EU leaders have introduced a levy on plastic waste starting January 2021 which will contribute towards the EU’s €750bn Covid-19 recovery package and its overall €1tn 2021 to 2027 budget. The levy will see non-recycled...

In 2018, McDonald’s and Starbucks teamed up to create an eco-friendly alternative to the single-use soft drink cup. Coordinated by the investment firm Closed Loop Partners with support from the design studio Ideo, it was...

In order to better serve it’s growing customer base ePac Flexible Packaging, the leader in fast time to market custom printed finished pouches and roll stock, has announced an expansion in operations to serve its...

Feliks Bezati, Global Sustainable Packaging Manager at Mars was nominated as representative of the ‘Brand Owners and Retailers’ segment of the value chain within CEFLEX and will take a seat on the CEFLEX Board and...

AccuFlex Packaging–a subsidiary of Acculink, based in Greenville, North Carolina – has become the first flexible packaging printer to receive Color-Logic certification. Commenting on the event, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves said:...

Just in time for Plastic Free July, earlier this month the US Department of Energy earmarked $11.6 million for a new high-impact R&D effort called the Center for Plastics Innovation. The taxpayer dollars will support...

The year 2020 is for sure a year we never will forget. It started off in a rather normal fashion but that soon changed as we started to learn the meaning of Covid-19. In BillerudKorsnäs...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is pleased to announce that the Sustainability Life Cycle and Economic Impacts of Flexible Packaging in E-commerce Report is now available. E-commerce is a growing economic segment and as more...

Swedish packaging converter AR Packaging Flexibles, formerly Flextrus, has introduced the full Esko workflow and Crystal line of platemaking products at its plant in Lund, in Sweden’s southern province. ‘We are thrilled to have been...

Located in Dublin, Ohio, the center has been expanded with additional staff and technology to optimize service to its customers. “These changes support our strategy of providing a superior customer experience,” said Larry Hunt, vice...

The Board of Directors has appointed Christoph Michalski as new President and CEO of the company. He succeeds Lennart Holm, who has been acting President and CEO since November 2019. Christoph Michalski will assume his...

Closed Loop Partners and its Center for the Circular Economy are launching the Advanced Recycling Innovator Program (ARIP) as part of a broader Advancing Circular Systems for Plastics Initiative. This program brings together nine innovative...

Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 28, 2020, and provided an update related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company....

Flint Group Packaging Inks, a global leader dedicated to serving the global packaging industry, has announced that it has become a signatory of the United Nations (U.N.) Global Compact, effective May 2020. The global initiative...

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper attaches great importance to the environmentally conscious and sustainable production of its coated specialty papers. This has now been reaffirmed by the successful FSC® monitoring audit and the PEFC ™ re-certification of...

Glenroy™ Inc., a converter and printer of flexible packaging for over 50 years, formally announced their sustainability initiative with a dedicated web page. The new page on their web site features the company’s environmental responsibility...

COVID-19’s disruption on the consumer goods industry isn’t slowing down brands’ commitment to sustainability. CG brands including 3M, Coca-Cola, P&G and Unilever have solidified their obligations to developing a circular economy by extending their capital...

Polykar, a North American leader in the manufacturing of sustainable flexible packaging, purchased a complete extrusion line from Reifenhäuser Polyrema that will be dedicated to make biopolymer films. Operating out of its state-of-the-art plant in...

To maximize polymer performance in final products by mixing polymers with different properties was the goal of RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers. The result is its new specialty range of products with the brand name Radilon®...

Urgent cross-sector action is required to develop a recycling system for soft flexible plastic packaging, like plastic bags and wrapping, according to WRAP. The call to action comes as the sustainability not-for-profit, which leads The...

As is the case for the year 2020 in general, the results of the Annual Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) Salary Survey represent a departure from the norm. Data collection was accomplished on the cusp...

The private equity fund Capidea sells the portfolio company FlexoPrint to the Dutch Optimum Group, which is backed by IK Investment Partners. The sale of FlexoPrint is Capidea's first exit in Capidea's latest fund. Plesner...

AeroFlexx, the company that is revolutionizing liquid packaging by bringing the first flexible package with rigid qualities to market, announced that Nicole Juntunen has been named as vice president, commercial and business development, and that...

Dow has announced Project ReflexNG, a pilot project aiming to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos, Nigeria. This project is aligned to Dow’s global STOP THE WASTE sustainability target which will enable the collection,...

The members of Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), which represent the European flexible packaging industry, agreed to a joint vision on sustainability at FPE’s first virtual conference, held last month. Flexible packaging is mainly composed of...

Mondi, global leader in packaging and paper, has commissioned a crude tall oil plant (CTO-plant) at its Syktyvkar pulp and paper mill. The new equipment allows processing of all sulphate soap generated as a by-product...

Restrictions on single-use plastic bags in dozens of municipalities are now back in effect after being suspended by the state for nearly four months. But retailers are hoping cities and towns will delay the enforcement...

Siegwerk, one of the leading suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has launched their new Circular Economy website. The company strongly believes in the needs of a Circular Economy (CE) and is...