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Eco Flexibles Wins Sustainability Award
06.25.2025

Eco Flexibles has secured the silver award for Sustainable Investment Project of the Year at the Environmental Packaging Awards 2025, held at London's Kia Oval. The sustainability-focused flexible packaging specialist received the recognition for its...

Ampacet Unveils Innovative Digital Design Library: A Game-Changer for Industrial Designers
06.24.2025

Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has launched its new Digital Design Library on ampacet.com, an online resource that empowers designers to visualize and apply Ampacet’s innovative material stylings directly within KeyShot, the industry-leading product design-to-market...

Maine Alters Packaging EPR Law, to Industry’s Relief
06.24.2025

Maine was a trailblazer in U.S. packaging EPR when it adopted the nation’s first such law in 2021. But being the first mover, its law is structured differently than later states — such as Minnesota,...

Innovation or illusion? Why Packaging Design Must Keep Problem-solving in the Crosshairs
06.24.2025

William Connolly, a technical leader at Diageo, explores the challenges of sustainable packaging, emphasizing collaboration, transparency, and progress over perfection in the pursuit of innovation. In an industry shaped by shifting regulations, evolving materials, and...

Simplifying EPR Compliance: Key Deadlines and Responsibilities of Producers
06.24.2025

Cities and municipalities across the United States are contending with increasing volumes of waste. In response to this rise, along with growing consumer concerns about packaging waste, state lawmakers are enacting extended producer responsibility (EPR)...

Labthink’s Medford, MA, Lab Now Open for Testing Services for Flexible Packaging Materials
06.24.2025

Labthink has a Packaging Testing Laboratory in Jinan, China, and now also in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. With many testing instruments, a wide array of specific tests can be performed for your project. Exciting developments are...

Less Waste, More Impact: ScottsMiracle-Gro and ProAmpac Advance Insecticide Packaging
06.24.2025

ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, has partnered with ScottsMiracle-Gro to introduce a groundbreaking spouted pouch for Ortho Home Defense Max. This new packaging combines the durability of rigid containers with...

Ship & Shore Environmental’s Unsung Architect: How John Von Bargen Changed the Rules of Air Pollution Control
06.24.2025

Before compliance was a buzzword—before “sustainability” made headlines—John Von Bargen was rewriting the rulebook for American industry. As Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. (S&SE) accelerates toward its 25th anniversary, Von Bargen’s legacy remains the foundation...

Nestlé Continues to Support the Development of Separate Collection of Flexible Plastic from Food Industry Packaging
06.23.2025

Nestlé believes that it is possible to develop a collection system for flexible plastics, but this process requires an integrated and collaborative approach between industry, authorities and consumers. The development of local infrastructure in the...

WM’s Upgraded Wisconsin MRF Aims to Capture More Types of Plastic Packaging
06.23.2025

A year and a half after WM reopened the doors at its upgraded MRF in Germantown, Wisconsin, visitors can spot a specific material being pulled from conveyors and baled for sale that isn’t at many...

Flint Group Brings Cutting-edge Solutions to Barcelona for Labelexpo Europe 2025
06.23.2025

Flint Group will spotlight its advanced solutions and services for the label and packaging industries at Labelexpo Europe 2025, held in Barcelona, Spain from 16 - 19 September. The company’s Narrow Web and Digital (Xeikon)...

India’s Dhunseri Group to Expand Packaging Films Business
06.20.2025

India-based Dhunseri Group is set to invest over Rs22bn ($254.4m) by the financial year 2028-29 to enhance its flexible packaging films business through both greenfield and brownfield projects, says Business Standard. The investment aims to...

US Senators Call on EPA to Study Reuse, Refill
06.20.2025

A pair of U.S. senators active in recycling policy introduced their latest bill, this time focused on reuse. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Jeff Merkley,...

Michelman Names Recipients of $750,000 Donation Pledge
06.19.2025

Michelman is fulfilling its 75th anniversary pledge through a global philanthropic initiative that reflects the company's Legacy of Giving Back. In a tribute to the communities in which Michelman associates live and work, the company...

BOBST Set to Unveil New Solutions to Power Performance at Series of Exclusive Events During K 2025
06.18.2025

BOBST will hold a series of exclusive events during K 2025 to highlight a range of new solutions and services to help customers in the flexible packaging industry boost their productivity and profitability while innovating...

Change in Huhtamaki’s Global Executive Team
06.18.2025

Johan Rabe, Executive Vice President, Digitalization and Process Performance, and a member of the Huhtamaki Global Executive Team, has decided to leave Huhtamaki to pursue other career opportunities. Johan will continue with Huhtamaki to help...

New York Legislative Session Ends Without Assembly Vote on Packaging EPR
06.18.2025

The New York state legislature did not pass a contentious extended producer responsibility for packaging bill as its work wrapped up this week. The legislature’s formal session came to a close in the wee hours...

Pregis Shares 2024 Sustainability Report Highlighting Progress in Circular Product Innovation, Emissions Accountability, and Global Impact
06.18.2025

Pregis® releases its 2024 Sustainability Report, spotlighting the company’s advancements in product sustainability, emissions reduction and stakeholder impact. The report affirms progress toward its 2K30 goals and reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to the Pregis...

Inland Announces Partnership with GOpak to Expand Digital Printing Capabilities
06.18.2025

Inland is excited to announce a partnership stake in GOpak, a leading flexible packaging manufacturer based in Delafield, Wisconsin. This strategic alliance aligns with Inland’s continued expansion into high-growth packaging markets and reinforces the company’s...

Packaging Design Should Solve Problems
06.18.2025

Packaging innovation has long been a magnet for bold ideas. At its best, it’s brilliant: grabbing attention, opening minds, and setting new creative benchmarks. Showpiece designs can spark conversation, attract investment, and help make packaging...

A Deep Dive Into Flexible Packaging: Evolving Sustainability, Consumer Convenience Drives Growth
06.17.2025

Have you ever grabbed an Oreo cookie from a resealable package or squeezed Daisy Sour cream out of a pouch? If so, you’ve already engaged with the consumer convenience features of flexible packaging. This type...

American Packaging Corporation Showcases Flexible Packaging for Jerky & Other Dried Proteins
06.16.2025

Jerky - protein-packed, full of flavor, and always ready for an adventure! Jerky is the quiet MVP of the “grab and go” aisle. And let’s be real: it wouldn’t make it to your snack pack...

Inteplast Engineered Films Launches Merit Scholarship in Dalton, GA
06.12.2025

Two local Dalton high school graduates, Isaac Castellon and Leo Rafael of Southeast Whitfield High School’s class of 2025, have been awarded the inaugural Milo Kalis Scholarship from Inteplast Engineered Films (IEF) in Dalton, GA....

How MRFs Develop Their Accepted Material Lists
06.11.2025

Several MRF operators recently provided insight into how their facilities decide what materials to accept, during a discussion on bridging the disconnect between brand owners and MRFs. The discussion came during the summer member meeting...

How Much Do Consumers Really Care About Sustainable Packaging?
06.11.2025

With so much societal change in the last five years, consumer confidence has been under the microscope. So are economic headwinds and other global events also affecting consumer attitudes toward environmental issues and sustainable packaging?...

Why Paper and Packaging Face Uncertain Times
06.11.2025

Supply chain disruption, energy price volatility, and changing consumer expectations have all placed the global paper and packaging industry at a crossroads. Once considered a relatively stable sector, it now faces structural shifts and rising...

Recycling Company Continues to Impact Market As It Raises £3.3m
06.11.2025

Falkirk-based Impact Recycling has raised a £3.3m follow-on investment from IW Capital to scale its business in current and new markets. The plastic recycling company has developed patented technology for recovering high-purity recycled polymers from...

FPA Publishes 2024 Report to the Members
06.11.2025

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce that it has published its 2024 Report to the Members. The report provides an...

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