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Custom Recycled-Content Shipper
Packlane Inc. launches Econoflex, a 100% recycled-content and recyclable corrugated shipper printed using technology that allows for fine lines and artwork.
Materials & containers
Compostable Coffee Capsules Deliver Espresso
Materials & containers
End-to-End Connectivity in the Cards for Converters
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PP Lidding Film
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Compostable Meat and Produce Trays
Materials & containers
Thermal Inkjet Ink
Videojet Technologies launches Cool Black Solvent thermal inkjet (TIJ) ink designed to provide users with a 12-month cartridge shelf-life, excellent performance in low temperature environments, and a no-CMR ink option.
Business intelligence
Popularity of Cannabis Formats Evolving, Packaging Follows Suit
Dried flower is giving way to creams, gels, dried teas/powders and inhalers, products that doubled in growth in two years’ time. Packaging for cannabis is expanding to meet this growth.
Design
Mineral Oil-Free Inks
Squid Ink announces a line of Mineral Oil Free (MOF) inks approved for use in its CoPilot Max hi-resolution printing system.
Design
Plastics Association Calls for Industry-Wide Shelter in Place Exclusion
The Plastics Industry Association President and CEO Tony Radoszewski issued a statement today requesting all local, state, and federal governments to include plastic resin and plastic product manufacturers as “essential” in order to stay open.
Materials & containers
Recycled Steel-based Tinplate Cans
Hoffmann introduces RecyCan® tinplate cans comprised of 100% recycled steel. They are available as three-piece, two-piece, or deep-draw cans that can provide protection against light, air/oxygen, and moisture.
Package Design
Direct-to-Can Digital Print for Craft Brewer
BrewBoard, a Cambridge-based independent craft brewer in the UK, has expanded its offering of exclusive and original craft beer can designs with direct-to-can digital printing technology.
Supplier News
Pretium Packaging Invests in EBM Equipment
Pretium Packaging, a manufacturer of plastic containers and closures, made a $3 million dollar investment in new HDPE extrusion blow molding equipment and infrastructure for its Leipsic, Ohio manufacturing plant.
Supplier News
CNG’s Lindenmeyr Munroe Division Acquired Wilcox Paper
Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG) announced that its Lindenmeyr Munroe division acquired the business of Wilcox Paper.
Supplier News
Walki Group Licenses Earth Coating Technology
Walki Group entered into a license agreement with Smart Planet Technologies for the use of Earth Coating in a number of next generation environmental packaging applications.
Design
Embossed Labels for Wine and Spirits
Great Lakes Label offers embossed labels for wine and spirits using digital and flexographic presses. It uses UV and/or water based inks with up to 14 color printing capability to create the labels.
Materials & containers
Dessert Packaging
Placon introduced its Crystal Seal reFresh Parfait Line specifically for parfaits and similar dessert products. Available in 8- or 12-oz cup sizes with flat, dome, or pedestal lid options.
Materials & containers
New Pasta Sauce Jar Lid is 40% Easier to Open
Regional grocer debuts new lid for its vacuum-packed sauce jar that uses a proprietary push-button technology that makes it easier for consumers to open the jar.
Supplier News
Yupo Corporation America Wins National Design Award
Synthetic paper manufacturer Yupo Corporation America was recognized with a national industry award for design creativity and technical printing excellence.
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Colbert Packaging Installs New State-of-the-Art RMGT Printing Press
Further demonstrating ongoing capital investment and increased capacity for customers.
Business intelligence
MAP Leads Fresh Food Preservation Methods
Modified Atmosphere Packaging is prevalent among participants of a new PMMI Business Intelligence report, but technologies such as High Pressure Processing (HPP) are continuing to expand as well.
Materials & containers
Amcor Announces Partnership with Moda
Amcor announced its partnership with New Zealand-based Moda vacuum packaging systems in North America and Latin America to offer innovative packaging solutions.
Materials & containers
Avangard to Supply Dow with PCR Pellets
Waste optimization specialist Avangard Innovative LP reached an agreement to supply Dow with post-consumer resin (PCR) plastic film pellets.
Materials & containers
Zummit Plastics’s Film Main Component in Growth Plans
Zummit Plastics, a relatively new stretch film maker in Arizona is looking to capitalize on growing environmental awareness regarding the use of plastics.
Materials & containers
WWP Names Chief Executive Officer
WWP, a provider of cosmetic packaging components, tubes, and full-service turnkey solutions, named Josh Kirschbaum CEO.
Design
Report: Innovative New Materials at PACK EXPO Las Vegas
Ten intrepid Packaging World editors fanned out across PACK EXPO Las Vegas in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found.
Materials & containers
Controversial new labeling idea
Headlines from the U.K. sound promising but reading deeper reveals very little benefit for contemplating such a major change for food manufacturers.
Design
TricorBraun Acquires Packaging Solutions, Inc.
Packaging manufacturer TricorBraun acquired Minneapolis-based Packaging Solutions, Inc. (PSI), a rigid packaging distributor serving several markets, including pharmaceutical, pet food, and personal care.
