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DAVOS, Switzerland, January 24 — A coalition including many of the world’s largest consumer product companies, along with international recycling leader TerraCycle, today unveiled a global, first-of-its-kind, shopping system called Loop. The initiative is designed to change the world’s reliance on single-use packaging, offer a convenient and enhanced circular solution to consumers, while securing meaningful environmental benefits.

Submissions for the international awards program will be accepted from Jan. 22 through March 29 on the Dow Packaging Innovation Awards website. 

ePac Flexible Packaging plans to open manufacturing plants this year in Cleveland; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; New York City; Louisville; Richmond, Virginia; and Longview, Texas. 

KM Packaging has enhanced its material testing capabilities by investing in a ProTest machine from ProSeal, which enables the company to reliably analyze, record and report the force required to peel any given lidding film from a tray, establishing if the seal strength and performance is suitable for the intended product’s application. 

Kentucky governor Matt Bevin recently visited Uflex’s Noida Plant in India to learn more about the company and tour the facility. 

Maxcess has announced a new Carbon Fiber Dead Shaft Idler Roll from Webex. Composed of a lightweight carbon-fiber composite, the new dead shaft idler rolls promise higher load capacities with lower inertia. 

Xiuming Bai is joining Kwik Lok Corp.’s global sales team and will head up Kwik Lok’s office in Shanghai.

Technipaq has further expanded and enhanced its production capacity with the addition of new printing and pouch fabricating machinery.

From custom printed labels to custom packaging needs, PSG has a reputation for partnering with its customers to determine flexible packaging solutions that answer specific and customized application challenges.