German paper manufacturer Feldmuehle has appointed Bernd Weber as its new chief financial officer marking the completion of the restructuring process that began in 2018. The company's shareholders appointed Bernd Weber to the management with...

Cosmo Films will re-commence the installation of a speciality polyester films line (BOPET) by the second quarter of 2022-23. The new line will be commissioned at the Waluj plant site in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India with...

Johan Nilsson joined Syntegon Technology’s executive board. He will head the newly created Service and Digital Solutions business unit. At the beginning of the year, Syntegon announced that it would focus on intelligent and sustainable...

Geneva, IL-based Fox River Associates has been meeting customer needs for release liners for 30 years. While working in the release-liner industry for many years, Duncan Wall saw that large release-liner manufacturers were not serving...

LyondellBasell and China's Liaoning Bora Enterprise Group announced the establishment and start-up of their new joint venture polyolefin complex in the Liaoning province of northeastern China. First announced in September 2019, the 50:50 joint venture...

More polymer producers have declared force majeure on polyethylene products in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura's assault, according to customer letters obtained by S&P Global Platts. Chevron Phillips Chemical on Sept. 1 and Westlake Polymers...

Nexeo Plastics, a leading global thermoplastics resin distributor, announced that Paul Tayler, formerly Vice President, Europe Division, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2020. Interim Chief Executive Officer Michael Modak will transition...

Amcor’s CEO Mr. Ron Delia said: "2020 has been a milestone financial year for Amcor during which we delivered outstanding financial results ahead of the upgraded guidance provided in May. Profit and Cash Flow were...

HP Inc. and ePac, the digital flexible packaging leader, announced a new stage in their market acceleration for flexible packaging with a further rollout of 26 additional HP Indigo digital presses. ePac will be the...

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc. has promoted Kyle Chapman to President, joining his father, CEO and Board Chairman Robert Chapman, in leadership of the 135-year-old, $3 billion-plus global manufacturing and engineering solutions firm. As Kyle steps into...

PolyExpert, a Canadian leading manufacturer of extruded blown film, proudly announces that it is now Safe Quality Food certified. “As a film manufacturer, we have been supplying the food packaging industry for many years, so...

Philip “Butchie” was born in Chicago, IL February 21, 1946, the youngest of 5 siblings; Joan, Benjamin (Beverly), Mary (William), Valerie (Howard). Uncle to many nieces and nephews who have treasured memories of his...

Loparex, a leading global producer of release liners and engineered films, announced that it had successfully completed the integration of specialty film producer Infiana Group into its organization. The integration process, which began in September...

Bunzl plc, the specialist international distribution and services Group, announces that it has entered into agreements to acquire a US based safety business and a flexible packaging distributor in Ireland. Abco Kovex is a distributor...

Clay Dunn, (63), President, North America business segment has decided to retire at the end of 2020 after successfully leading Huhtamaki’s business in North America since 2005. Ann O’Hara, (49), MBA, BSE (Chemical Engineering), has...

UK-based Cromwell Plastics has renamed its manufacturing and recycling division following the acquisition of Moorgreen Flexible Packaging earlier this year. Cromwell said the new division, Cromwell Plastics Recycling, would strengthen its focus on helping businesses...

UFlex Ltd., a multi-national flexible packaging company based in India, has declared its earnings for first quarter of FY2020-21. The company's consolidated net profit surged by 116.7% YoY, while consolidated total revenue for the first...

Flint Group, a leading provider of consumables and equipment for the global packaging industries, has announced a series of key investment actions in its Russian packaging inks business to further extend support to customers in...

Flint Group is pleased to confirm the successful completion of an extension of its credit facilities, with effect from 7 August 2020. This transaction has extended the maturity dates of Flint Group’s revolving credit and...

Ester Filmtech Limited has planned to set up an advanced polyester film manufacturing facility in the State of Telangana. The total investment of the entire project is approximately INR 1350 crores in three phases. Implementation...

Ultimate Group is expanding into another facility at Europarc in Grimsby. The independent flexible packaging manufacturer focused on the food industry has signed a lease to occupy a high-spec new-build unit developed by Wykeland Group....

Nelipak® Corporation, Inc., a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging, announced that Jonathan Smith has joined its Elsham team as UK sales director of food packaging. In his new role, Jonathan will oversee the...

In response to significant growth of their customer base, Rootree Inc., Canada’s leader in sustainable digital flexible packaging, opened a second location in Montréal, Québec, and also moved their head office from Hamilton, Ontario to...

Sealed Air Corporation has announced it has signed a collaboration agreement with Plastic Energy, an industry-leading company in advanced recycling technology. Additionally, Sealed Air has made an equity investment in Plastic Energy Global, the parent...

Tom Daul has been selected as Director of R&D for equipment designer and manufacturer, CMD Corporation. In this leadership position, Daul will meet ambitious strategic goals for identifying and developing value-rich technology for CMD...

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP announced it has received seven annual safety awards from American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). The company’s plant in Borger, Texas, was honored with AFPM’s top Distinguished Safety Award, which...

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, announced that International Paper has notified the Company of its intent to continue the monetization process of its ownership interest in Graphic Packaging International Partners, LLC (the "Partnership"). Per the agreement,...

INX International Ink has increased the price of all solvent inks and coatings for its North America customers, effective September 1. The company’s management made this decision despite efforts to absorb costs. The expense to...