Flexible packaging

Pros and Cons of Mono and Multi-Layer Materials for Packaging

This video looks at the pros and cons of mono and multi-layer materials as a sustainable packaging choice, and provides examples and descriptions of each.

March 29, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

Column: Entering A Collaborative Age in Packaging

In recent months, collaborations are evolving from time-limited, two-party partnerships into perpetual, multi-stakeholder coalitions that look like microcosms of entire supply chains.

March 30, 2023

Flexibles

2023 FPA Awards Emphasize Both Form and Function

A common theme among the flexible packaging applications that earned recognition as 2023 Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) Award winners is their ability to strike a balance between eye-catching aesthetics and performance in product protection.

March 30, 2023

Flexible packaging

Toppan Named CDP Supplier Engagement Leader

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

Toppan was recognized for the second consecutive year as a Supplier Engagement Leader in the 2022 Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) conducted by CDP, an international non-profit organization focused on environmental disclosure.

March 27, 2023

Flexible packaging

Amcor, Nfinite Enter Joint Research Agreement to Leverage Nanotechnology in Recyclable and Compostable Packaging

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor announced a joint research project agreement with Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. to validate the use of Nfinite’s nanocoating technology.

March 23, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize Winners Announced

The winners of the Plastic Innovation Prize used seaweed to design sustainable, biologically degradable alternatives to thin-film plastic.

March 21, 2023

Flexible packaging

Tyson Pilots Flow-Wrap Packs for Case-Ready Beef

The new packaging eliminates the traditional EPS tray from its case-ready beef packaging, resulting in a 50% reduction in plastic.

March 18, 2023

Flexibles

Toppan to Open Production Site for Transparent Barrier Films in the Czech Republic

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

Toppan will start mass production at its first transparent barrier film manufacturing site in Europe by the end of 2024.

March 17, 2023

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Pac Machinery Bags and Materials Announces New Sustainability Commitment

PAC Machinery

Effective immediately, PAC Machinery Bags and Materials’ custom and stock pre-opened bags for automatic baggers will be produced with a minimum of 25% post-industrial recycled resin.

March 16, 2023

Flow wrapping

New System at Orkla Twist Wraps 1,800 Chocolates/Min

Norwegian multinational Orkla tests a new wrapping machine for its chocolate pralines that handily matches the high-speed output of its molding equipment.

March 15, 2023

Flexible packaging

Four New CPGs Join Film Recycling Collab MBOLD

A total of 18 new partners joined the MBOLD Coalition, including packaging suppliers, material recovery facilities (MRFs), agricultural companies, grocer organizations, and at least four major brand owners.

March 14, 2023

Cartoning

Quality Packaging Specialists International (QPSI) Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

Quality Packaging Specialists International, LLC (QPSI)

Throughout the year, there will be activities for its employees as well as new capabilities and systems unveiled to enhance customer relationships and experience.

March 13, 2023

Flexible packaging

Curbside Film Recycling Pilot Unlocks New PCR Streams

A pilot program for residential recycling of hard-to-recycle plastic films is being piloted by Dow, WM (Waste Management), and leading edge film converter Natura PCR. The project is concentrating on recoverable mono-material PE films common in households.

March 7, 2023