The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to SB14, SB581 and SB582, having to do with extended producer responsibility programs for plastic packing, for all packaging and paper and labeling for recyclability....

The Wide-Format Business Master Class is the first in APTech's Master Class series, aimed at providing a blueprint for businesses that wish to build a major profit center around wide-format printing operations. This is a...

Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has developed a high-strength adhesive for digital printing. TOPMER™ is suitable for retort sterilization, boiling sterilization, and heating in microwave ovens,...

Looking for the fastest, safest and most effective way to deep clean your aniloxes? The Sitexco+ Laser Anilox Cleaning System, based on the award winning Sitexco System is here. The Sitexco+ System is...

Plastics Forming Enterprises (PFE), a company focused on recyclability testing and design for recycling consultation, has named Kristi Hansen as its new president. Established in 1984, PFE has played an instrumental role in helping to...

Packaging ink suppliers are facing increased prices on pigment raw materials, petrochemical price increases and supply constraints and higher freight cost due to the reduced availability of containers. This has resulted in significant pressure across...

Nature Valley Crunchy granola bars will have fully recyclable plastic wrappers starting this spring, a first for the category. The new wrappers are a step toward the General Mills brand's goal of having 100% recyclable...

In today’s evolving business environment, successful corporate owners need to make decisive moves in unison with the marketplace. Chip Smith, president of Marshall & Bruce, can be counted among these visionary owners. As the printing...

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced its support of a £1.2 million project between Recycling Technologies, University of Birmingham, University of Surrey and Cranfield University to enhance and improve the...

Companies in the label and packaging industry have come under serious pressure this year – unprecedented demand due to panic buying and stockpiling, production challenges due to social distancing requirements, staff shortages and supply chain...

Now that Democrats have control of the House, Senate, and White House, policies of particular importance to the flexible packaging industry continue to be closely monitored by those who follow the trends in Washington, D.C....

Miraclon announces the appointments of Dr. Reid Chesterfield as Chief Technology and Innovation Officer and Dr. Zaki Ali as Chief Technology Advisor to the CEO, affirming the company’s commitment to innovation and expanding the executive...

Flint Group introduces EkoCure® ANCORA™ Dual Cure food contact material (FCM) UV-curable ink for food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic label and flexible packaging applications. Compliant with indirect food contact regulations thanks to exceptional curing under both...

It is the company’s first recyclable polymeric mono-material, has a wide range of uses in pharma packaging applications and is now available worldwide. Perpetua offers excellent product protection from oxygen, water vapor and light. High...

UFlex Ltd declared its financial results for the quarter ending December 2020. The company said it witnessed a surge in demand for multiple lines of businesses while also adding newer clients. The company posted strong...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce that it is partnering with TAPPI’s International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Division’s (IFPED) upcoming...

H.B. Fuller launches a new generation of high-performance adhesives with Swift® tak 5730 grade to create consumer-safe, liquid-resistant paper straws designed for fast-moving machines and improved sustainability. As global regulatory single-use plastics bans go into...

Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and full year, both ending December 31, 2020.

Stora Enso’s Annual Report 2020 has been published at storaenso.com/annualreport. The Annual Report 2020 consists of five sections: Strategy, Sustainability, Financials, Governance, and Remuneration. Strategy explains how our transformation is progressing and how we create...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) is submitting testimony in opposition to HB1488, “Relating to the management of plastic packaging materials,” which sets arbitrary rates and dates for all plastic packaging in Washington to have post-consumer...

Wikoff Color has elected Robert (“Bob”) Beckler, as the sixth member of its Board of Directors. Bob has spent his career in the chemical and packaging industries. Most recently, he was President of Packaging for...

Rodolfo Haenni has joined Tekni-Plex as vice president, market and strategy development for food and beverage packaging. Haenni will be responsible for leading Tekni-Plex’s efforts in developing and accelerating solutions to support the emerging needs...

Packaging from the grocery store, lint from our clothing, plastic shopping bags – plastics and microplastics are everywhere, and they’re not going anywhere. In fact, it will take them hundreds of years to decompose in...

Macaran Printed Products, a label and packaging converter, has appointed Tom Sargent as executive vice president, joining the executive leadership team. In this role, Sargent will work closely with Macaran’s president and CEO, Nick Van...

Recycled plastic sellers are facing cost pressures from cheap virgin material, and an expert says reclamation costs will not come down to close that pricing gap. Tonya Randell, a program manager at plastics recycling research...

As the pandemic shook the ground underneath the feet of the vertical constituents of the consumer packaged goods industry, different industries fared differently. The evolving landscape rendered pre-COVID-19 forecasts obsolete. An interesting new report, available...

Wipak UK’s recently announced multi-million-pound strategic investment in state-of-the-art conversion equipment is set to be the largest of its kind in the UK, according to one of the machinery suppliers. Italy-based Nordmeccanica Group, the biggest...

A coalition of industry associations, brands, packaging producers and other groups released a document calling “for a national strategy to improve, advance and increase recycling in the United States.” The Recycling Leadership Council (RLC), which...