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Employees look over materials regarding color matching at Union City, Calif., converter Emerald Packaging.

The ‘green premium’ : Companies, consumers pay the price for more sustainable packaging

Experts urge industry to heed demand from regulators and consumers to support environmentally friendly solutions.

Nov. 18, 2025

Effytec has developed a kit for its GP32 form-fill-seal machine so that it can produce a new, recyclable spouted pouch..

Machine, welding modifications lead to greener stand-up pouch for Effytec

Oct. 22, 2025

The Everex Hybrid mechatronic polishing stack offers maximum flexibility and downgauging without compromising quality.

Highly automated Reifenhäuser Everex line produces thin film

Oct. 9, 2025

The Centro-Freeze 2 from Kdesign, part of Reifenhäuser Group, cools film bubbles.

Centro-Freeze 2 cools film bubbles

Aug. 7, 2025

From left, Andrew Wheeler, president of Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.; Brad Humbolt, new president of Addex; and Addex co-founders Bob Cree and Rick von Kraus.

Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. acquires Addex

Aug. 6, 2025

Nova Chemicals' Syndigo1 facility processes LLDPE film into recycled PE pellets.

A look inside Nova Chemicals' film recycling plant

July 30, 2025

The SML W1300 can create rolls of film up to 4.9 feet in diameter.

SML turret winder creates jumbo rolls

July 15, 2025

Brückner Group has announced a number of leadership changes to start the new year. Sebastian Lange, left, now is CEO of Brückner Servtec, while Axel von Wiedersperg is CEO of the Brückner Group. Helmut Huber, third from left, has retired as CSO of Brückner Maschinenbau. Markus Gschwandtner, far right, now is CSO of Brückner Maschinenbau.

Brückner Group announces management changes

Jan. 22, 2025

American Plastic Molding in Scottsburg, Ind., is beginning the new year with a new 900-ton molding machine from Milacron. Acquired late last year, it replaces a 725-ton molding machine that took up the same footprint. Adam Auffart, VP of sales and marketing for APM, says tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump might steer more customers to the shop's mold-making and molding services.

Trump election buoys some manufacturers' hopes

Jan. 15, 2025

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