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Corrugated Bottle Carrier
Blue Box Partners launches ECOGRIP, a corrugated alternative to shrink wrap for multi-packing a wide range of bottles.
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Recycled-Content Paper Bagstock
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Colored by INX Can Design Contest Call for Entries
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TricorBraun To Be Acquired by Ares Management and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
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Foamer for Self-Tanning Product is Metal-Free, Recyclable
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Selig Group Acquires Performance Systematix
Selig Group, owned by CC Industries, completed the acquisition of Performance Systematix (PSI) a supplier of container and packaging venting solutions.
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INX International Enhances Technical Services to Commercial and Package Printers
INX International Ink Co. enhances its technical services, including training and education, improvement in pressroom productivity, and more for commercial and package printing customers.
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Considering Packaging Robotics? Read This First
Packaging World’s Packaging Robotics Playbook provides a non-biased look at robotics trends, factors when weighing options across your line and get-it-right tips for your team. Download the 49-page report today!
Materials & containers
Protein Juice Hits Shelves in Custom PET Bottle
This protein-infused juice application uses a custom PET bottle that the company says is both sustainable and able to withstand the rigors of a hot-fill process.
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Paper Bottles Gaining Momentum for New Liquid Product Rollouts
Paper bottles as a practical, commercialized reality, by Packaging World’s Editor Emeritus, Pat Reynolds.
Sustainability
Sustainable Bio-Based Tray Made in the USA
Ancestral health brand Primal Kitchen, part of Kraft Heinz, is the first to commercialize a new, dual-ovenable molded fiber tray based on U.S.-grown sugarcane.
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INX do Brasil Merger Paves Way for Expansion in South America
INX International Ink Co. announced that all its South American business has officially merged with parent corporation INX do Brasil.
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Spartech Acquires Tufpak, Inc.
Spartech announces the acquisition of Tufpak, Inc., a manufacturer of custom and stock engineered plastic films designed for biohazard bags, medical devices, and biopharma packaging.
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Recyclable Closures
Guala Closures Group launches the Blossom line of recyclable closures designed for wine, spirits, water, beverages, and olive oil products.
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PCR Resin for Shrink Film Applications
Dow introduces a PCR resin designed specifically for retail and logistic shrink film applications.
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Brrr Box Cooler: A Sustainable Alternative to EPS
Startup value-added packaging company develops a reusable, recyclable cooler made from DS Smith’s water-resistant, food contact-safe material that offers an alternative to wax-coated and EPS materials.
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Pregis Joined by Nova Chemicals to Support Clean Water Initiative
Pregis was joined by Nova Chemicals Corp. in its efforts to support the Uzima Clean Water Mission.The Atlanta-based charity manufactures and donates water filters to help vulnerable, at-risk populations around the world gain access to clean water.
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South Korean Processor Embraces Sustainable Packaging
The new beverages are aimed at schoolchildren, featuring an easy-to-use, nutritious companion for their lunch meals.
Materials & containers
High-Humidity Coating Solution
DataLase launches a water-based flexographic (WBF) high-humidity coating designed for use in areas where humidity is a factor in post-print processes or lithographic presses equipped with water-based coating units.
Materials & containers
PP-Based Bacon Board
Profol Americas introduces SBB Synthetic Bacon Board film. It is 100% recyclable in the polypropylene or polyolefin recycle stream.
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Label/Flex-Pack Printer Rolls Out New Digital and Silk-Screen Capabilities
Overnight Labels adds an HP digital press with HP Mosaic, capable of generating thousands of unique graphics from one label design, and installs a new rotary silk-screen print unit.
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Charter NEX and Next Generation Films Rebrand to Charter Next Generation
Next Generation Films and Charter NEX will now be known as Charter Next Generation (CNG). The rebrand reflects a full integration of the two companies that merged in April 2019.
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PE and BOPP High-Barrier Films for Mono-Material Packaging
Toppan USA announces full-scale availability of its transparent, vapor-deposited PE- and BOPP-based mono-material barrier films in the U.S. and Europe.
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Recyclable Shrink-Film Family Approved for Store Drop-Off
New recyclable Clysar EVO all-purpose film and Clysar EVOX high-strength, high-speed film are prequalified for the Store Drop-Off label by the How2Recycle program.
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Right-Size Package Design for E-Comm Shippers
International Paper’s eBos service uses modeling software to analyze a brand’s mix of products along with in-depth design services to create optimized shippers for e-commerce.
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Flip-top Plastic Cap
The PACK EXPO Connects focus at IPL Inc. was on flip-top plastic caps, which consumers love because they are so great for convenience and portability.
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First-of-its-Kind Closed-Loop Label Solution
Using the label liner waste material collected through its established RafCycle recycling service, UPM Raflatac is producing a line of p-s paper labels with 30% recycled content.