Bagging & Pouching

Stonyfield is First with All-PE Spouted Pouch

The package, for Stonyfield’s YoBaby refrigerated yogurt, is a mono-material PE structure with PE cap that is recycle-ready per APR design guidelines when the infrastructure becomes available.

July 23, 2024

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Flexible packaging

Volpak and Lecta Join Forces to Create Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Volpak

Partnership aims to develop and test eco-friendly papers for flexible packaging, addressing growing consumer demand for sustainable products.

July 22, 2024

Workforce

FPA Announces 2024 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge Winners

Flexible Packaging Association

Entries show a high level of creativity, a strong understanding of the mechanical properties of flexible packaging materials, and the manufacturing processes involved.

July 15, 2024

Bio-based

Finland's R&D Center Develops a ‘Better Cellophane’

Dr. Vinay Kumar of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland shares details on VTT’s work on cellulose-based film and coating materials produced using an environmentally friendly process.

July 12, 2024

Bio-based

Bakery Swaps to Compostable Film for Frozen Products

Vikings & Goddesses Pie Company is now packaging its frozen baked products in compostable film packaging, aligning with sustainability values of both the brand and its customers.

July 1, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

WG & CPMA to Develop Sustainable Produce Packaging Guidelines by Dec. 2025

A new working group spearheaded by the organizations will create guidelines to unify North American supply chain protocols.

July 1, 2024

Recycling

Digimarc and Wipak Partner to Create Sustainable Smart Packaging with Digital Watermarks

Digimarc

New packaging combines Digimarc's digital watermarks and Wipak’s printed film technology to enhance plastic recycling, improve efficiency, and unlock valuable data for brands.

June 28, 2024

Recycling

INEOS Becomes First Polymer Producer with Technology for Developing Recyclable Flexible Films

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe

INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe's multilayer, blown film line set to replace hard-to-recycle, multi-material packaging films and prevent a million tons of waste in landfills each year.

June 27, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

FPA Announces President & CEO Departure

Flexible Packaging Association

Keane steps down from her position after eight years as head of the Flexible Packaging Association, and the organization initiates a search for her replacement.

June 25, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Live at drupa: Recycle-ready Barrier Paper, Mono-OPE Flexible Packs Await Infrastructure

Recyclable, mono-material, high-barrier substrates result from supply chain partnerships, from raw materials suppliers to converters and packaging machinery OEMs to brands. But the real barrier to recycling is a lack of curbside recycling infrastructure.

June 14, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Matrix Appoints Chris Shay as South-Central Regional Sales Manager

Matrix Packaging Machinery

Shay will work to expand Matrix's vertical form fill seal packaging business.

June 12, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Bartelt to Exhibit New Budget-Friendly Pouch Machine at EXPO PACK México 2024

Bartelt Packaging

Show attendees can see the BPM-6 on display in Booth 1704 from June 4 to 7.

May 28, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Aldi, Barilla, and Penrhos Spirits Introduce Recyclable Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from Aldi, Barilla, and Penrhos Spirits from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

May 23, 2024