Asahi Photoproducts reported that the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) has awarded the company with a prestigious Sustainability Excellence Award for its AFP™-R Reduced Solvent CleanPrint flexographic plates.
“We are very honored to receive this prestigious Sustainability Award! The AFP™-R plates...
Following a successful pilot phase in Nigeria, Dow expands its flexible packaging recycling initiative – Project REFLEX – into new markets in Africa.
Post-consumer recyclate (PCR) produced during the pilot phase is being trialed by a large brand-owner for use...
BW Flexible Systems, a Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems company, has reduced carbon emissions at its Italian facilities by 92% via a partnership with E.ON, one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks. As of January 1, 2022, the flexible packaging company’s...
The European Commission has published its new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). It bans non-recyclable packaging from 2030, using design for recycling criteria to measure recyclability. It also provides minimum recycled content targets in plastic packaging, and a...
SATO Europe has announced the launch of a new customer-focused approach to its labels and ribbons ranges, in response to demands for greater operational efficiency and waste reduction across global supply chains.
The European Consumables Program (ECP) has been developed to...
Mondi has helped Austrian food company Handl Tyrol to wrap their bacon in an eye-catching solution that will contribute to a circular economy by keeping materials in circulation.
The mono-material polypropylene (PP) film is recyclable in existing recycling streams for...
Cologno Monzese-based company Tria is introducing a shorter working week: as of this month of January 2023 all employees of the plastic processing technology specialist will see their working hours cut from 40 to 36 hours per week with...
TEMAC has recently tested and delivered a machine dedicated to mater-bi film processing. With the new 3 motors machine EMS/IS, the issue of cutting and finishing tubular rolls has been solved once and for all, dividing the work stages...
UPM Raflatac announced the launch of its new collection of wine, spirits and beverage label materials – Rêverie 3 – that embraces circularity by using recycled fibers in aesthetically attractive labels.
The new collection demonstrates, via unique collaborations with...
Just over two years have passed since the first interview with Edoardo Fonti, a young and dynamic entrepreneur who, since 2017, has approached the flexo printing and converting market with the company Eco Air. Today, thanks to the desire...
