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Pandemic-Driven Sales Lead to Pasta Co-Packer’s Growth

Pasta and skillet dinner co-packer EnterpriseCP sees sales skyrocket during COVID, leading to a new facility and new equipment installs, including a new bulk bag discharger and two new baggers.

November 2, 2022

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Light, Low-Shrink Polyolefin Film Ideal for Furnace Filters, Calendars, Other Bendable Applications

Obviating the need for PVC (polyvinyl chloride), this thin, lightweight, heat-shrinkable PE-based polyolefin film delivers the lowest shrink force in the market, according to Clysar, with a gentle, balanced shrink at low temperatures.

November 1, 2022

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Approaching a ‘Holy Grail’ of Food-Grade, Film-to-Film Recycling?

The MBOLD coalition is building a new ecosystem of stakeholders to support a circular economy for flexible packaging and films in the Upper Midwest.

November 1, 2022

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TC Transcontinental Rolls Out vieVERTe Recycle-Ready Flexible Packaging

Sustainable post-consumer recycled (PCR) material is aimed at pet food, personal care and home products packaging.

October 31, 2022

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Robotic Pick & Place Fills Autobagger in E-comm-Ready System

Designed with the needs of fulfillment centers in mind, this robotic e-comm bagging system automates previously manual process for variable, unsorted pick and place operations.

October 26, 2022

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Dr. Chuck Xu Appointed to Michelman Board of Directors

Michelman Inc.

Xu is Vice President and General Manager of Strategy and M&A, Electronics and Industrial Segment, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. He will begin his term on Michelman’s Board of Directors in Q4 of 2022.

October 28, 2022

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Preco Debuts AcuBreathe Nano Flexible Packaging

New technology can add perforations to flexible MAP packaging between 25 to 65 microns.

October 26, 2022

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Parallel Trends Overlap, Intertwine at PACK EXPO

After a four-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, PACK EXPO International was back in Chicago in late October, 2022, and the top trends weren’t hard to spot.

October 26, 2022

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Flow Wrapper for Trayless Ground Meat Packaging

Debuting in the U.S., the FW3710B wrapper from Formost Fuji eliminates the non-recyclable PS tray from ground meat packaging, reducing shipping, labor, and additional packaging equipment.

October 25, 2022

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Plexpack Corp. Hires Chris Stoner as Director of Sales

Plexpack Corp.

Stoner’s primary responsibility will be driving sales for all Plexpack brands—Emplex, Damark, and VacPack—as well as leading the Plexpack sales team and global distribution network.

October 25, 2022

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Dow Partners with Companies to Implement R-Cycle Digital Product Passport

Dow

Dow Packaging and Speciality Plastics is working with HP Indigo, Reifenhäuser, Cadel Deinking, and Karlville to implement the R-Cycle digital product passport into its pouch-to-pouch mechanical recycling concept.

October 24, 2022

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PPC Flexible Packaging Acquires Plastic Packaging Technologies

PPC Flexible Packaging, LLC

PPC Flexible Packaging LLC, a manufacturer of custom flexible packaging, acquired Kansas City-based Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC (PPT).

October 24, 2022

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Recyclable Flexible Film and Paper Packaging

Constantia Flexibles exhibits its Ecolutions family of mono-material packaging materials.

October 23, 2022