Tag: flexibles
A wringer for virgin resin
Recycled polyethylene has been introduced into a detergent tablet pouch produced by Spanish converter Saica Flex. The division of Saica Group adds that this...
Reifenhäuser triggers Troisdorf extrusion expansion
The Reifenhäuser Group has started construction of a 3,000 sq m production hall at its headquarters in Troisdorf, Germany, with completion planned for spring...
AMB acquires UK food packaging business
Italian packaging producer AMB Spa has acquired TDX (Europe) Ltd, a UK-based manufacturer of PET, rPET and laminated rigid films for the food and...
Pouches push flexibles towards $290bn
Processed fruits and vegetables and baby food will be the biggest contributors to flexible packaging growth by 2023, reports the PMMI, with both in...
PRE identifies ways to accelerate flexible packaging circularity
A number of bottlenecks, including low collection rates and low quality of input materials, will need to be overcome in order for new recycling...
Healthy demand for BOPET film
The global PET film market has witnessed demand growth of 6.7 per cent a year over the last five years and now sits at...
Daibochi to buy fellow flexible packaging converter
Malaysian flexible packaging converter Daibochi is to acquire Mega Printing & Packaging (MPP) for RM 125 million (US$30m).
Established in 1997, MPP manufactures roll-form and...
Amcor reveals recyclable high-barrier laminate
Amcor has launched AmLite Ultra Recyclable, its first packaging product made from the high-barrier polyolefin film that the company developed last year.
The laminate can...
Food drives demand for biodegradable films
Demand for biodegradable plastics film is expected to grow by more than 5 per cent a year to $122 million in 2023, driven by...
C-P looks to a Flexo future
US-based converter C-P Flexible Packaging has acquired Flexo Transparent, a Buffalo-headquartered custom plastics manufacturing and printing solutions provider, for an undisclosed sum.
C-P is a...