NACD’s best packages highlighted

  Activate earns best of show in NACD's 46th annual competition.

Shanghai to track all major food quality by 2010...

 A source-tracing system will be in place by 2010 to ensure food quality in the Chinese city of Shanghai.

Sustainability news & events

 Noteworthy Items Gleaned From World News

Promoting PLA to the consumer

  The claims made about PLA to consumers differ in their relevance, as well as in their susceptibility to attacks; therefore, strategic thought should go into their choice.

Pacific seafood’s new sustainable shipping cases

 The days are growing longer, the sun feels warmer, and that means one thing: summer is here!

Biopolymers march on

 Biopolymers have finally begun to establish themselves as viable players in packaging.

Five ways contract packaging is changing

 It’s more than rising fuel and energy costs. Change reflects the consumer’s mind-set and in-store trends. Respond by balancing production complexity with simplicity.

TerraCycle repurposes packaging for OfficeMax

 OfficeMax to offer TerraCycle’s first-ever ‘made from waste’ school and office products.

Pacific Seafood's New Sustainable Shipping Cases

 The days are growing longer, the sun feels warmer, and that means one thing: summer is here!

Cost-efficient, clean cushioning for collectibles

 Ensuring that mail-order products get from the distribution center to the customer intact requires careful packing of shipping cases to protect the contents from damage in transit.