Austria-based packaging producer ALPLA Group says it has opened its new plant for high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic recycling in Toluca, Mexico. That project was announced in September of last year. In Toluca, ALPLA invited guests...

With jetscript® GS 1062, the German specialty paper manufacturer Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is now offering a new coated premium inkjet paper as face-stock material for sophisticated, personalized label applications. The 95g paper impresses with a...

BOBST announces the completion on 11 November 2021 of the proceedings relating to Bobst Italia SpA’s successful final tender offer for the acquisition of the assets of Officine Meccaniche Giovanni Cerutti SpA and Cerutti Packaging...

In collaboration with Meijer, Dow enabled a new paving technique using recycled plastic bags to create a more durable parking lot for the retailer's Holland, Mich. supercenter. This recycled polymer modified asphalt (RPMA) parking lot...

Esko has received a Silver Award at the FIAUK Awards for its print inspection innovation, AVT iCenter, which empowers label converters to easily manage quality and production standards across jobs, printing equipment, shifts and even...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announced that two independent advanced recycling firms confirmed their ProActive Recycle Ready Retort RT-3000 pouches met the criteria for chemical recycling. By processing materials that cannot...

Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting sector, and Technic Gravure, a leading Thai company in the flexible packaging industry, have established a strategic business relationship with the acquisition...

Gamut Capital Management, L.P., a leading New York-based middle market private equity firm, has announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Davis-Standard, LLC and its affiliates from ONCAP, the middle-market private equity...

Xeikon’s VariOne is a true differentiator and has been developed and designed to add value and benefit brand owners, designers, illustrators, printers, converters, and consumers. VariOne can achieve the highest levels of variable imagery possible...

American Packaging Corporation is honored to be recognized as a 2021 Wisconsin 75 company by Deloitte. The annual Deloitte Wisconsin 75, chosen by a panel of business leaders, recognizes the largest and most successful private...

Mondelez believes that the recycled packaging technology recently rolled out for Cadbury Dairy Milk in Australia will be able to deliver sustainable packaging options for more markets in the Asia Pacific region in the coming...

Packaging businesses can today benefit from more speed, efficiency, sustainability and quality across workflows, as Esko releases its newest innovations. True to its aim of continuous improvement through innovation, the global developer of leading integrated...

Comexi, a global benchmark company of and specialist in the flexible packaging printing and converting industry, has inaugurated its Technology Center in Girona (CTec Girona). As a result of this inauguration, the company strives to...

As companies and elected officials in the United States continue to debate plastic waste and a circular economy, they often look toward other nations that are farther ahead in their planning and designs. That focus...

Tredegar Corporation reported third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2021. Third quarter 2021 net income from continuing operations was $6.2 million (0.19 per diluted share) compared to net loss from continuing...

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announced that it has acquired Irish Flexible Packaging and Fispak from their parent company, IFP Investments Limited. Both Irish Flexible Packaging and Fispak are Ireland-based manufacturers...

UFlex Limited, India’s largest multinational and a global leader in polymer sciences continues to take steps to reach closer to its customer base. The company has commissioned its BOPET film manufacturing plant in the Ogun...

ProMach, a worldwide leader in packaging machinery solutions, announced it has acquired CL&D Graphics and CL&D Digital. CL&D is a leading provider of high-quality flexographic and digital web packaging and converting solutions for consumer product...

Ecolean is working to optimise the entire lifecycle of the raw materials it uses in its packages – from production to end-of-life package recycling – towards the circular use of resources. “We take a life-cycle...

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a leading vertically-integrated provider of sustainable fiber-based consumer packaging solutions, announced the successful close of its acquisition of AR Packaging Group AB, Europe's second largest producer of fiber-based consumer packaging. The...

On 2 November, the Flensburg mill of Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH received the "Environmental Award of the Economy 2021" by the Society for Study and Development of the Economy in Schleswig-Holstein for the production...

Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announced that Marcy Thompson, the Company’s Vice President, Marketing and Innovation, intends to retire at the end of 2021. In addition, the Company announced the appointments...

Blaige & Company announced the sale of H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Illinois-based manufacturer of specialty packaging for pharmaceutical and food & beverage markets to Transcontinental Inc. The Company was advised by Blaige & Company. The...

Ocean-bound plastic is gaining small but significant traction within the packaging sector, particularly from those in the rPET market. The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the biggest global disrupters of a generation. In addition...

British meal kit pioneer Gousto Recipe Box delivers kits containing pre-measured ingredients and expert instructions to help consumers create delicious meals for themselves at home. The company recently teamed with Xampla, a mission-based commercial spinout...

NOVA Chemicals Corporation and Charter Next Generation announced a significant milestone in the large-scale use of post-consumer resin (PCR) for flexible film applications. The two companies have successfully collaborated to increase the supply of more...

The flexible packaging landscape is evolving fast, powered by an increase in demand for shorter runs, just-in-time delivery, greater agility, high quality, lower costs and more sustainable manufacturing processes and materials. In order to respond...

Extended travel and competitive demand for goods across the globe has posed a significant risk to the potential for damage, lost profits and return of goods in the retail sector, particularly where perishables and delicate...