K2 Kinetics has announced the acquisition of Robotic Packaging Machinery, LLC (or “RPM” for short). An Austin, TX, based company RPM is one of the most innovative and compact designers and manufacturers of case packers...

Ocean bound plastic is plastic waste that is headed toward our oceans. The term “ocean bound plastic” was popularized by Jenna Jambeck, Ph.D., a professor from the University of Georgia. In 2015, she and a...

Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, announced that it will build the world’s largest advanced plastics recycling and renewal facility in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia. The total investment is expected to be more than $680 million...

LAKO has long been known for delivering the packaging industry's highest quality seal jaws, knives/anvils, and punches. Now LAKO can be considered your go-to source for ultrasonic film sealing solutions. LAKO has recently added Bill...

Balcan Plastics, a Quebec-based manufacturer of flexible packaging and technical films, has bought a roughly 215,000-square-foot facility in Pleasant Prairie’s LakeView Corporate Park. A village official said the company is planning an operation there with...

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC said Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Cartones del Pacifico, a leading paper-based packaging company in Peru, for an undisclosed amount. The London-listed packaging company said the acquisition expands...

Cosmo Films Limited, a Global Leader in Films for Packaging, Labelling, Lamination, and Synthetic Paper and an emerging player in Specialty Chemicals, Polymers & Petcare declared an upgrade in long term credit rating to AA-...

Two of the leading names in packaging industry software solutions have reached a partnership milestone, with the recent installation of Esko Automation Engine and CERM Management Information System (MIS) at French labels specialist Estrabols Imprimeur,...

Today, just 13 percent of plastic packaging in the U.S. gets recycled. That means too much plastic is getting into nature and more valuable material is being wasted. Though beverage bottles are collected at higher...

Guala Pack SpA announces the acquisition of the majority stake in Easysnap Technology, a leading company in the Italian packaging Valley, known for having patented the Easysnap technology, an innovative easy opening system for single-dose...

Recent confirmation of the company's commitment to international expansion arrived on April 22nd, 2021, when the company's Mexican branch, Excel Nobleza, acquired a majority stake in Polymerall. This Texas-based company distributes flexible packaging for the...

Sole Source Capital LLC, an industrial-focused private equity firm, announced that its portfolio company, Dallas Plastics, a leading manufacturer of blown polyethylene film with printing, embossing, and other value-added capabilities for the medical, food, and...

With a nod to the increasing value of digital expertise in driving business strategy, PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, recently announced the promotion of David Newcorn from Senior VP, Digital & Data...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, and Toppan Group company Toppan (Shanghai) Management will be showcasing their latest solutions at AIPIA Asia Summit 2021 (June 23), the...

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, recently entered into a partnership with Idealliance, a transformational industry association providing global standardization, training, and certification programs...

Selected from a pool of more than 10,000 nominees, the members of the 50 Over 50 are founding and running companies at scale ($20 million or more in revenue for for-profit companies), leading movements and...

Snader brings more than 20 years of packaging experience to this newly created position. He was most recently the Senior Vice President of ProMach’s Flexibles & Trays Business Line. “What we’re looking to do is...

SWAPP® to paper packaging for a sustainable future! SWAPP® with an extra P for paper is a range of fibre-based packaging materials from BillerudKorsnäs to enable transition from plastic to paper and meet new consumer...

Israel-based compostable packaging developer and producer Tipa has expanded into North America with expert hires and a focus on developing US-based capabilities as demand continues to grow for sustainable packaging. Michael Waas joins Tipa as...

LPS Industries, Moonachie NJ, a vertically integrated flexible packaging manufacturer, announced the certification of its new Class 100,000 cleanroom. Madeleine D. Robinson, CEO of LPS Industries, stated, "We're excited to announce our brand-new Class 100,000...

American Packaging Corporation (APC) has been awarded a 2021 Excellence in Flexography Silver Award in the Wide Web, Screen, Metallized category. Presented by the Flexographic Technical Association, the Excellence in Flexography Awards honor companies that...

LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.13 per share, representing a 7.6 percent increase over the...

Recycling label scheme OPRL is to include PP films from 1 January 2022. It said this would bring PP flexible packaging into line with PE films, broadening the range of soft packaging consumers can recycle....

In an effort to address the so-called “climate crisis,” members of Congress have proposed legislation so extreme that it could destroy the entire U.S. plastics industry, forcing the United States to rely on China and...

FMCG and retail leaders Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever, have teamed up to form a £1m fund to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers. The...

Americans for Free Trade, a broad coalition of American businesses, trade organizations, and workers united against tariffs sent a statement for the record regarding the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee’s 2021...

Partnerships can benefit everyone when they are successful. ACTEGA, a subsidiary of ALTANA, and Koenig & Bauer, report they are successfully supporting customers with innovative products and services, designed to increase their competitive advantage...

C.O.I.M. S.p.A., an Italian multinational company that has been producing specialty chemicals since 1962 and operates worldwide with eighteen manufacturing and trading companies, acquired a controlling stake in the Spanish company Neoflex SL at the...