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FTA is now offering complimentary membership to students.

Toyo Ink India, a member of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, has launched a new brand to encompass all of its packaging-related inks and coatings, including a regulatory safe lineup tailor-made for the packaging of food, toys, pharmaceuticals and other consumer products. 

With the recent installation of a POD 5-layer blown film extrusion line in Georgia, Macchi’s total number of markets served has increased to 88.

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.