Mondi PLC said Friday that it has completed the disposal of its Personal Care Components business to Nitto Denko Corp. for 615 million euros ($644.8 million) ahead of schedule. The paper-and-packaging group said that the...

Cosmo Films has appointed Justin Glass as president for its business operations across North America. In his new role, Glass will be responsible for devising growth strategies and expanding business in the North American region...

New independent research conducted by global sustainability activator Anthesis and commissioned by Viridor, suggests the amount of plastic packaging ending up in household recycling bins is set to increase by 45% by 2035. Viridor says...

California has passed an ambitious law to significantly reduce single-use plastics, becoming the first state in the US to approve such sweeping restrictions. Under the new law, which California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, signed on Thursday...

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a leading provider of high impact printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of Harvest Partners, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Anchor Printing based in Novi, Michigan. Anchor Printing is...

Xeikon has announced that Downers Grove, Illinois-based converter, White Graphics, Inc, has purchased a Xeikon CX300 dry toner-based digital press. White Graphics specializes in short run packaging with a focus on mockups and sales samples...

Ocean and beach plastic packaging and products are among the terms being called out as greenwash by environmental campaign group Changing Markets Foundation. Brands including Coca-Cola and Unilever as well as retailers such as Tesco...

Spartech, a leading manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, is pleased to announce the promotion of three team members. They include: Danny Puran to Operations and Technology Manager, Polycast of the Stamford, Connecticut...

BOBST has announced the launch of the first subscription plan of BOBST Connect, the user-centric platform which connects converters and brand owners to a digitalized and automated workflow, giving them clear visibility and control of...

Toppan, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has developed a new hologram on which three-dimensional images appear in response to strong light, such as a smartphone’s flashlight. Illumigram™ goes...

Davis-Standard is pleased to announce that Mike Brown has been appointed Vice President of Operations – GTA for the company’s Canadian businesses. In his new role, Brown will be responsible for executing the business operating...

Leeds-based label and flexible packaging manufacturer OPM Group has entered the US market through a joint venture with two New York companies. The company has partnered with Macaran Printed Products and Syracuse Label & Surround...

Innovia Films is launching RayoWrap™ CMS, a clear BOPP film for shrink, wraparound label applications. Produced at our UK production facility, CMS30 provides high shrinkage, but only in the machine direction, making it the perfect...

These strategic investments will give the leading Spanish label specialist more flexibility to address the widest range of applications and offer faster delivery times for customers in the health & beauty, pharma, and industrial sectors....

The Council of the Great Lakes Region has today (June 28) released a five-year circular economy strategy and action plan for eliminating plastic waste. As part of the Circular Great Lakes initiative, the council's aim...

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. is pleased to announce that the acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. by way of a plan of arrangement in accordance with Section 192 of...

Dawn Cappelli has seen just about everything when it comes to cybercrimes. She knows that smaller businesses along the manufac­turing supply chain make a grave mistake if they think they aren’t targets. “The first thing...

Flexible packaging companies may have been hoping this year would bring relief to a stubborn shortage of aluminum foil. However, relief does not appear likely anytime soon. Economic and political events are continuing to come...

The above listed organizations have a neutral position on SB 54 (Allen), as amended June 26, 2022, under the presumption the “State Regulations to Reduce Plastic Waste, Tax Producers of Single-use Plastics, and Fund Recycling...

After Paul Hartgen was charged with finding new products and services to assist members of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), he helped develop various initiatives that would increase member value and make NAM a...

While private-sector investors search for returns in the growing circular economy, they note that the public sector also has a role to play. Government policies often dictate what and how much recyclable material is collected,...

Private investors want to turn one of the largest curbside recy­clers in the U.S. into a test bed for building up infrastructure that will be vital to the success of the circular economy. Earlier this...

HP Inc. announced that it commenced a private exchange offer to certain eligible holders for any and all outstanding notes issued by Plantronics, Inc. for up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new notes to...

A German packaging manufacturer plans to create up to 100 new jobs in Hardy County after acquiring an industrial building in Moorefield. The West Virginia Department of Economic Development on Monday announced Papier-Mettler acquired the...

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, joined 1% for the Planet, pledging to donate one percent of sales of its Inspyre brand products to support nonprofit organizations. 1% for the Planet is a...

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. is pleased to announce the receipt of the approval under the Investment Canada Act in respect of the previously announced acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group,...

Labels are used on all products across multiple industries to display crucial information to the users. It can be nutritional information for buyers or technical guidelines to keep the user safe. Regardless of the use,...

In 2021, the Plastics Technology Centre continued increasing its activity on the circular economy by presenting 178 projects and providing nearly a thousand technology services to companies, not to mention organizing forty training activities and...