Toray Plastics (America) Inc., has been named by the Providence Business News a 2019 Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island winner in the award category of those with 2,000 to 4,900 employees. 

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has launched TC-2000, a new film topcoat that enables converters and brand owners to create packaging with clearer, stronger colors and bolder graphics.

Fueled by today’s busy lifestyles, the convenience retail food market remains fast-moving and competitive. According to Statista, the U.S. market specifically is expected to grow. For manufacturers, this offers plenty of opportunities — but plenty of challenges as well.

There are a wide range of solutions that can be used to increase the shelf life of capsules, tablets, pills and other pharma products. Among these are PVC, PCTFE, PVDC and thermoform blisters for less sensitive products or Alu-Alu cold form blisters for APIs that are more sensitive.

Royal DSM has launched a new resin product, via the Skins® family, to enable a silky feel design for packaging across a wider range of applications.

The Flexible Packaging Association's (FPA) 2020 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards call for entries is now available. The deadline for entries is Friday, October 25, 2019.

Innovia Films is launching the first of its new range of transparent high barrier packaging films, Propafilm Strata SL which is designed to be a standalone mono filmic solution or to be used in laminate constructions to be recycle ready.

The plastic protective packaging market is projected to pass 9 million tons in 2019, according to a new study. This is due to the focus of manufacturers on streamlining and optimizing plastic protective packaging, to advancements in plastic properties in line with reduced waste.