The challenge was to dramatically improve the strength and toughness of the bag-in-box liner so that the snack product would survive intact during the forming and filling process.

Constantia Flexibles Group will purchase pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Oai Hung Co., Ltd. in Vietnam. Approval from the relevant authorities is expected in the coming months. The parties have agreed to not to disclose the price of the transaction.

Liqui-Box received an FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement silver award for technical innovation for the development and commercialization of its Sure Seal line of dairy pouch films. 

Clondalkin Flexible Packaging has appointed Tom Kleinschmidt as its new sales director for confectionery packaging. 

Constantia Flexibles Group has appointed Pierre-Henri Bruchon as the executive vice president of its Pharma division, effective Jan 1. 2016. 

Jindal Films is launching its new range of Digilyte food packaging and labeling films at Labelexpo from September 29 - October 2.

Dr. Gregory Pace, a manager of global regulatory affairs at Sun Chemical, will discuss the impact of varying approaches to the regulation of packaging inks in North America and Europe, including brand owners and nations within Europe setting their own standards, and the resulting impact within the food packaging industry to ensure that the inks and coatings are compliant in their export markets.