April 2024

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania based Amtech, LLC, an industrial software solutions provider to the packaging industry, announced the completed acquisition of Label Traxx and its leading software suite for the label printing and flexible packaging segments. Amtech said the combination further solidifies its position as a sought-after industrial software platform to the…

The European Commission has approved the proposed merger between Smurfit Kappa Group plc, and WestRock Company, according to Competition Policy International. Dublin, Ireland based Smurfit Kappa and Atlanta, Georgia based WestRock announced plans of a possible combination in September 2023 that would create Smurfit WestRock, a global leader in sustainable packaging….

With Earth Day this week and Stop Food Waste today, we consider how brands and stakeholders can leverage packaging to reduce food waste.
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Delaware, Ohio based Greif announced the finalization of construction on their new bulk corrugated manufacturing facility in Dallas, Texas. Scheduled to open later this spring, Greif says the new facility will significantly expand its capacity in the bulk corrugated business and create opportunities in the South and Southwest regions of the…

Feeling pressure from FDA’s traceability deadline? Sojo Shield is a game-changing, real-time solution that uses blockchain, geolocation, AI, and QR codes.
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Plastic film is widely used in various industrial applications and has become a significant environmental concern due to its contribution to plastic pollution. Flexo Wash understand the printing industry’s struggle to have dirty printed film and having to dispose of it. Several customers raised this issue to the company, so driven…

The Fibre Box Association (FBA) announced Walmart’s Jim Thomson as a speaker at the upcoming FBA Annual Meeting set for May 6-8 at the Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida. As the Director of Packaging Product Development, Thomson will share Walmart’s approach to packaging and provide an overview and update…

PHILADELPHIA (Apr 23, 2024) – Today, leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) joined to celebrate Earth Week and highlight a new ad campaign, ‘Trash Free Waters Begin with YOU!’ appearing throughout the city at multiple SEPTA and…

New HyperBarrier coating gives paper-based flexible packaging a massive leap in polyolefin oxygen and moisture barrier — offering EVOH, foil, and metallization alternatives — without ruining curbside recyclability.
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Memphis, Tennessee based International Paper (IP) and London, England based DS Smith announced that they have reached an agreement on the terms of an all-share combination to create a global leader of sustainable packaging solutions. IP will issue 0.1285 shares for each DS Smith share, resulting in pro forma ownership of…