Emerald Packaging, the largest supplier of retail flexible packaging for the produce industry, announced a significant sustainability milestone. Over the past year, the company has replaced over one million pounds of virgin polyethylene (PE) with...

Sealed Air has hired Russell Grissett as its new president for the global food business, the company detailed in a LinkedIn post. Grissett joins from Toppan Packaging Americas, where he served as president and CEO...

Blaige & Company, a leading investment bank specializing exclusively in mergers and acquisitions within the plastics, packaging, and chemicals sectors, is pleased to announce that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Blaige, along with...

When 95% of consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies surveyed by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, say they are struggling to hire skilled operators and technicians, it confirms they are facing a major...

Keypoint Intelligence has released its 2025 State of Customer Communications Research, a three-part research program examining how consumers, enterprises, and marketing decision-makers create, deliver, and experience customer communications as preferences shift across print, digital, mobile,...

Kent Road Capital announced the establishment of Bloor Street Flexibles, a new platform company dedicated to the flexible packaging sector. In conjunction with the platform’s launch, Bloor Street Flexibles has completed its inaugural acquisition of...

Manufacturer and distributor Foodcare has entered into an agreement to acquire UPAC, a specialist manufacturer and distributor of food packaging. According to Foodcare, the acquisition represents a significant strategic step for the company, reinforcing its...

Graphic Packaging International announced it will undertake a series of changes in the coming weeks, including bringing in a new CEO and conducting layoffs in 2026. Mike Doss, president and CEO for 10 years, will...

What a pivotal year 2025 has been for packaging. With heightened regulatory pressure, rising corporate commitments and surging innovation in materials and design, the packaging industry has chalked up several notable wins. This review highlights...

Nelipak® Corporation, a leading global provider of healthcare packaging solutions announced that it has completed the acquisition of Merrill’s Packaging. Merrill’s Packaging specializes in custom thermoformed packaging solutions for medical device, pharmaceutical, life science, and...

ProAmpac, a global innovator in flexible packaging and material science, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TC Transcontinental Packaging from TC Transcontinental for US $1.51 billion (approximately CAD $2.1 billion),...

California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) requires product sellers to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” when the use of a product exposes individuals to any of more than 900 chemicals identified by the State of...

The Circular Plastics Taskforce (CPT), Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) and Recycle BC, all Canada-based organizations, have launched BiblioFlex, an initiative aimed at improving the understanding of flexible plastic packaging composition and its market dynamics across...

While packaging bread may sound simple, meeting customer requirements to provide the best solution requires innovation and expertise. Good tear resistance is important when packing crusty bread to avoid tearing during filling and restocking...

BW Converting’s Packaging Innovation Center in Green Bay is central to the company’s mission to support converters with practical training, hands-on learning and real-world technology demonstrations. Purpose-built for operator development and customer collaboration, the center...

The Future of Flexible Packaging: Workforce, Automation, and Innovation will take place on February 24, 2026, and will bring together flexible packaging professionals for demonstrations, discussions and insights into workforce development and automation-driven production. The...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is proud to announce the launch of Positives of Plastic (www.positivesofplastic.org), a new digital platform designed to serve as the go-to resource for information about plastic materials, the plastics industry,...

Deschutes County, Oregon, has expanded options for residents to recycle items that can’t be placed in curbside recycling bins. Deschutes County Solid Waste installed additional recycling containers at Knott Landfill in Bend, Oregon, and the...

DuPont recently announced the winners of the second annual Tyvek Sustainable Healthcare Packaging Awards. Now in its second year, the program honors healthcare industry leaders who are advancing sustainability across every stage of the packaging...

The Flexible Packaging Association’s (FPA) 2025 FlexForward® Conference, held November 4–6 at the Loews New Orleans Hotel, brought together leaders from across the flexible packaging value chain to focus on what’s shaping the industry now—and what’s...

Flexible packaging is pretty miraculous. It’s incredibly lightweight, yet strong. It’s inexpensive and has a low carbon footprint. And it makes life more convenient (if you’re a parent, you know first-hand the time-saving relief of...

Flint Group, a global leader in inks, coatings, and service solutions for the packaging industry, has confirmed its compliance with the compositional requirements for the German Printing Ink Ordinance (GIO) for inks and coatings designed...

Charter Next Generation (CNG), a leading provider of sustainable material science solutions, announced an expansion of its manufacturing capabilities with the installation of new 9-layer and 5-layer extrusion lines equipped with machine-direction orientation (MDO) technology....

Inovar Packaging Group, LLC, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable label printing and packaging solutions, has acquired Enterprise Marking Products, a regional leader in flexographic label printing based in Fishers, Indiana. The acquisition strengthens...

For the second consecutive month, the packaging industry accumulated more than 1,000 layoff announcements in November, with International Paper comprising a large proportion. Many of the separations are scheduled to occur next year. Printpack is...

Coffee is one of the most popular everyday beverages in Europe – yet the way it is prepared varies greatly from country to country. A recent consumer survey conducted by Flexible Packaging Europe in six...

Cross-industry European initiative RecyClass has approved a new range of nitrocellulose-free inks for use in surface and reverse printing on flexible plastic packaging. The approval came after testing confirmed that the inks are compatible with...

Flint Group, a leading supplier of inks and coatings for the global print and packaging industry, has launched a new whitepaper to guide printers through changing food packaging regulations. Released in response to strong interest...