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Pregis and NOVA Chemicals Deliver a Sustainable Packaging Solution Designed for Food Applications

Pregis®, a leading manufacturer of flexible and protective packaging, partnered with NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) to co-develop a sustainable packaging solution for food-safe applications used in stand-up pouches (SUPs), fitment pouches, and lay-flat bags.

28 Jun 23

Pregis engineers 'first-of-its-kind' paper cushioning conveyance system

Pregis has engineered the first-of-its-kind paper cushioning conveyance system using air ducts. The new delivery system significantly improves worker ergonomics and packing speed, plus reduces equipment capital expenditures.

08 Mar 22

Pregis announces new Renew Zero 100% recycled content, carbon neutral air cushioning film

Pregis is introducing its new Renew Zero 100% recycled content, carbon neutral air cushioning film for use with its AirSpeed systems across Europe.

17 Feb 22

Pregis EverTec lightweight paper mailer receives recyclability certification

Pregis EverTec lightweight, paper cushioned mailer, developed for increasing e-commerce fulfillment demands, has just received independent certification of recyclability.

01 Feb 22

Pregis begins production in new Arlington, Texas cushioned paper mailer facility; mayor attends ribbon cutting

Pregis celebrated production start-up at its new 265,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Arlington, Texas with a ribbon cutting attended by the city’s mayor.

29 Oct 21

Pregis and inVia Robotics partner to offer automated pick, pack, replenish solution, increasing warehouse productivity up to 10X

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective and flexible packaging solutions, is partnering with inVia Robotics to improve pick, pack and replenishment labor efficiencies by automating fulfillment operations.

20 Oct 21

Pregis, Henkel join forces to develop advanced protective packaging for improved circularity, enhanced recycling

Pregis and Henkel recently joined forces to advance the development of sustainable protective packaging solutions that meet environmental goals and address future packaging requirements.

21 Sep 21

Pregis receives ‘industrial compostable’ certification for its Flo-Pak Bio loose fill product line

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, has obtained “industrial compostable” certification for its Flo-Pak Bio product line of loose fill products—The Bio One (green, using natural food coloring) and The Clean Bio One (white) chips.

27 Jul 21

Pregis invests $80 million in new film extrusion facility in South Carolina

Pregis is announcing a $80 million investment in a new, state-of-the-art blown film extrusion facility in Anderson, South Carolina.

19 Jul 21

Pregis announces EU launch of its latest MINI PAK’R compact air cushioning

Pregis is launching its newest AirSpeed MINI PAK’R compact, on-demand air cushioning machine, and companion film in the EU. The machine offers a film with a minimum of 50 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, with the goal of achieving 100 percent recycled content within the next year.

06 May 21

Pregis launches Phantom Mask protective film

Pregis is launching Phantom Mask, a new temporary protective surface film, that has been engineered to eliminate costly and labor-intensive adhesive transfer problems on plastic sheets, parts and products

03 May 21

Pregis Joins The Climate Pledge

Pregis announces that it has joined The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040—a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement’s goal of 2050.

21 Apr 21

"A Future Without Waste"- Pregis Announces Partnership with Circular Great Lakes Initiative

This initiative focuses on keeping plastic materials out of waste stream and environment

06 Apr 21

Pregis announces new Pennsylvania manufacturing facility

Pregis announces new Pennsylvania manufacturing facility to produce all-paper cushioned mailers to support e-commerce demands

24 Feb 21

Pregis announces new MAX-PRO 24 poly bagging system engineered to simplify operation, increase productivity

Pregis announces the North American launch of its Sharp Packaging Systems MAX-PRO 24 continuous bagging system. This latest model in the MAX-PRO line can handle a wider range of products and bag sizes making it ideal for fulfillment operations with a broad e-commerce offering.

11 Nov 20

Pregis acquires Technical Machinery Solutions and affiliated companies

Pregis, a leading manufacturer of protective packaging, has acquired Technical Machinery Solutions (TMS), Elk Grove Village, Illinois from its privately-held owners. The acquisition also includes the Graphic Innovators business.

05 Nov 20

Pregis introduces AirSpeed Ascent, next generation, high-pressure air cushioning system

Pregis, a leading manufacturer of protective packaging, is introducing the AirSpeed Ascent high-pressure air cushioning system. Smart logic recognizes and calibrates the optimal system settings as each roll of film is loaded onto the Ascent. This “load and go” efficiency makes machine operation simple because no adjustments are required, eliminating human error.

01 Sep 20

Pregis launches custom branded tissue paper void-fill portfolio

Pregis, a leading manufacturer of protective packaging, is expanding its customer experience portfolio with Inspyre paper. This custom branded tissue paper is dispensed from the Easypack Quantum on-demand, void-fill system. By using an automated packaging system that dispenses paper directly into the box, Inspyre paper offers the high throughput required by operations while delivering the branded unboxing experiences sought after by marketing.

23 Jun 20

Pregis’ Insulated Packaging Donation Protects Lakeview Pantry’s Critical Food Deliveries Across Chicagoland

Earlier this month, Pregis, a leading manufacturer of innovative protective packaging products, donated more than 5,000 Penguin Pack insulated box liners to Lakeview Pantry, Chicago’s largest food pantry. The donation enabled thousands of senior citizens, and other homebound individuals, to safely receive packages of healthy, fresh groceries through the Pantry’s Home Delivery program.

19 Jun 20

Pregis acquires Italian temporary protective films manufacturer Soprad

Pregis has acquired So.Pr.Ad. SRL (Soprad), Milan, Italy, a global provider of temporary protective films. Going forward, Soprad’s products will be marketed under the Pregis’ PolyMask brand and will further reinforce its offerings to a growing global market.

05 Mar 20

Pregis joins CEFLEX to further European flexible packaging sustainability efforts

Pregis, a leading protective packaging materials and automated systems manufacturer, has joined Circular Economy Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX), a European consortium of companies and associations representing the entire flexible packaging value chain.

25 Feb 20

Pregis invests in European operations to support growing protective packaging requirements

Pregis has made several recent investments in its European operations to support the growing protective packaging needs of its broad global customer base. The company recently opened a new energy-efficient facility in Stevenage, UK which includes a Customer Experience and Paper Specialist Centre (PSC) under one roof.

06 Feb 20

Pregis invests $5 million in fourth W&H blown film line to boost capacity by another 4 million pounds

Pregis is announcing another $5 million investment in its Pregis Films facility located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The investment is in addition to the $32 million outlay for the first three, five-layer W&H lines and expanded production space, made between 2016 and 2019.

03 Dec 19

Pregis joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste

Pregis LLC, a leading protective packaging materials and automated systems manufacturer, has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. The alliance has a $1.5 billion investment goal over the next five years to help end plastic waste in the environment.

01 Oct 19

Pregis receives FSC Chain of Custody Mix certification for Easypack paper

Pregis LLC, a leading protective packaging materials and automated systems manufacturer, has received a Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Chain of Custody, FSC Recycled certification for its Easypack paper portfolio. The certification is for 100% recycled-content, single and multiply-paper produced at its Plymouth, Indiana facility.

11 Sep 19

Pregis joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier network

Pregis LLC, a leading protective packaging materials and automated systems manufacturer, has joined the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier (APASS) network. As part of the APASS network, Pregis can certify that packages meet the requirements of Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging programs and its 3 tiers of certification.

01 Aug 19

Pregis invests in new protective packaging innovation center

Pregis LLC has invested in a new 50,000 square foot innovation headquarters designed to help solve protective packaging challenges. The Aurora, Illinois facility is called the Pregis IQ. The customer-focused training, design and testing services hub deploys a variety of package engineering tools to achieve performance-oriented, cost-effective protective packaging solutions.

25 Jun 19

Pregis invests $6 million in third W&H blown film line in Grand Rapids

Pregis has announced yet another $6 million investment in its Pregis Films facility located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This latest investment is for a third multilayer Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H) blown film line to address growing demands for output. It is in addition to the $23 million outlay for the first two, five-layer W&H lines, converting equipment and expanded production space, made between 2016 and 2018.

24 Apr 19

Pregis announces restructuring of its European operations

“By combining the air and paper systems portfolios, we will be creating a new European entity that will enable us to recommend the best on-demand, inside the box packaging solutions to meet a wide set of customer needs,” said Kevin Baudhuin, president and chief executive officer, Pregis.

11 Apr 19

The Unboxing Experience: How Premium Packaging Can Boost Your Brand

As retail continues to shift from physical stores to digital, the unboxing experience in consumers’ homes is replacing the store experience. Over the years, the retail store experience has become a science which includes branding, placement, merchandising, personalized service, music and even scent. But many retailers have failed to replicate that euphoric in-store experience with home delivery, potentially putting customer lifetime value at risk.

26 Mar 19

Is package damage impacting your bottom line?

E-commerce retailers and manufacturers put in a significant amount of effort and investment making sure the products they produce meet quality and performance goals. However, if insufficient packaging protection results in customers receiving your product in damaged, broken and/or non-functioning condition, the impact to your brand’s profit margin can be significant.

25 Mar 19

Parts and Parcels: Automotive trends highlight the need for perfect protective packaging

With the rise of ecommerce, it’s now more common for automotive parts to be shipped directly to consumers. Damaged parts can cost both suppliers and manufacturers considerable time and money by slowing production and product loss, so using the right protective packaging design is paramount.

29 Jan 19

We’re On Track to Change 50,000 Lives in 2019

Pregis is working to solve water insecurities with Uzima, a nonprofit that supplies life-changing water filters to communities that lack access to clean water. How close are we to our goal?

22 Jan 19

Big Ideas for 2019: Surge in Direct-to-Consumer shipping impacts protective packaging

In 2018, a simple question – “What’s in the box?” – became more of a mystery for online shoppers coming home to a package on their doorstep. With consumers ordering a wider variety of products online than ever before, that package could contain just about anything, making the unboxing experience feel like a mystery grab bag.

10 Jan 19

Pregis invests $10 million-plus in its Sharp Packaging Systems operation; adds blown film line, enhanced printing capabilities

Pregis LLC has invested more than $10 million in manufacturing upgrades which include a blown film line and enhanced printing capabilities in its Sharp® Packaging flexible packaging operation in Sussex, Wisconsin.

06 Sep 18

Pregis completes acquisition of FP International

Pregis LLC, a leading manufacturer of innovative protective packaging materials, equipment systems and surface protection, has completed its acquisition of Free-Flow Packaging International

16 Jul 18

Pregis joins How2Recycle coalition to help simplify recycling instructions for consumers

Pregis LLC has joined the How2Recycle coalition to help get more materials into the recycling stream by taking the guesswork out of the process. Initially, Pregis will be printing a How2Recycle label on its low-density polyethylene EP Flex film which is made into air pillows and widely used in e-commerce applications as void-fill.

03 May 18

Pregis announces price increase for protective packaging products

Pregis LLC is announcing a 5 percent price increase, for its extensive line of protective packaging solutions, effective March 8th.

14 Feb 17

Pregis announces new global branding for its surface protection films, cohesive materials and single-face corrugated products

Pregis is announcing a new brand and business unit SG PolyMask to service a global market with its surface protection films, cohesive materials and single-face corrugated products.

31 Jan 17

Pregis’ new AirSpeed Fit inflatable protective packaging system targets ‘ship-from-store’ locations with compact solution

10 Jan 17

Pregis launches Easypack paper-based protective packaging equipment

Pregis is launching a new line of paper-based protective packaging equipment in North America. Easypack by Pregis equipment uses 100% recycled-content paper to create cushioning and block/brace solutions for a wide variety of applications.

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