Tag Archives: flexible packaging

Polymer Packaging acquires The William-Allen Company

Polymer Packaging, Inc., (PPI) has acquired The William-Allen Company, a leading supplier of flexible packaging and containers. William-Allen Company offers a full range of services including design, production, quality control, inventory management, warehousing and distribution. The company ships nationally and internationally from its 33,000 square foot warehouse/distribution center in North Canton. “Acquiring The William-Allen Company […]

Ahlstrom advances base paper technology to replace plastic and film Packaging

Through continued innovation and collaboration with brand owners, Ahlstrom has identified specific technology enabling highly developed base papers – the key to solving the barrier requirements in flexible packaging, while still utilizing the inherent end-of-life benefits that paper has to offer. Ahlstrom has the unique set of capabilities and wide breadth of technical applications to […]

Ahlstrom Advances Base Paper Technology to Develop Replacement Solutions for Plastic and Film Packaging

Through continued innovation and collaboration with brand owners, Ahlstrom has identified specific technology enabling highly developed base papers — the key to solving the barrier requirements in flexible packaging, while still utilizing the inherent end-of-life benefits that paper has to offer. Ahlstrom has a unique set of capabilities and a wide breadth of technical applications […]

Sappi realigns production of its non-wet strength wet-glue label papers

Due to growing demand, packaging and specialty paper manufacturer, Sappi Europe is expanding production of its successful Parade Label Pro label paper to include higher grammages. Sappi is also expanding production of premium paper from its Gratkorn mill in Austria to include its Alfeld mill in Germany – so ensuring greater security of supply to […]

Rengo acquires Marufuku in Japan

Rengo announces that it has acquired 100% of the shares issued by Marufuku Co., Ltd., making Marufuku a Rengo subsidiary. Marufuku primarily manufactures and sells folding cartons and flexible packaging for confectionary and food products as travel souvenirs. It has strengths in its ability to plan and propose complete packaging solutions from outer boxes (decorative […]

Lecta to take temporary downtime at several mills

Lecta announces that it will take temporary downtime at several mills. “The current market environment is characterised by very high production costs, in particular energy costs, and weaker demand primarily due to destocking in the value chain”, Lecta states. Therefore, Lecta has decided to take temporary downtime at several of its paper mills. Downtime will […]

Mondi launches new lab in Austria

New facility opened UK- and Austria-based Mondi has announced it has launched its first recycling laboratory at the company’s Frantschach mill in Austria. The  producer aims to use the facility “to test the recyclability of paper and paper-based packaging using non-paper components such as coatings,” Mondi said in a statement.   “The ability to provide our customers with […]

Greif to Divest Stake in Flexible Packaging Joint Venture to Gulf Refined Packaging for $123 Million

Greif, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its 50% share in the Flexible Packaging joint venture, or “FPS” to Gulf Refined Packaging (GRP) for a total cash consideration of $123 million, subject to certain conditions and post-closing adjustments. Greif expects to use the proceeds for debt repayment. “While we […]

Huhtamaki to develop technology to tackle floating river waste

Huhtamaki partners with RiverRecycle and VTT to develop technology to tackle floating river waste. New technology river waste collector now operational on the Mithi River in Mumbai, India Finding new ways to address our environmental challenges is reliant on our ability to foster innovation to find ways of driving systemic change. To support such innovation […]

Huhtamaki launches Push Tab paper

Huhtamaki launches Push Tab paper, an industry-first sustainable renewable paper-based blister solution, ideal for the global healthcare industry   Huhtamaki, a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions, and Syntegon, the German processing and packaging technology provider, today announced a breakthrough innovation for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Push Tab® paper, the first paper-based tablet […]