Press Releases

When packages come and go, label choice matters. A truly closed loop solution is here with new and improved UPM Raflatac RW85C wash-off label materials for PET containers, now available in the Americas market. Part of the UPM Raflatac SmartCircle™ sustainable product range, products with RW85C adhesive offer best in class wash-off technology. Because PET plastic packaging is lightweight and economical to manufacture, it is in high demand. Although PET has the highest recycling

At the core of production activities at Ardagh is a commitment to responsible environmental management. At Ardagh’s glass production facility in Wahlstedt, Germany, a new batch preheater, or heat recovery system, has been installed with sustainable best practice in mind. As a result of this new technology, energy consumption at Wahlstedt has reduced by up to 20%. The new preheater allows for waste heat from the melting process to recirculate and preheat a mix of raw materials

BillerudKorsnäs launches Pure Performance, a White Top Kraftliner that combines high strength, excellent printability and purity in one material. Pure Performance is a unique paper product that offer packaging material reduction thanks to its 3-ply construction. Pure Performance is one of the first products from the world´s most modern board machine KM7 at BillerudKorsnäs and has received great appreciation among customers within the corrugating industry. Pure Perfor

American Packaging Corporation has developed a recyclable lamination for applications that depend on high speed cohesive sealing systems. The new development (REC01) is part of the APC RETM family of sustainable materials that have been engineered to meet production line performance and product protection standards in many common usages. "We have created an easy set of answers that can be quick to scale for brands who are looking for a path to meet sustainable packaging goals," said

Printex Transparent Packaging, the largest clear folding box manufacturer in North America has re-tooled and has now become one of the region's leading face shield splash guard suppliers.  PTP with plants in NY and Montreal has shipped over ten million shields within the last 3 months providing desperately needed face shields to front line workers. "We have donated thousands and sold millions" said company president David Dennison. In addition to health care facilities, the

C-P Flexible Packaging—a leading manufacturer of flexible packaging including rollstock, premade pouches, resealable packaging and shrink sleeves—announced today the acquisition of Genpak Flexible from The Jim Pattison Group. Genpak Flexible is a leading North American supplier of compostable packaging and offers a wide range of unique, patented flexible packaging solutions. C-P Flexible Packaging is a longstanding portfolio company of First Atlantic Capital, a New York based priv

Norske Skog will take a major step in its continued transformation towards a growing and high-margin business by converting two newsprint paper machines into renewable containerboard production. The conversions at Golbey and Bruck will introduce 765,000 tonnes of competitive containerboard capacity to meet the growing demand for renewable packaging. Following the conversions, both mills will have access to green energy and have reduced their carbon footprints to become among the best performe

CHICAGO, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurture Life, the only food brand providing freshly made, nutritionally balanced, ready-to-eat meals for kids and families, announced they are colla

Business Wire IndiaAmong the most renowned pediatricians in Assam, one cannot miss out on the name of Dr. Gokul Bora. Born on 5th October, 1944 in Jhanji Tamuli Gaon, Jorhat, Dr. Bora has been continuing practice at his clinic in Guwahati since 1971. He is one of the senior most pediatricians of Assam who has been instilling values of a nutritious and sanitized habitat among the younger generation of the Assamese society for more than four decades now, encouraging the

BEIJING, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: FFHL) ("Fuwei Films" or the "Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films in China, today announced that the Company will report its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2020 on Mond

Neste and Jokey, a leading international manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging, have started collaborating with a target to develop the market for rigid packaging from sustainable renewable and recycled materials for food and non-food applications. By promoting the use of more sustainable materials in packaging, such as those produced with Neste’s hiqh-quality drop-in hydrocarbons produced from renewable and recycled raw materials, the partners wish to help other companies u

In line with the increased focus on the medical market segment, Coveris is taking a gigantic leap forward to modernize their medical packaging production facilities. With an extensive EUR 10 m investment program, Coveris strives to become best in class when it comes to process transparency, cleanliness and quality. After a two-year long phase of market research and careful planning with industry experts, Coveris has recently started the implementation phase of modernizing its produc

TC Transcontinental announces the acquisition of the assets of Enviroplast Inc., a company dedicated to recycling flexible plastics in the province of Québec. The equipment acquired will be used for converting plastic waste recovered from sorting facilities and other commercial, industrial and agricultural sources into recycled plastic granules. “The circular economy is the way of the future," said Sylvain Levert, Senior Vice President, Recycling Group, TC Transcon

The virtual platform https://sacmi.com/en-US/Metpack2020 is hosting a guided tour of SACMI's metal packaging manufacturing and quality control solutions. Advanced metal closure and packaging manufacturing systems, plus a new frontier for vision systems, which are evolving to incorporate A.I. algorithms for more efficient control of the entire production process. All this - and much more - will be showcased in a virtual tour for visitors to the SACMI stand at Metpack 2020.

The new rotary Aseptic Blow Fill technology from GEA (ABF 2.0) provides beverage manufacturers with maximum hygiene and food safety and top performance in terms of filling speed, accuracy and flexibility. ABF 2.0 is suitable for the filling of shelf-stable, sensitive beverages and milk-based drinks, using H2O2 for the sterilization of PET preforms. With the ABF 2.0, GEA has used all its experience to optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while enhancing the control of key parameter