Our oceans are now awash in at least 150 million tons of plastic, an amount that researchers say will soon surpass the weight of all the fish in the sea. Plastic pollution fouls the land...

MacDermid Graphics Solutions has announced its sponsorship of FTA’s Virtual Fall Conference 2020, demonstrating its commitment to advancing the knowledge base of the flexographic industry and aiding in its continued perseverance through the COVID-19 pandemic....

Innovia Films are launching Encore C45cn, the first carbon neutral* BOPP label film. Encore C45cn is ISCC certified and will contribute to reducing carbon footprint and reducing the use of fossil resources.

Milton Keynes-headquartered Essentra has agreed to buy a US packaging manufacturer for $65m (£50m). 3C! is based in North Carolina and designs and makes custom folding cartons, printed literature, foil and flexible packaging and labels...

The packaging market is in a profound transformation. Brand Owners expect faster time-to-market and more sustainable solutions. To address these needs, BOBST announces the launch of the EXPERT RS 6003 a new generation gravure printing...

The company reaches an agreement with Convert Service and makes the Italian company an official partner that can offer its services to customers in the area. In the past two years, Comexi, a specialist in...

Lt. Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul along with other officials from New York State, Monroe County and local jurisdictions joined ProAmpac CEO, Greg Tucker, to address the start of construction of the company’s Collaboration & Innovation...

TerraCycle is gaining ground in the food industry with new customers for its waste reuse and recycling models. The Kroger Co. is working with TerraCycle to give people nationwide a way to recycle flexible packaging...

Frankston Packaging Company is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Paco Label Systems. Based in Tyler, Texas, Paco is a leading manufacturer and supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive labels serving Customers in...

Davis-Standard is pleased to offer its popular “Basics of Plastics Extrusion” seminar, in virtual fashion, October 6 – 8, 2020. This three-day interactive seminar will cover the fundamentals of plastics extrusion, composition and properties of...

Leading packaging and paper manufacturer, Mondi, is launching a fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese. The new packaging will reduce plastic usage for Austrian dairy producer SalzburgMilch by approximately 40...

In anticipation of a stellar 2020 trade show season, Eaglewood Tech designed a big and shiny trade show booth in late 2019. It has been a shame to keep it hidden so it is...

Mark McGarel, CEO of FILMtech Inc., was recently highlighted as one of nine unique, dynamic-type CEOs in Plastics News. FILMtech is a longtime FPA member and was the only film, flexible packaging, metallizing manufacturer to...

Bossar, a global leader in design and production of horizontal form-fill-seal equipment for the manufacture of flexible packaging, has announced a major rebranding to reflect the company's focused efforts on sustainable packaging and growing partnership...

Toyochem Co., Ltd., a member of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced today that it has developed a new Cyabine™ series of polyurethane pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) with a ultra-high solids content of 99% or...

The LEGO Group has announced plans to package its products in recyclable paper rather than single-use plastic. The Danish toymaker said in a statement that the new bags will begin appearing in LEGO boxes starting...

Flexible packaging leader ProAmpac celebrated acceptance of their 2020 American Inhouse Design Awards™ which the company received on September 8, 2020. The award recognized the new ProActive Recyclable retail shopping bag (pictured) which was...

Attendee registration is now open for the industry’s most engaging and innovative new web-based event, PACK EXPO Connects 2020, (Nov. 9-13) produced by PMMI Media Group. PACK EXPO Connects delivers the power of PMMI Media...

As part of its ‘Issue Alignment’ process, CEFLEX stakeholders are working with Swiss University ETH to collect and assess topics which are essential to realising a circular economy for flexible packaging. These issues are being...

We have a tradition on Treehugger: On every November 15th since 2008, on America Recycles Day, we do a post calling recycling what it is: "a fraud, a sham, a scam perpetrated by big business...

Miraclon announces that the Global Flexo Innovation Awards – to honor businesses that are pioneering the transformation of the flexo industry – are open for submissions from companies wishing to be recognized for their exciting,...

MacDermid Graphics Solutions has announced the appointment of Jim McClatchy as Director, Global Strategic Accounts. Jim will be responsible for the overall strategic account management and revenue growth for select multi-national strategic accounts for MacDermid...

With more than 200 years of experience and a stellar reputation as the leading innovator among its customers, Koenig & Bauer has maintained its foremost position as a stable innovative partner and continues to be...

A stretch of Highway 162 just west of Oroville, California, has been repaved using 100% recycled materials. Caltrans, the state transportation agency, partnered with engineering startup TechniSoil to pave the nation’s first highway with recycled...

Ashland is increasing prices on 1-4-Butanediol (BDO) and several derivative products as indicated. The increases apply to North America and are effective October 01, 2020 or as agreements allow.

The most essential part of winding and unwinding efficiency is tension control. Tension control is a highly dynamic process across the entire line starting with the unwind all the way to the winder. The following...

The event, which will present the Vacuum Metallizers assembly plant of Nordmeccanica, will be on air live streaming on Thursday, October 14 with two shows: at 9:30am and 5:00pm (CET) so to reach all our...

The plastic waste revolution died in the California Legislature this year. Environmentalists have pinned their hopes on the nation's most populous state ever since China rejected American recyclables two years ago, literally dropping the problem...