Materials

Active packaging manufacturer Alpla and materials manufacturer Golden Compound have launched a biodegradable coffee capsule that can be disposed of in a home compost. The...

Amcor has entered an agreement to acquire BPI China, the Chinese subsidiary of UK-based British Polythene Industries PLC for US$13 million. BPI China has one...

Rigid plastic manufacturer Plastipak Packaging has been selected as the successful bidder to acquire the APPE Packaging Division owned by La Seda de Barcelona...

The Incredible Bakery Company’s ‘incredible onion panini’ in a Sirane food packaging solution won the Free-From Bakery Product of the Year category at the...

Tetra Pak’s packaging material facility in Chakan, Pune, India has been awarded platinum certification by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), which is equivalent...

The Reusable Packaging Association will be holding the education forum – the Reusables Learning Center (RLC) – at Pack Expo in Chicago, US. The lineup...

BASF has doubled capacity of its non-phthalate plasticizer Hexamoll DINCH from 100,000 metric tons to 200,000 metric tons per year at its site in...

Kuraray expands into bio-based barrier materials after acquiring Australia-based, film barrier company Plantic Technologies. The acquisition of the bio-based barrier film company enables Kuraray to provide...

The global flexible food packaging market for retail packed food is set to reach close to 800 billion pack units in 2018, as consumers...

The new cartonboard grade FOODBOARD has been designed as to further protect cartonboard packed foodstuff, says MM Karton. Its core component includes an ecologically sensitive...