XI'AN, China, Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the opening lighting ceremony of the 2026 Chang'an Lantern Festival, themed "Thousands of Lanterns Shining on Chang'an and Welcoming Spring with Horses," was grandly held in historic city of Xi'an, China.
The Festival, which used to open for Spring Festival and has been brought forward this year, blends the city's millennium-old cultural heritage with modern spectacular lighting to unfold a splendid 96-day lantern showcase spanning the three festivals of New Year, Spring Festival, and Lantern Festival, recreating the Tang Dynasty spectacle of "a night aglow with blooming nights, a city alight with fire trees and silver flowers."
This year's Chang'an Lantern Festival features two main venues: Da Tang Furong Garden (Tang Paradise) and Xi'an City Wall, presented through intertwined land-and-water narratives.
Centered on three core themes — "Revitalized National Treasures," "Poetic Charm of Chang'an," and "Galloping Zodiac Horse" — the festival in Xi'an City Wall venue weaves cultural relics, poetry, and zodiac tradition into a dazzling tapestry. Over 50 national treasures from leading museums have been digitally and artisanaly reimagined, stepping out of exhibit halls and onto the ancient wall. During the Spring Festival, the "Hundred Alleys, Thousand Poems" market will be held at Yongning Gate, fully showcasing Xi'an's cultural charm as the "Capital of Tang Poetry," where verses transcend time and space.
The festival in Da Tang Furong Garden continues until April 6. It features 39 of Tang poetry-themed lantern groups that transform more than 300 classic poems into immersive, walk-through light-and-shadow scrolls. Over 30 intangible cultural heritage crafts, such as Suzhou embroidery, bamboo weaving, and traditional opera facial makeup, are ingeniously integrated into the lantern designs. By day, global visitors can enjoy hands-on traditional Chinese games like pitch-pot (touhu) and fifteen-pin bowling, plus live performances of classic operas. At night, travelers can experience spectacular water-based fire-pot displays, laser light shows, fountain performances, and interactive shows.
Over the past two years, the Chang'an Lantern Festival has crossed mountains and seas to become part of joint cultural events with the five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan). It has also traveled abroad to share the unique Chinese-style romance in the United States, Singapore, and Malaysia.
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Xi'an Kicks Off 2026 Chang'an Lantern Festival with Epic Light Spectacles to Spring
Amcor recognized for sustainability leadership at 2026 Flexible Packaging Association Achievement Awards
ZURICH, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has been recognized with a Silver Flexible Packaging Achievement Award in the Sustainability category for its Earth Sense® Pro Recycled Content Stretch Hand Film. The award was presented during the Flexible Packaging Association's (FPA) 2026 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
"We are proud to be recognized by the FPA for innovations that help our customers reduce their environmental footprint," said Phil Stolz, President, Amcor Flexibles Converter & Distribution. "This award reflects Amcor's commitment to advancing more sustainable packaging solutions across our portfolio."
Amcor's Earth Sense® Pro Recycled Content Stretch Hand Film is an ultra‑performance solution designed for manually wrapping pallets while significantly reducing environmental impact. Engineered with 30% post‑consumer recycled (PCR) and 5% post‑industrial recycled (PIR) content, the film supports secure, stable loads through every stage of transport and storage. Its high load‑containment capability helps minimize breakage, damage and loss while reducing reliance on virgin materials and helping divert plastic waste from landfills and oceans — supporting Amcor's progress toward a circular economy.
The film's downgaugeable structure delivers outstanding load containment, toughness and ease of application, offering significant lightweighting opportunities without compromising protective performance. Its 28‑gauge film offers performance comparable to — and often exceeding — films of twice the thickness, helping maintain wrap integrity while using less material. Its lightweight rolls enhance operator comfort, while the damage‑resistant design helps reduce film waste.
This technical achievement represents a breakthrough for PCR integration in stretch film, which is an application historically challenged by thin-gauge performance requirements and sensitivity to defects. Until recently, PCR was limited to thicker stretch films; but by achieving 30% PCR content at 28-gauge thickness, Amcor has expanded the feasibility of PCR in a broader range of stretch film uses.
For 70 years, the FPA Achievement Awards have celebrated innovation and technical excellence across the flexible packaging industry. This year, the competition received 360 submissions, with 36 innovative solutions recognized for advancing performance, functionality and sustainability in packaging.
About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC
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Amcor's Earth Sense® Pro wins FPA award for advancing ultra-performance stretch hand film
