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Mike Dennis

VOID Technologies Appoints Mike Dennis as Chief Executive Officer

August 6, 2025

Dennis has held senior roles at Garlock Printing and Converting, Interflex Group, and Alcan, and he has significant experience in VOID’s core markets of packaging and material sciences.


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USDA Announces Research Funding for Sustainable Produce Packaging Solutions

Packaging Strategies Editorial Team
August 1, 2025

The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded 21 research grants for produce packaging with the aim of helping U.S. farmers meet foreign requirements and maintain market access for U.S. exports. 


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SIG and PulPac Partner to Develop Paper-Based Closures Using Dry Molded Fiber

July 23, 2025

In its mission to create a fully regenerative food packaging system, SIG is steadily increasing the paper content of its aseptic cartons, to enhance renewability, and further reduce carbon footprints and the use of fossil-based materials.


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Hydramotion Announces Release of Innovative Melt Flow Analyzers

July 17, 2025

Powered by a breakthrough new sensor technology, Scorpion, it delivers the entire viscoelastic picture of thermoplastics in real time, relating directly to MFI, IV, and molecular weight.


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Packaging at a Crossroads

Evolving Demands Reshape the Pouch Converting Landscape

Jason Beauleau
July 17, 2025

Across North America, pouch converters are navigating a convergence of market demands: shorter runs, sustainability goals, labor shortages, and rapid SKU proliferation, as these forces reshape how machinery is specified, run, and upgraded.


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INEOS Styrolution Commercializes 100% Bio-Attributed Polystyrene

July 10, 2025

Styrolution® PS 158K BC100 uses an ISCC-certified mass balance approach and is made from 100% bio-attributed feedstock.


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Amcor Expands PCR Packaging Options with Investment in Kentucky Facility

July 9, 2025

State-of-the-art system incorporates dedicated silos that feed multiple production lines to enable precise PCR blending, giving customers the ability to choose their optimal PCR percentage.


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VIDEO | Paper Packaging: How Touch Affects Purchasing Decisions

Brad Addington
Brad Addington
July 8, 2025

We recently spoke to Vicki Strull of Vicki Strull Design about how premium paper packaging affects people’s perceptions of quality—and how converters and brand owners can benefit from understanding these perceptions.


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Embracing Sustainable Packaging with Mono-Material Coding

Melissa Bosnyak
July 3, 2025

Switching from traditional multi-material flexible packaging to recyclable mono-material packaging supports sustainability but brings unique printing challenges. The right coding technology can render packaging both eco-friendly and high-performing.


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Avantium Partners with Hordijk to Expand Use of Plant-Based Plastics

June 27, 2025

Under this agreement, Hordijk has secured volumes of Avantium’s 100% plant-based and recyclable polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate) from future license plants for use in trays and injection-molded packaging across a range of applications, including food, cosmetics, and other consumer goods.


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