Bagging & Pouching

Constantia Flexibles Acquires a Majority Stake in Aluflexpack AG

The integration of the businesses will expand Constantia Flexibles' range of packaging solutions.

March 12, 2025

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Flexible packaging

FPA Announces the 2025 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners

Flexible Packaging Association

FPA announced the 2025 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners in a competition that emphasized sustainability and advancements in printing technology.

March 7, 2025

Recycling

Orkla's Panda Pilots Paper Wrapper, Joins Confectionery Trend

Finnish brand owner Orkla Snacks tapped UPM Specialty Papers to pilot a new paper wrapper for its Panda milk chocolate brand. It's yet another data point in a growing movement toward paper-based films in confectionery and on-the-go energy or granola bars.

March 6, 2025

Case/Tray Packing

Once Upon a Farm Automates Case Packing for New Recycle-ready Pouches

This marketer of high-quality nutritious baby food and children’s snacks has found a way to improve case packing while also getting its toes wet in recycle-ready pouches.

February 28, 2025

Bio-based

CJ Biomaterial Receives BPI Certification

CJ Biomaterials

CJ Biomaterials' PHA Masterbatches and compounds receive the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification in the United States.

January 29, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

TOPPAN Holdings Acquires Sonoco’s Thermoformed and Flexible Packaging Business

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

Acquiring Sonoco's TFP business for approximately $1.8 billion, will combine Sonoco's North and South American customer base with TOPPAN Group's packaging expertise.

January 24, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

David Spratt Appointed as CEO of Constantia Flexibles

Constantia Flexibles

Constantia Flexibles appoints David Spratt as its new CEO; the succeeding interim CEO Uwe Röhrhoff will return to the Supervisory Board.

January 17, 2025

Bio-based

Dissolvable Skin Care Wipes Pick Compostable Sachets

For sachet packaging of its new dissolvable cleansing wipes, Australian-based Conserving Beauty tapped compostable NatureFlex films by Futamura Compostable Packaging, as converted by New Zealand's Convex.

January 15, 2025

Bio-based

Brown is the New Green: Lamb Weston’s Recyclable Paper Fry Bag

Lamb Weston develops a paper bag for its frozen French fries that offers a grease and moisture barrier as well as durability and machinability, while still being recyclable.

January 14, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

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December 6, 2024

Consumer packaged goods

Amcor Acquires Berry for $8.4B, Combining Packaging Giants

The merger creates a global leader in consumer packaging solutions, with a broader flexible film and converted film offering for customers, a scaled containers and closures business and a global healthcare portfolio.

November 19, 2024

Recycling

Walkers Chocolate Bars Next to Switch to Recyclable Paper Wrapper

This move closely follows a host of chocolate and confectionery swaps away from plastic into paper-based wrappers with curbside recyclability claims, including by both Nestle and Mars in Australia, and Mars candy bars in the U.K.

November 15, 2024

Flexible packaging

Oben Group Completes Acquisition of Terphane

Acquisition of Terphane expands Oben Group's global position in high-performance polyester films.

November 12, 2024