C-P Flexible Packaging, a leading manufacturer of sustainable flexible packaging, has announced plans to power 50 percent of the company’s US facilities with solar energy by 2025. In addition to reducing C-P’s carbon footprint, utilizing solar power will reduce costs and support C-P’s continued rapid growth.
Trisoft Graphics, an innovative flexographic prepress provider that serves narrow, mid and wide web flexible packaging and label printers, has successfully completed the Miraclon Certification Program for FLEXCEL NX Plates.
Wisconsin-based Inland Packaging has installed a new Nilpeter FA-17 to increase capacity and expand product lines in label and flexible packaging production for a variety of markets, including household, food, beverage, health and wellness, and others.
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials introduced a new direct thermal (DT) linerless label platform for variable information labels used in e-commerce, food delivery and pickup, quick serve restaurants, weigh scale, and transportation and logistics applications.
An important benefit of holding awards programs at regular intervals is the snapshot of emerging industry trends that the entries provide. In the latest round of the Miraclon-sponsored Global Flexo Innovation Awards (GFIA), one noticeable trend identified by the judging panel was a growing acknowledgement among converters and brand owners of the cost savings, productivity and sustainability benefits that expanded gamut (EG) printing delivers—of how, in the judges’ words, “EG gives brand owners an edge in meeting today’s market demands.”
Fiber-based consumer packaging leader Graphic Packaging International has announced an investment in a G. Mondini Trave 350 tray sealer to increase availability of its PaperSeal range of fiber-based trays in the US and Canada.
Hear from representatives at three companies—Industrias de Plasticos SA de CV, Footprint LLC and Sun Chemical—as they discuss their sustainability journeys, the reasons behind their pursuit of environmental awareness, and the power of FTA’s Sustainability Excellence Award to recognize and reward their dedication.
BOBST is pleased to announce that effective Sept. 6, 2022, Matt Bennett has joined BOBST in the position of label zone business director. Bennett will be responsible for sales team leadership and driving revenue and will lead an ambitious growth plan for both flexography and digital technology within the narrow mid web scope.
Ship & Shore Environmental, a multinational environmental pollution abatement and energy solutions firm, offers guidance and platforms for packagers and other supply chain organizations in need of meeting urgent market demand without adding to environmental, logistical, and regulatory concerns.
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co Ltd, the parent company of the Tokyo-based specialty materials manufacturer Toyo Ink Group, announced plans to double the laminating adhesives production capacity from the current level at its Malaysia-based subsidiary Toyochem Specialty Chemical Sdn Bhd.