Husky launches HyCAP 4.0 tooling for beverage closure production

        Husky Technologies has launched its HyCAP 4.0 tooling platform for high-volume beverage closure manufacturing, targeting lightweight and tethered closure production as regulatory and performance requirements change.     Announced in Bolton, Ontario, the next-generation injection moulding tooling combines revised geometry, materials and stack design to improve precision, process stability, durability and …

MM Board & Paper agrees to acquire R.D.M. Arnsberg cartonboard mill

      MM Board & Paper signed an agreement with R.D.M. Group on 17 August 2026 to acquire the operating business of R.D.M. Arnsberg, a recycled fibre-based cartonboard mill in Germany, through an asset deal.     The Arnsberg facility has annual production capacity of approximately 230,000 tonnes of recycled fibre-based cartonboard and specialises …

GRA expands packaging technology network with two new members

  The Global Rotogravure Association (GRA) has added India-based Kody Equipments Pvt. Ltd. and UK-based RK PrintCoat Instruments Ltd. to its membership, broadening its expertise across flexible packaging machinery, print testing and coating development.     Kody Equipments, headquartered in Ahmedabad, designs, manufactures and exports printing and converting machinery for flexible packaging production. Its portfolio …

Stahl updates Sensora haptic coatings for food and non-food packaging

    Stahl introduced an updated Sensora haptic coatings portfolio on 31 August 2026 in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, for brands and packaging producers seeking tactile finishes across paper, board, labels and flexible packaging.     The range is designed to add sensations including soft, velvety, smooth, silky, rubbery and textured effects to packaging surfaces. According …

Boretech and ECC plan Africa’s first dedicated PET-tray recycling line

    Boretech has signed a contract with Egyptian Chinese Company (ECC) to supply a 4,000kg/h PET-tray washing line for the GreenTech project in Egypt, targeting closed-loop recycling of post-consumer packaging. The installation is described by Boretech as the first dedicated PET-tray washing project in Africa and the Middle East. It will convert used PET …

Sun Chemical and Cyngient partner on narrow-web label inks, coatings and adhesives

      Sun Chemical and Cyngient have formed a partnership to develop and supply inks, coatings and adhesives for narrow-web tag and label converters. The alliance combines the companies’ product portfolios and technical capabilities, with the stated aim of improving customer service and supporting faster product delivery.     Under the agreement, the companies …

Hybrid Software Helix launches Mako Core 9 for faster packaging prepress workflows

    Hybrid Software Helix has released Mako Core 9, a software development kit designed to accelerate PDF processing in packaging prepress workflows.     The release targets rasterisation and PDF file creation, two stages in preparing and outputting packaging artwork. Its Apex GPU-native renderer accelerates rasterisation by up to 30 times compared with CPU-based …

SÜDPACK expands mono-PP spouted pouch range for European dairy market

    SÜDPACK has expanded its CarbonLite PurePP mono-polypropylene laminate range to spouted pouches for cold-filled drinkable yogurt, skyr and dairy products, responding to demand for convenience and design-for-recycling requirements.     The film is intended for use with polypropylene spouts, allowing the pack to enter the PP recycling stream where collection and processing systems …

ALPLA and CCL Label launch recyclable PET beverage can for existing filling lines

    ALPLA and CCL Label have introduced a 0.33-litre PET beverage can with a recyclable full-body shrink sleeve, offering beverage manufacturers an alternative to aluminium cans that can run on existing PET filling lines.     The stackable container, now available, combines ALPLA’s PET packaging with CCL Label’s detachable EcoFloat shrink sleeve. The sleeve …

Flint Group Digital Xeikon partners with Xerox to expand digital press access

        Flint Group Digital Xeikon has entered a strategic partnership with Xerox Holdings Corporation to expand the market reach of its digital printing technology through Xerox’s sales and service channels.     The agreement will allow Xerox to offer digital presses under its own brand using Xeikon technology. The companies are targeting …