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EXPO PACK Guadalajara Breaks Records

Latin American exhibition brought together 700 exhibitors and 16,000 attendees to explore technology and innovations in the packaging and processing industries.

June 16, 2023

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Tellus Products' Plant Fiber Products Earns BPI Certification

Tellus Products

Tellus Products’ sustainable plant fiber tableware products are now certified by BPI, confirming that the products contain no added PFAS.

June 16, 2023

Weighing/combination scales

Heat and Control Opens Office in Cape Town, South Africa

Heat and Control, Inc.

Heat and Control has a long-established customer base in Africa, and the new office in Stikland, Bellville confirms its commitment to the region and its African customers.

June 16, 2023

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Tellus Products

June 16, 2023

Operational Excellence

Beverage Industry Purchasing Index Grows in 2023

The beverage industry purchasing index shows expansion in every metric after contractions in 2022.

June 15, 2023

The 2023 beverage industry purchasing index is growing in 2023, albeit at a slightly slower pace than the overall market.

PAC Machinery to Exhibit New Flow Wrapper, Sustainable Materials at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Booth #C-2418! PAC Machinery will exhibit automatic baggers, shrink wrappers, flow wrappers, vacuum sealers, bag sealers, and a large variety of bags and materials, including new sustainable packaging options.

June 15, 2023

Sabic Receives 2023 ACC Sustainable Leadership Award for Circularity Achievements

The American Chemical Council’s award recognizes Sabic’s collaborations to bring ocean bound plastic (OBP) back into a circular material.

June 15, 2023

The award was presented to Brian Powers, Sabic’s Vice President, Americas (right) by ACC President and CEO Chris Jahn (left).

PCR Air Cushioning Film

Pregis' AirSpeed Hybrid Cushioning (HC) Renew PCR high-pressure air cushioning film made with 80% PCR content.

June 15, 2023

SAYSO Unveils New Sustainable Packaging And New Cocktails

SAYSO, the world’s first craft cocktail tea bags creating a new category in the ready-to-drink space, is unveiling new product packaging and two new flavors just in time for the brand’s 1-year anniversary.

June 15, 2023

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FPA Publishes Its 2023–2024 Flexible Packaging Buyer’s Guide

Flexible Packaging Association

The Buyer’s Guide is a key reference resource for the flexible packaging industry.

June 14, 2023

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Flexible packaging

Eco Flexibles Wins Solutions Award

For the second consecutive year, Eco Flexibles, a UK-based sustainable flexible packaging company, won the Solutions Award at the Whitworths Supplier Conference.

June 14, 2023

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Avery Dennison’s Metallized Films Recognized by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for HDPE, PET Recycling

Avery Dennison and APR are working together to drive recycling education and promote circularity.

June 14, 2023

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On-the-Go Container for Tacos

Better Earth launches 100% compostable taco clamshells made with unbleached bamboo fiber and free of PFAs, wax, and plastic linings.

June 14, 2023

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Height-Adjustable Labeling Option

WLS, a ProMach product brand

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Booth #3225! WLS will debut a height-adjustable labeling option for its VR-72 labeler that automatically adjusts the height of the conveyor, and thus the containers, to effectively change the label height.

June 14, 2023

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Rohrer Makes Key Appointments to Its Leadership Team

Rohrer Corporation

Rohrer Corp., named Ed Steele president, Print Solutions and Danny Teixeira Vice president & general manager, Thermoforming Solutions.

June 14, 2023

Ed Steele (left) and Danny Teixeira

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grants PulPac Patents for Its Dry Mold Fiber

One is related to the basic process of dry molded fiber, the second is related specifically to bottle forming, and the third concerns the layering of the cellulose web in the dry molded fiber process.

June 13, 2023

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PMMI’s Latest Whitepaper Explores Impact of Global and Local Standards

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023 provides education, resources for packaging and processing professionals.

June 13, 2023

Absolut Commercializes First-ever Single-mold Paper Bottles at Tesco

Absolut Vodka says it’s the first global spirits brand to sell single-mold paper-based bottles commercially in the UK, part of its journey to create a fully bio-based bottle.

June 13, 2023

The first-generation bottle uses a polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) liner barrier, which is a monomaterial with strong barrier properties that can be recycled along with closely related polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in small proportions.