Flexible Packaging

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EcoCortec’s compostable films and bags are designed not just for corrosion protection but engineered to safely return to the earth at their end-of-life.

The multi-layer flexible pouch is designed for a variety of food products, including ready-to-eat meals, soups, sauces, baby food, and liquid foods.

While we have already named our Top 25 Converters for 2025, here are some flexible packaging converters who are strong contenders for next year’s list.

Sarah Marshall of NOVA Chemicals notes positive developments in recycled polyethylene (rPE), highlighting collaborative efforts among recyclers, resin producers, and brand owners.

Investment in flexible packaging technologies increases capacity for recycle-ready, high-barrier solutions across dry goods, pet food, confections, and specialty markets.

In this article, Vivek Komaragiri, Principal Technologist at Industrial Physics, explores how advances in optical measurement are enabling packaging manufacturers to move away from nuclear gauges to achieve greater precision, efficiency, and sustainability.

List of materials accepted has been expanded to include hot and cold beverage cups, pet food bags, frozen juice containers, and other paper packaging. Circular Materials also is partnering with the Eastern Recyclers Association for the collection of flexible plastics such as candy wrappers and chip bags.

Brought to life through HP’s Brands Innovation Platform and Garage Program, the campaign launched in Spain reimagined the seasonal staple, Suchard turrón, as a personalized, uniquely numbered collectible in the lead-up to Christmas.

To identify more circular solutions, the RecyClass PO Films Technical Committee commissioned a test campaign in line with the Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for PE films.

The new UK Packaging Pact builds on the success of the UK Plastics Pact, launched by WRAP in 2018 and which is nearing its end.