Miraclon announced the 13 winners of the Global Flexo Innovation Awards, which recognize businesses that are driving the transformation of the flexo industry with the help of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Technology. Over 200 entries from...

Dow has announced several investments in the pyrolysis chain in Europe and the US, including new capacity and purification units. The additional pyrolysis capacity will allow it to offer chemically recycled polymers to its customers...

Underlying EBITDA for the third quarter was €388 million, up 27% compared to the prior year period (Q3 2020: €306 million) and 9% on a sequential basis (Q2 2021: €356 million). Andrew King, Chief Executive...

Gualapack, a world leader in pre-made spouted pouches and a global player in the flexible packaging industry, announced the acquisition of Teruel Embalagens – Papéis Amália Ltda, a leader in flexible industrial and commercial packaging,...

We can probably all agree we have too much plastic pollution. We were all moved by the images of a plastic straw being pulled from the nose of a tortoise. I am probably not the...

Berry Global Group, Inc. announced its first three sites in North America to achieve the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS designation to support its growing North America based customer demand for more sustainable...

ePac Flexible Packaging, the industry leader in fast time to market, short and medium run length pouches and rollstock, announced plans to open its next facility in Kansas City, Missouri. Serving brands of all sizes,...

Dow at its 2021 Investor Day announced plans to deliver additional underlying EBITDA growth of more than $3 billion while keeping capital expenditures at or below depreciation and amortization (D&A) levels across the cycle. The...

Dow announced its plan to build the world's first net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to scope 1 and 2 carbon dioxide emissions. The project would more than triple Dow's...

Packaging Impressions is pleased to announce the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), as an Official Association Partner of the 2021 Digital Packaging Summit. The seventh annual Digital Packaging Summit will be held Nov. 8-10, 2021 at...

Flint Group Packaging Inks, and fellow Flint Group division Xeikon, are participating in the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO) Technical Seminar on 20-22nd October 2021 in Copenhagen, Denmark on Stand 15. Mr. Kim...

PureCycle Technologies Inc., headquartered in Orlando, Florida, plans to open a plastic recycling prep facility in Winter Garden, Florida. The new facility will sort and process polypropylene (PP) and is expected to increase the amount...

Taking action to combat plastic pollution and advance a more sustainable and renewable economy, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of legislation designed to raise consumer awareness and industry accountability, complementing his bold $270 million...

Cosmo Films Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Pankaj Poddar as the Group CEO to head the newly launched and fast growing consumer business ZIGLY alongside trade verticals including Films, Labelling & Packaging, Specialty Chemicals,...

For the sustainably minded who save and recycle grocery bags and other qualified polyethylene films and packaging for at-store drop-off, the problem is at-home storage. Bags don’t compact well and you may end up with...

DuPont™ Cyrel® Solutions introduces the new Cyrel® Lightning plate family at the FTA’s Fall Conference (October 03-06) in Frisco, TX. These new printing plates are optimized for UV-LED exposure systems, such as the Esko XPS...

Miraclon, home of KODAK FLEXCEL Solutions, has received a Pinnacle InterTech Award for PureFlexo™ Printing, a new technology that was launched earlier this year. Accessed through the FLEXCEL NX Print Suite for Flexible Packaging,...

A new state law in Maine will make producers of packaged goods pay to recycle them, and it could set the standard for the rest of the nation. The law is particularly urgent now, because...

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced that it has closed the acquisition of PPC Flexible Packaging. PPC, headquartered in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, is a leader in flexographic printing and converting of flexible films, bags,...

Brands and CPGs reinventing themselves and their packaging isn't just window dressing. It's essential to stay relevant to Gen Z, with its unique set of behaviors and wants. I’ve frequently opined on what I think...

Nestlé Mexico signed an agreement with Greenback Recycling Technologies to install a chemical recycling plant capable of processing flexible plastic packaging, thereby addressing the challenge of difficult-to-recycle post-consumer plastic waste in the country and contributing...

The Pinnacle InterTech Awards exemplify the most advanced development of technologies that are predicted to have a major impact on the printing industry and is bestowed upon new technologies judged as truly innovative and likely...

Siegwerk, one of the world's leading suppliers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, is part of a global lighthouse project for recyclable packaging with its innovative ink technology. A stand-up pouch...

With its comprehensive portfolio and raft of new and innovative digital printing solutions, Xeikon is now ready to move to the next level. Printers and converters are searching for solutions that will enable them to...

The long value chain of plastics packaging, from manufacturers to converters to brand owners, is turning a wary eye to state-level recycling developments. Those developments include new laws labeled as extended producer responsibility (EPR), but...

Glenroy, Inc., a leading producer of sustainable flexible packaging, has teamed with Trex Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of wood- alternative decking and railing, to make its eco-friendly flexible packaging products even friendlier. Further reinforcing...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., announces that its Torayfan® Division’s new, state-of-the-art, 8.7-meter, five-layer, in-line coating polypropylene film line with automated slitting began producing commercial volumes of packaging and label films in May. The customized, proprietary...

When you toss a plastic bottle into your recycling bin, there’s no guarantee it actually gets recycled. In fact, odds are, it doesn’t. According to the World Economic Forum, just 14% of plastic packaging is...