizes the annual FPA federal fly-in, among its other duties. Some FPA members might not understand the importance of this...

Chinese Packaging Firm TedPack Acquires Wisconsin Operations
09.02.2025

TedPack, a Chinese flexible packaging manufacturer, acquired the packaging operations of Fairview International and established its first US subsidiary to better serve American customers across all 50 states from its new headquarters in Port Washington,...

Advocating for Flexible Packaging: FPA Enhances Advocacy Efforts as Policymakers Increase Activity
09.02.2025

After Dan Felton got to work as the new president and CEO at the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) in November 2024, one of his missions was to increase FPA’s advocacy efforts at the state and...

Technology and Innovation Require Intense Imagination
09.02.2025

Here we are in September, and you might recognize these lyrics from the opening song of the musical comedy The Fantasticks that opened off-Broadway in 1960. The song—encouraging the audience to imagine what the sparse...

RIT Students Discuss Their Paths to Packaging Programs
09.02.2025

Students enrolled in packaging programs don’t always start on that track. But that was not the case with Amanda Szymanoski, who graduated in May from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). “I chose RIT because of...

FPA Inspires With Student Design Contest
09.02.2025

As the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is also marking another important milestone: the 21st anniversary of its Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge. Over the past two decades, this unique competition...

EPR Implementation Ushers in New Packaging Era
09.02.2025

Packaging policy continues to attract a lot of attention, but proposals that were once ideas are now becoming realities and having real-world impacts on cost and purchasing. A prominent example is extended producer responsibility (EPR)...

Convenience and Innovation: Student Designers Rethink Uses for Flexible Packaging
09.02.2025

Packaging students at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) thought a lot about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. If you make them early in the morning, the bread gets soggy by lunch. If you take a...

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