Pregis

Pregis Expands EVOH Barrier Film Capacity to Meet Demand for Recyclable Packaging

This expansion will enable Pregis to scale its sustainable packaging options, including all-polyethylene mono-material films designed to replace less recyclable structures.

May 14, 2025

Flexibles

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Constantia Flexibles Focuses on Growth at its Plant in Austria

Constantia Flexibles

The €50 million investment that will increase aluminum foil production by 30%, enhance supply chain stability, and reduce CO₂ emissions through sustainable practices and renewable energy integration.

May 14, 2025

Live at Rethinking Materials: The Transition to Fiber-Based Packaging

As fiber-based packaging technologies advance, industry proponents say now is the time to replace plastic with recyclable, compostable alternatives—if policy, supply, and consumer clarity can keep pace. Is fiber the future of sustainable packaging?

May 13, 2025

(l. to r.) • Kevin Vyse of ProAmpac; David Walker of UB Forest Industry Green Growth Fund; Laura Smith of Ellen MacArthur Foundation; Sian Sutherland of A Plastic Planet; and Adam Leyland of The Grocer.

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Scotts Grows Greener with Paper Sack

Scotts revives heritage brand O.M. Scott & Sons with a recyclable paper sack that’s built for performance, rooted in sustainability, and ready for modern lawn care.

May 8, 2025

Scott’s new O.M. Scott & Sons natural lawn care line is packaged in an open-mouth kraft SOS (self-opening sack) made from more than 90% FSC-certified paper with a thin OPP layer for barrier. Image courtesy of ScottsMiracle-Gro.

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New Origins Sample Pack Swaps Foil for Paper

Estée Lauder brand Origins debuts a recyclable 80% paper sample sachet, replacing foil with a more sustainable format that meets repulpability standards and cuts plastic use by 76%.

May 7, 2025

The 80% paper packette features a simplified, two-ply, mono-dose structure of paper and a dual-purpose barrier and sealant layer and will be used for Origins’ skin care product sampling. Image courtesy of Arcade Beauty.

H2R Launches Cal SB 343-compliant Store Drop-Off Label

The transition to the new label design is scheduled for August 2025, aligning with H2R’s upcoming July Guidelines for Use, which will incorporate findings from CalRecycle’s SB 343 Material Characterization Study.

May 6, 2025

The new label symbology with unambiguous icons. Store drop-off on the far right of the series.

Mars' Kind is Next in Line with Curbside Recyclable Paper Wrapper

The repulpable paper used to flow-wrap these bars is a curbside recyclable, How2Recycle pre-qualified paper film supplied by Printpack. The move is more evidence of a growing global, now national trend toward paper films able to run on existing equipment.

May 1, 2025

The Kind Dark Chocolate Nuts & sea salt bars will be sold in singles in the paper wrapper at Whole Foods, so a consumer will not purchase a carton.

Your Guide to Running New Materials on Older Equipment

Learn how to retrofit equipment for paper, compostables, and more in our free e-book.

April 30, 2025

1128 Pw Flexible Packaging

Learn About 4 Different Types of Wrapping Machines for Your Product

Find out how wrapping machines can be used for many applications such as small round items, rectangular cartons, horizontal trays, large flat products and more. Learn about the most common categories of wrapping machines in this "Package This" episode.

April 30, 2025

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Flexibles Innovations Report

Discover the latest advancements in flexibles technology from PACK EXPO.

April 28, 2025

813 Pmg Flexibles

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ProAmpac Updates Product Line for Sustainability

ProAmpac has expanded its Moisture Protect line of flexible packaging to include both foil-based and foil-free options, integrating moisture-adsorbing technology for product protection while offering more sustainable alternatives.

April 11, 2025

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ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc., and NEXES CONTROL Sign North American Sales and Marketing Agreement

ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc.

Barcelona-based NEXES CONTROL taps ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. as its North American partner to market its NEXES series premade standup pouch packaging machinery.

April 10, 2025

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Global Snack Bar Paper Wrapper Trend Makes U.S. Landfall with Riverside

Riverside Natural Foods, a certified organic snack producer, announced today that it is launching its MadeGood Trail Mix bars in AmFiber paper-based packaging from Amcor. Yet another data point in a global trend, the move, they say, is a category first.

April 3, 2025

Compared to traditional bar wrap, the package reduces the amount of virgin plastic by 77% and has been certified by Western Michigan University to meet repulpability standards necessary for the recycling process.

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Products

Horizontal Flow Wrappers

ACMA, a Coesia company, highlights its new FP EDGE flow packing machine, which supports sustainable packaging with paper-based materials.

LLDPE Tie-layer Resin

Recyclable Mono-material Flexible Packaging Film