Press giant Koenig & Bauer, and packaging solutions developer Sealed Air Corporation have signed a non-binding letter of intent to expand their strategic partnership for digital printing machines in packaging.

Smithers says flexible mono-material plastic packaging film will grow at 4.1% CAGR for the next five years, with pharma, personal care, and fresh food to see the highest gains.

Mars Bars, Milky Ways and Snickers are now being wrapped in recycled paper, developed and printed by Amcor, replacing the plastics wrapping the popular confectionary products have always had.

Fibre-based packaging is set for sustained growth as a key packaging material, with corrugated, folding carton, liquid paperboard, flexible paper and moulded fibre all forecast for an upswing.

HP has today unveiled its new HP Indigo 200K Digital Press, which it says is designed to give digital flexible converters the competitive edge with better productivity, on-demand delivery, no minimum orders, designs of one, reduced energy consumption, and minimal waste.

Opal’s new $140m, high-tech, corrugated cardboard packaging facility is on track to be operational by October, when it will pump out up to 400 tonnes of finished flexo printed corrugated boxes every day.

Top executives from Miraclon, the home of Kodak Flexcel solutions for the packaging industry, are touring Australia and New Zealand, reconnecting with customers.

Ferag is the new distributor of the XSYS portfolio of flexographic printing plates and platemaking equipment in Australia and New Zealand.

MCC and Amcor were the two big winners at the annual Flexo Packaging and Label Manufacturing Association awards, each walking away with a hatful of gongs after dominating their categories.

The Flexible Packaging and Label Manufacturers Association conference is underway, with delegates treated to the biggest line-up of overseas speakers this event has ever hosted.

In a move that could have major implications for the flexo printing industry, Nestlé and Mars Wrigley are test launching their iconic chocolate brands in paper packaging in Australia.

Still in his mid-twenties, Jordan Shreeve has created a disruptive packaging business using new technology, and a clear understanding of the needs of the market.

Screen will use the upcoming Hunkeler InnovationDays to give the world’s printers a first look at its new flexible paper packaging press, designed to offer an alternative to plastic flexo packaging.

Thanks to strong demand from western countries, along with sustained growth in the packaging segment, and with an order backlog of almost €1bn, Heidelberg is well on track to meet its 2023 targets.

Strong growth in its Australian flexibles packaging operation helped Amcor to a six per cent uptick in sales revenue for the first half of the year, and an eight per cent rise in its EBIT, as the company signalled it will continue to invest in growth opportunities.

Leading print and packaging business Immij is investing strongly in packaging, acquiring businesses and installing new converting equipment.