Additives, coatings & inks

Michelman Names Recipients of $750,000 Donation Pledge

The 75th Anniversary contribution supports global organizations advancing STEM, environmental stewardship, and social impact.

June 19, 2025

Additives, coatings & inks

Additives, coatings & inks

Kalpana Systems

June 3, 2025

Flexibles

Kraft Heinz Eyes Super-spatial Atomic Layer Deposition Barrier Tech

Kraft Heinz crowned Kalpana Systems—a Dutch technologist behind a ‘thin film with the precision of a single atom’—as the winner of Rethinking Materials’ recent Global Innovation Challenge. The emerging tech delivers advanced oxygen and moisture barriers to otherwise recyclable paper or mono-PE, without impacting recyclability.

June 3, 2025

Additives, coatings & inks

Colored by INX Can Design Contest Entries Due 4/28

INX International Ink Co.

The Colored by INX Can Design Contest invites brand owners and designers to showcase their most creative uses of the INX Color Catalog for a chance to win.

April 18, 2025

Bio-based

Living Ink Secures Funding for Pigment Made from Biomass Waste

Living Ink Technologies

Living Ink has received $3 million in investment to scale its technology that converts algae and other biomass waste into Algae Black, a renewable and carbon-negative alternative to petroleum-derived carbon black.

April 16, 2025

Additives, coatings & inks

CelluComp Expands Operations with a U.S. Manufacturing Facility

CelluComp

The manufacturing facility in Renville, Minnesota will produce Curran, a micro-fibrillated cellulose product derived from sugar beet pulp, intended as a sustainable alternative to plastics and PFAS in fiber-based packaging.

March 28, 2025

Bio-based

Fedrigoni Invests in Papkot

Fedrigoni Group

The collaboration between Fedrigoni and Papkot aims to provide large-scale access to sustainable, plastic-free packaging alternatives for major consumer brands by leveraging Papkot's coating technology.

March 14, 2025

Additives, coatings & inks

2M Group Partners with Transcend Packaging to Bring Plastic-Free Coating to U.K. Market

2M Group of Companies

Xampla's Morro coating, produced at 2M's facility, will be applied to Transcend's paperboard packaging, offering a sustainable solution for the quick-service restaurant industry.

December 5, 2024

Additives, coatings & inks

Michelman Announces Substantial Gift To Support Communities, STEM, and Sustainability

Michelman Inc.

Michelman celebrates its 75th anniversary by donating $750,000 to various initiatives, reflecting the company's commitment to social responsibility and sustainable practices.

November 20, 2024

Recycling

Michelman Debuts Water-based Barrier Coatings and PE Alternatives at PACK EXPO International

Michelman Inc.

Visit Booth S-4359 to see how Michelman's barrier coatings and PE Alternatives help converters and brands reach sustainability goals.

October 15, 2024

Labeling

USINKS.COM Promotes Ian Claproth to Sales Support Specialist

USinks.com

Claproth will take his combined expertise in customer service, technical knowledge, and digital marketing to drive growth for USINKS.COM and Pacific Labeling Integration.

October 1, 2024

Additives, coatings & inks

Pepijn Dinandt Appointed CEO for Flint Group

Flint Group

Dinandt brings decades of leadership experience to the helm of Flint Group, where he will drive growth and sustainability as chief executive officer.

September 3, 2024

Additives, coatings & inks

Nike Uses Algae-Based Ink to Decorate Footwear Box

Nike uses a carbon-negative black pigment-based ink made from renewable algae waste to decorate a footwear box for sub-brand ISPA.

July 15, 2024