What is packaging for? From its initial purpose of simply protecting the product to driving sales via consumer engagement, the role of packaging has substantially evolved. Smart/intelligent packaging continues this trend towards greater functionality, employing...

Following a successful merger in June 2022, Syracuse Label, Macaran Printed Products and W.N. Van Alstine & Sons have rebranded under a new group name and corporate identity. The NextGen Label Group™ name and logo...

As with many other industries, packaging manufacturers are seeking to digitise their operations. Although not an entirely new concept, it is yet to be adopted across all operations in packaging manufacturing as organisations look to...

The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC), Circular Materials, the Circular Plastics Taskforce (CPT), Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ), and the Film and Flexibles Recycling Coalition of The Recycling Partnership have...

Miraclon today announces the launch of UV Choice Printing, enabled by advanced plate surface patterning technology and specifically tailored to increase printing performance for label and other UV flexo printed narrow web applications.

Label Traxx, a leading provider of Print MIS/ERP solutions for the labels and flexible packaging segment, announced the company has made a commitment toward growth in Mexico and throughout LATAM. “Label Traxx has been successful...

The executive directors of the Flexible Packaging Association and Biodegradable Products Institute discussed what their stakeholders view as important tenets of EPR policies. How can extended producer responsibility affect types of packaging that lack curbside...

What if plastic packaging could go back to nature once it was used--not only for organics waste, but also for specialty rust preventative packaging? That is what Cortec® seeks to do with Eco-Corr Film® as a viable option...

Duro®, a Novolex® brand, announced that it has earned Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification for even more of its paper bags and sacks. Now featuring more than 100 SKUs that have been tested and certified...

Leading global developer of inks and coatings, Flint Group, has outlined its plans to reduce its environmental impact under its new sustainability framework. The company’s PRISM sustainability framework includes a range of targets such as...

The report, based on unique research with sustainable packaging experts in the UK, Italy and Germany1, reveals that 62% expect their company to increase their budgets for investing in sustainable packaging material over the next...

Henkel, a global leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, has officially opened its Technology Center in Bridgewater, New Jersey, US. Occupying 70,000 square ft., the center provides a unique and interactive destination for the...

Penn Color Inc. announces the launch of its new Astrad™ portfolio of dispersions at the European Coatings Show 2023, in Nuremberg, Germany. With its broad range of applications – automotive, architectural, and industrial – this...

DRG Technologies, a provider of labeling and packaging solutions, has announced the acquisition of La Fiesta Label & Packaging Systems, a provider of labeling solutions in Chandler, AZ, USA. The acquisition will expand DRG Technologies’...

Flexible plastic packaging has many benefits: it’s durable, strong, hygienic, lightweight and, well, flexible both literally and in design terms. This makes it an ideal material to contain, transport, display and store all types of...

AMGRAPH Packaging announced today that it has partnered with West Essex Graphics to produce one of the first packaging designs to utilize DuPont’s new Cyrel® Lightning plates technology. This printing breakthrough received the prestigious Technical...

Innovative solutions bring together Henkel coatings and UPM AsendoTMpapers to enhance barrier performance and sustainability.

Miraclon recognized its top channel partners for their sales, marketing and technical efforts in its annual Channel Partner Awards Program, launched last year. With the award scoring system assessing the company’s sales performance and market...

BOBST, one of the world’s leading suppliers in substrate processing, printing and converting equipment and services for the label, flexible packaging, folding carton and corrugated board industries, has announced plans to attend Global Pouch Forum...

Koenig & Bauer AG, Würzburg, a leading global technology supplier with a particular focus on special printing applications in the packaging sector, got off to a dynamic start in the 2023 financial year and recorded...

ACTEGA has announced its plans to open a new 238,000 square foot facility in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The project is being supported by the state of North Carolina, providing funding to establish a brand-new,...

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the growing U.S. flexible packaging industry, is pleased to announce the election of its 2023 Board of Directors. William Jackson, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer,...

Glenroy® Inc., a leading converter and printer of sustainable flexible packaging, has received a Silver Achievement Award in Sustainability from the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) for the Walex® Commando Black Holding Tank Cleaner Store Drop-off...

As more states move toward extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws and regulations for packaging, government officials should include industry representatives who will run the programs so fair fees can be assessed and to encourage flexibility...

Billerud presents a machine glazed kraft paper especially adapted and validated for wrapping toilet and kitchen paper rolls. Hitting the sustainability sweet spot – renewable, recyclable and biodegradable, but also enduring tough handling as good...

Cleanroom Film and Bags, a division of C-P Flexible Packaging, has expanded its operations to meet a dramatic increase in demand for nylon packaging. CFB is now one of the country’s leading manufacturers of nylon...

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is upgrading its Dynäs pulp and paper mill in Sweden. The modernisation programme will increase efficiency and further improve the overall environmental performance of the mill,...

Food producers, agricultural entities, restaurants, manufacturers of household products, electronics, toys, and other leading California employers all ask you to vote NO on AB 1290. AB 1290 is another packaging ban less than a year...