The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) project has unveiled a checklist for extended producer responsibility schemes to help the supply chain move towards circularity. According to CEFLEX, the criteria is a basis for further...

Toppan and Majend Makcs, which joined the Toppan Group in May this year, held a ceremony to unveil the new Majend Makcs corporate flag at its Amata City Rayong Plant in Rayong Province, Thailand, on...

On June 15th, BOBST, a leader in machinery for packaging and label products, will host a webinar to discuss an innovative new solution for the creation of high-barrier, sustainable, fiber-based food packaging, developed in conjunction...

In states like Maine and Oregon, new laws are being introduced to bolster municipal recycling initiatives. Dubbed Extended Producer Responsibility Programs (EPRs), the policies aim to reduce the volume and toxicity and increase the recycling...

Verdafresh is pleased to announce that Joe Raker has joined our organization as Chief Operating Officer effective June 1, 2022. Joe is a packaging industry veteran with nearly 20 years experience managing complex supply chain...

ePac Flexible Packaging, the industry leader in quick turn, short and medium run-length flexible packaging, has announced it will be adding a third sales and manufacturing location in Canada. Adding to operations in Vancouver and...

The undersigned organizations are pleased to provide comments regarding the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) Request for Information on Sustainable Chemistry. We represent a coalition of companies and trade associations across...

ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhesives and sealing compounds for the print and packaging industry, unveils its latest strategic commitments towards operating more sustainably and supporting a more sustainable future for the industry. The...

WeighPack announces the launch of their new coffee bagging system for premade box gusset bags. Engineered for a client packaging ground coffee, this system is also the perfect solution for packaging other powder or granule...

SIG announces the successful completion of its acquisition of Scholle IPN. The business will be fully consolidated from June 1, 2022. SIG announced on February 1, 2022 that it had entered into an agreement to...

The undersigned associations strongly urge you not to include provisions in National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23 NDAA) that would circumvent the existing regulatory process for PFAS. This includes provisions that...

TRESU, a leading provider of flexographic printing technology and coating solutions with 40 years of proven performance, now introduces a new variant of the third-generation L-series coating circulator: TRESU H5i G3 for high performance circulation...

Sun Chemical will increase prices across its entire portfolio of packaging, commercial sheetfed and screen inks, coatings, consumables and adhesives in North America, effective immediately or as contracts allow. The inflationary environment in North America...

Peacock Bros. says the acquisition will lead to the “smart packaging revolution” and digitised product solutions coming from AMR Hewitts, in what it describes as a time of “strong growth opportunities”. Major companies that work...

Scholle IPN will invest $31.1 million and add 75 new jobs in Smyth County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. Scholle IPN will expand by 73,000 square feet to accommodate new manufacturing lines for film extrusion...

Tetra Pak is teaming up with organisations across countries such as France, US, Sweden and Italy, among others, to explore different innovations across the food system. These includes a range of development programmes – from...

Channeled Resources Group (CRG), a manufacturer of blank shipping labels, release liners, and a supplier of laminated papers and films, has purchased a SAM North America silicone coater for its plant in Marathon City, Wisconsin....

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leader in industrial and commercial printing and packaging solutions, announced its participation in the Amplify print finishing and embellishment show in Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 14-16. Embellishment...

LLFlex, one of the world’s leading suppliers of specialized packaging materials and industrial laminates, has named Thomas Bowden Chief Executive Officer and Tamra Koshewa Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Both executives have extensive experience in...

Five sequential steps will help sustainably minded food companies, converters, and others do a more professional and effective job of packaging development. In the last six months, I’ve worked with two consumer packaged goods (CPG)...

Toyo-Morton Ltd., Japan’s leading manufacturer of laminating adhesives and a member of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed the ECOAD™ EA-B3860/EA-B1290, a high-solids solvent-based adhesive for use in the dry lamination of multilayered films in...

Like so many of its global CPG peers, Mars, Incorporated has been working for years toward greater sustainability in its packaging materials, resolving to make 100% of its packaging reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025....

Due to continued increases in costs, particularly in the areas of pulp, chemicals and freight, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is increasing prices for all speciality papers. Effective for deliveries from 1 July 2022, prices for the...

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leader in industrial and commercial printing and packaging solutions, today announced a new label press, the AccurioLabel 400. As the company accelerates its presence in the...

A BOBST NOVA SX 550 solventless laminator with inline SEI laser cutting system and a BOBST MASTER D 1000 multi-technology laminator are providing the very latest technology for production of high-performance flexible packaging, including new...

UFlex, India’s largest multinational in flexible packaging materials and solutions and a global leader in polymer sciences unveiled its range of value-added, sustainable products and solutions that are set to rewrite the packaging story for...

SEE announced Henry R. Keizer as Chair of its Board of Directors. Henry succeeds Jerry R. Whitaker, who will continue as a Board member. Henry spent more than 35 years in various leadership positions at...

HP Inc. and its subsidiaries announced fiscal 2022 second quarter net revenue of $16.5 billion, up 3.9% (up 4.9% in constant currency) from the prior-year period. “We delivered a solid quarter of revenue and non-GAAP...