Canada

CANADA – Canadian flexible packaging manufacturer TC Transcontinental recorded US$2.17 billion (C$2.95bn) in full-year revenue for fiscal 2022 (FY22). The figure represents an 11.8% increase…

CANADA – Canadian plastic filmmaker and recycler Polykar has opened its new 50,000 ft2 state-of-the-art plant in Edmonton, Alberta. The plant complements the company’s Montreal…

CANADA – Clearlake Capital-Backed Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) has named Peter Durette as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of the Board of Directors.…

CANADA – US-based packaging company TricorBraun has completed the acquisition of Canada-based rigid packaging provider Merlot Packaging for an undisclosed sum. Based in Vancouver, Merlot…

CANADA – The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) has launched a three-year ‘Save Plastic’ campaign, aimed at promoting plastic as a valuable resource that—when…

CANADA – Scotia Investments Limited (SIL), together with CKF, Inc. (CKF), have reached an agreement to acquire Packright Manufacturing Ltd. (Packright). Packright will become a…

CANADA – Canadian sustainable packaging company Cascades is planning to permanently close the corrugator at its Belleville facility in Ontario, Canada. The move is part…

CANADA – Canadian supermarket chain, Loblaws has announced the discontinuation of single-use plastic shopping bags at stores across the Northwest Territories, including Glen’s Independent Grocer…

CANADA – Canada-based plastics and chemical company NOVA Chemicals has introduced a new range of high-performance plastomer resins under the ASTUTE brand. The new resins,…

CANADA – Canadian packaging company Winpak has recorded revenue of US$302.5 million for the third quarter (Q3) of fiscal 2022 (FY22), up 19.0% from US$254.2…