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

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Workforce

Accredo Packaging Appoints Frank Winter as CFO

Accredo Packaging, Inc.

Seasoned finance executive brings deep packaging industry experience and strategic leadership to support Accredo’s continued growth as chief financial officer.

June 2, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

UPM Specialty Papers Invests Over 10 million Euros in UPM Tervasaari Mill

UPM Specialty Papers

The investment aims to increase capacity and improve production stability for glassines and flexible packaging papers.

May 29, 2025

Flexibles

Dairy Brand's Stick Pack Machine Cuts Costs and Lowers Footprint

Slovenian dairy processor EuroMilk is using an aseptic stick packing machine to benefit its processing operations and expand its product offerings.

May 22, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

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

Pregis

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

Bagging & Pouching

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

Recycling

NOVA's Recycling Facility Earns Certification

Nova Chemicals

The certification verifies that its SYNDIGO brand recycled polyethylene is 100% post-consumer content and meets traceability standards.

May 13, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

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

Bagging & Pouching

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

Wrapping

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

Bagging & Pouching

ProAmpac Updates Product Line for Sustainability

ProAmpac

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

Bagging & Pouching

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

Flexible packaging

TOPPAN Holdings Completes Acquisition of Sonoco’s TFP Business

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

Acquisition of Sonoco Products Company's Thermoformed & Flexibles Packaging business expands TOPPAN's global packaging presence and capabilities in sustainable solutions.

April 9, 2025