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Multi-Surface Floor Marking Tape
The CP 27®P multi-surface floor marking tape from Shurtape is a temporary solution that allows users to indicate proper distancing.
Sustainability
Organic Baby Shampoo & Conditioner Brand is Latest of its Ilk to Go All-In for Aluminum
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Jokey’s New Production Facility in Spain Operational
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Acrylic Packaging Tape
Sustainability
Schick Disposable Razors Take Sustainable Turn, Packaging Shifts to Match
Materials & containers
Recyclable Trays for Meat and Cheese Applications
PaperSeal Slice and PaperSeal recyclable, barrier-lined, paperboard trays from Graphic Packaging offer retailers a recyclable alternative to plastic thermoformed trays for sliced meats and cheeses.
Sustainability
Monolayer Materials Help Bring Plastics Full Circle
Brand announcements about packaging material usage shifts are coming in faster than we can post them on our website or write about them in our print pages.
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Recycle Ready Pouches: How to be Sustainable and Efficient
The Ares 400-SUP runs recycle ready PE, laminated films and bio-films with ease and low scrap rates. It's compact, efficient, easy-to-operate and quick changeover design is perfect for recycle ready pouches.
Materials & containers
Post-Consumer Recycled Material Getting Traction
Argentine dairy producer Mastellone Hnos of Buenos Aires positions its La Serenísima Original milk brand as a natural product.
Materials & containers
Corrosion Inhibiting Stretch Film
Cortec offers EcoStretch compostable corrosion-inhibiting stretch film featuring Nano VpCI designed for stretch-wrapping metal equipment or components that need to be kept rust-free.
Materials & containers
EVOH Film
Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box launches the E Compact 60 light 60-micron EVOH film designed to reduces the amount of plastic used to manufacture bags.
Sustainability
Food Grade Recycled Plastics In Latin America
A digital event of Latin American experts recently organized by CMT (Centre for Management Technology) gave us an in-depth view into regional strides in regulating the use of recycled materials in food grade packaging.
Materials & containers
Take Two Foods’ Aseptic Packaging Gives “Upcycled” Barley New Life
Longer retail shelf life and the ability to sell online support this 21st-century company’s mission to extend spent barley’s value in a plant-based milk that fits today’s consumer health demands.
Sustainability
Corona Launches Pilot Beer Pack Made from Surplus Barley
Using new technology, this circular process repurposes surplus barley into recyclable packaging material for six-packs.
Materials & containers
Yellow Ink
Videojet launches the V425 yellow soft pigmented ink, an MEK-based (methyl ethyl ketone) ink for use in the Videojet 1710 continuous inkjet printer. It is suitable for use in printing on dark substrates such as plastics and metals.
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Wellspring Capital Acquires Rohrer Corp.
Wellspring Capital Management, a New York-based private equity firm, acquired Rohrer Corp., a retail-packaging designer and manufacturer.
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Recyclable Bottle Carrier
Graphic Packaging International launches Cap-It, a recyclable paperboard clip designed as an alternative to traditional shrink film packaging for PET or rPET bottles.
Materials & containers
Aluminum Lug Jar Lid
Consumer Convenience Technologies offers an aluminum lug version of its EEASY Lid that allows consumers to vent a jar by pressing a button on the lid, which opens a tiny slit that breaks the seal. Lids are available in sizes 58-mm to 82-mm.
E-commerce
Subscription D2C Supplement Brand Makes Sustainable Impression at Unboxing
A new-to-science fatty acid supplement promises to improve longevity. Seraphina Therapeutics created a sustainability-minded D2C packaging and unboxing experience to align with and amplify the discovery.
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TricorBraun Acquires RODA Packaging
TricorBraun acquired Quebec-based RODA Packaging, further expanding its presence in Eastern Canada.
Materials & containers
Fiber-based Tray for Fresh Vegetables and Fruit
AR Packaging introduces a tray for products such as fresh vegetables and fruits, herbs, and seeds that contains more than 95% fiber content and can be combined with a lidding film that provides consumer convenience such as easy peel opening and reclosure.
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Easy-Application Tube for Veterinary Products Wins Gold
Antiparasitic Revolt™ Topical Solution from Aurora Pharmaceuticals is housed in a customized version of Neopac’s Twist’n’use™ tube.
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Berlin Packaging Acquires Roma International PLC
Berlin Packaging acquired Roma International. The acquisition will expand Berlin Packaging’s capabilities for cosmetics and personal care products in Europe.
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Companies Form Alliance to Launch Circular Packaging Solutions for the BIO Dairy Sector
The Spanish multinational Repsol reached an agreement with rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Jokey Group and Spanish organic dairy company Cantero de Letur to launch new packaging circular solutions for cheese products.
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Neopac: Lightweight Plastic Tube with Reduced Wall Thickness for Enhanced Sustainability
Latest addition to company’s EcoDesign portfolio of sustainability-minded tubes uses up to 30% less virgin materials.
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INX International and CannedWater4Kids Send Drinking Water to Texas
INX International Ink Co. and CannedWater4Kids (CW4K) teamed up to send a rush delivery of CW4K premium drinking water packed in 16-oz aluminum bottles. The truckload of 33,600 units will arrive this week at the Montgomery County Food Bank near Houston.
Materials & containers
Recyclable Film for Frozen Food
ProAmpac introduces ProActive Recyclable R-2000F designed for use in frozen food packaging. It is available in pre-made pouches or film for high-speed vf/f/s or hf/f/s lines.