TC Transcontinental Packaging is thrilled to announce that it was named the Winner for Innovations in Sustainability in this year’s Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) Sustainability Excellence Award competition for its Integritite™ post-consumer recycled collation shrink...

C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P) announces the expansion of its pre-made polyethylene bag manufacturing operations with the purchase of three new state-of-the-art converting lines. This new equipment is being installed in C-P’s Buffalo, New York facility...

Cosmo Films Ltd., a global leader in speciality films for flexible packaging, labeling and lamination applications as well as synthetic paper, introduces 100% Opaque Synthetic Paper (OSP) which is specially designed for a dangler application....

Ocean Cleanup CEO Boyan Slat discusses the new and improved river plastic Interceptors and the nonprofit's plans for building and deploying more of them around the world. Nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup is continuing its mission...

Fathom Optics (formerly Lumii, Inc), a printed packaging effects software company, has been selected as one of three recipients of the prestigious 2021 FTA Technical Innovation Award. This award recognizes Fathom’s patented light field technology/software...

Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, announced it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to research pennycress oil as a potential feedstock material for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a...

Coveris Group continues its strategic expansion and acquires UK based flexible packaging manufacturing and trading business Four 04 Packaging, based in Norwich. Coveris identified Four04 Packaging Ltd through a permanent market screening process as an...

Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of Maine’s LD 1471, “An Act to Establish a Stewardship Program for Packaging” and in opposition to Maine’s LD 1541, “An Act to Support and Improve...

Two bills have been submitted to create a program to improve recycling and refund municipalities, but the sides are far apart on how those goals should be achieved. Maine’s intent to create a first-in-the-nation recycling...

UP to 35 jobs are set to be axed at a food and drink packaging company in Worcester – representing 40% of the current workforce. 35 workers are expected to be made redundant at Berry...

Label Traxx MIS announces its integration with batched.io to provide label converters with a cutting-edge automated scheduling tool. Batched is an automated scheduling tool for label printers that sequences job tickets using an advanced algorithm...

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, has developed a proven process to help companies reduce the cost of damages incurred during product fulfillment and improve packing efficiencies. This is in response to inhouse...

Yunhong CTI Ltd., a leading manufacturer of custom film products, foil and latex novelty balloons, and flexible packaging products, announced that it has completed a sale-leaseback transaction for its headquarters office, production and warehouse space...

At the 2021 Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, Gardner Carrick, vice president of strategic initiatives at The Manufacturing Institute (MI) and National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), presented...

After several years of growth, Griff moved its decorative film facility from Lakewood, NJ to Fallsington, PA. The Griff Network continues to expand its operations. After just adding new slitting equipment to its converting capabilities,...

Tredegar Corporation reported first quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2021. First quarter 2021 net income from continuing operations was $9.6 million ($0.29 per diluted share) compared to net loss from continuing...

The largest technology-focused event for packaging professionals is just weeks away - and EskoWorld 2021 is ready to deliver its most exciting agenda yet. Between May 17 and May 21, hundreds of online attendees will...

E-commerce, corporate sustainability goals and consumer trends are revealing the causes and benefits for the dramatic rise in this packaging segment. We’ve all been waiting for some normalcy to return to our lives. Reflecting on...

Duraco Specialty Tapes announced, in a joint statement with OpenGate Capital, that it has appointed Mr. Ed Byczynski as Chief Executive Officer. Byczynski has a long tenure of guiding growth in manufacturing businesses and is...

Driven by consumer demand, eco-friendly packaging that uses post-consumer resin is gaining traction on the shelf. But for packaging designers trying to meet extremely specific brand standards, working with this material poses some challenges. Nothing...

Polysack, a green-tech manufacturer of plastic film products for flexible packaging and high-shrink labels, has collaborated with HP Indigo to validate its innovative, fully recyclable packaging films for printing on HP Indigo digital presses. Polysack...

Toray Plastics joined the Association of Plastics Recyclers, an international trade association that represents the plastics recycling industry. Its member companies are committed to the success of plastics recycling. In 2004 Toray Plastics (America) launched...

DuPont™ Cyrel® Solutions has announced it will be Diamond Sponsor of FORUM 2021 and also exhibiting at INFOFLEX 2021. FORUM’s sessions feature expert speakers sharing essential knowledge. DuPont is honored to participate in two key...

Mondi delivered a robust performance in the first quarter of 2021, with strong demand across our packaging businesses supported by our broad range of innovative, sustainable packaging solutions, and higher average containerboard selling prices following...

LyondellBasell announced another step towards its ambition to advance the circular economy by making virgin quality polymers from raw materials derived from plastic waste at its Wesseling, Germany, site. Produced by the thermal conversion of...

KKR announced the signing of a definitive agreement to invest in Charter Next Generation, a leading producer of specialty films used in flexible packaging, industrial, healthcare, and consumer applications. KKR will be joining Leonard...

Michelin says its goal of "achieving 40% sustainable materials (of renewable or recycled origin) by 2030 and 100% by 2050" is one step closer to reality. The French tire giant has successfully tested a plastic...

Colgate-Palmolive, Amgen, Mars, and Newell Brands are confirmed to have joined the speaking lineup at EskoWorld 2021, a free-to-attend virtual brand conference that will be held on May 19th - 20th and headlined by McKinsey...