Specialty film producers Next Generation Films and Charter NEX Films jointly announce their plans to combine, creating a new platform focused on leading the specialty films market.

Pregis is announcing a $6 million investment in its Pregis Films facility located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This investment is for a third multilayer blown film line to address growing demands.

PPC Flexible Packaging has completed a 75,000-sq.-foot manufacturing plant in Bogota, Colombia, for Temkin PPC, a PPC division that produces flexible packaging for fresh-cut flowers and potted plants.

Toppan USA will launch manufacturing and sales of GL-EY barrier film in late June. 

Schur Flexibles Flexofol GmbH has introduced BarrierTop X 35, an ultra-thin high-barrier film that offers cost reduction and enhanced sustainability.

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.’s Torayfan Over the Mountain films received the 2018 Product Excellence award in the category of Coated, Laminated, or Metallized Product from the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators.

UPM Raflatac will open a new slitting and distribution terminal in Chile early next year.

The company’s film-based product, CompresSeal, won in the Sustainability category for 2017.

Toray Plastics (America) has launched Lumirror MK61HB and PA1HB barrier-coated polyester film as alternatives to foil, PVdC-coated PET and OPP, and AlOx-coated PET.