Print and Packaging

SABIC enables Scientex group in developing world’s first PP flexible food packaging using post consumer recycled (PCR) ocean bound plastic

Premium brand instant noodle packaging made with 30% certified PCR plastic content launched in major retail outlets in Malaysia

This value chain collaboration enables ocean bound plastic (OBP) to be successfully brought back into circular material stream for conversion to high-quality flexible packaging

Forward Thinking in a Challenging Business Environment - Innovating with Automation and Sustainability

By John Freismuth, President, Empire Screen Printing

“May you live in interesting times” may or may not be an authentic Chinese curse, but it certainly is an apt description of the challenging business climate of today.

Let's design the future ̶ Green Product Award 2023: Sustainable watch case made of high-quality recycled paper from Koehler Paper nominated

▪ Green Product Award honours sustainable, innovative products and services
▪ Sustainable watch case from Mühle-Glashütte nominated in the "Packaging" category ▪ High-quality recycled paper from Koehler Paper is used

Are Paper Substrates The Future Of Flexographic Label Printing?

By David Lee, Focus Label
For many years, paper became almost a dirty word in the world of commercial printing. Paper labels and packaging were seen as old fashioned, inflexible, difficult to recycle, unsustainable to produce (due to exploitative timber farming practices), and heavy in ink consumption.

Packaging for beverages is growing more sustainable

PET or glass bottle, aluminium can, beverage carton or maybe even a paper bottle, single use or multiple use – there is a huge range of choices for packaging beverages. But which is the most sustainable? The focus has increasingly been placed on ecological aspects over the last few years in this sector. And not only for packaging material: these aspects have also become important for filling and actual packaging processes.

Panther for Planet: Promise for generations

The jubilee year 2022, in which the 120th anniversary of the Panther Group is celebrated, is also a year for setting new directions in all plants and at headquarters, leading to a CO2-neutral future.

ExxonMobil Doubles Polypropylene Production at Baton Rouge

• Startup of new polypropylene unit increases capacity to meet growing demand for high- performance products
• Polypropylene is used in everyday products, including lightweight auto parts that improve fuel efficiency
• Expansion project generates economic development and jobs

Archroma awarded EcoVadis Platinum rating for 2nd consecutive year, consolidating its position amongst Top 1% best rated companies

Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, today announced the renewal of its EcoVadis “Platinum” status and further improvement of its overall rating.

3M to Exit PFAS Manufacturing by the End of 2025

3M (NYSE: MMM) today announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of PFAS across its product portfolio by the end of 2025. 3M's decision is based on careful consideration and a thorough evaluation of the evolving external landscape, including multiple factors such as accelerating regulatory trends focused on reducing or eliminating the presence of PFAS in the environment and changing stakeholder expectations.

The Gilman Brothers Company supports print and graphics sustainability efforts as the newest SGP Patron

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading certification authority in sustainable printing, announced today the support of The Gilman Brothers Company in its sustainability mission as a Gold SGP Patron.

Precise Digital Printing or why everyone wants a Zünd Cutter

Precise Digital Printing, a leading wholesale trade supplier of large-format, full-color signs and graphics, has just placed an order for their third Zünd digital cutting system. This is the story of how the company has evolved in a very short time, from a team of three to a major trade printer in the Midwest, and the role Zünd has played in their remarkable success.