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P&G Designs Packaging for the Visually Impaired
Tactile notching on PET bottles of Procter & Gamble’s bio:renew shampoos and conditioners goes a long way toward helping consumers with impaired vision differentiate one product from another.
Sustainability
Love Beauty and Planet Debuts Reusable Aluminum Bottle
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Compostable Coffee Pod Lidding Film
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Flip-top Carton
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Recyclable PE Mono-material Pump
Materials & containers
Ink for CIJ Printers
Diagraph offers the 1088 Yellow Bottling Pigmented Ink for the Linx 89xx Series printers designed for use in harsh manufacturing environments.
Supplier News
C.O.I.M. S.p.A. Acquires Neoflex SL
C.O.I.M. S.p.A., an Italian multinational company, acquired a controlling interest in Spain-based Neoflex SL.
Package Design
Budweiser Busts out Patriotic Cans for ‘Historic Summer’
Beer giant kicks off the summer season with three limited-edition can designs that celebrate American freedom, with a portion of sales being donated to non-profit Folds of Honor.
Sustainability
New Nivea Jars are Made from Bio-based Forestry Byproduct
Beiersdorf debuts polypropylene jars for its Nivea face cream that are made from tall oil—a byproduct of the forestry industry—to create petroleum-free, certified renewable plastic packaging.
Coding, printing & labeling
Digital Enhancement of Folding Cartons
Scodix, the world’s leading provider of digital enhancement solutions for the graphic arts industry, recently announced that Germany S.A.C.I.A.G has installed a Scodix Ultra Digital Enhancement Press.
Materials & containers
Hot Shot Insect Killer Gets Custom Actuator
A custom actuator designed specifically for Spectrum Brands’ Home & Garden business unit is a key feature on the firm’s Hot Shot® Ant, Roach & Spider Killer line.
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Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
Looking for automation solutions for packaging and palletizing? This is your destination for all things cobot. Whether it’s webinars, video case studies or product information, you’ll find it all in this one spot.
Coding, printing & labeling
Clustered Print Heads for Digital Printing
In 2017 a Bobst division called Mouvent unveiled a new digital label press that is differentiated primarily by its use of print head clusters.
Sustainability
Plastic-Free Deodorant & Body Care Refill System Launched
A reusable aluminum case from Grove Collaborative is refilled with deodorant and body care balm sticks, also packaged in aluminum.
Sustainability
Plant-based Food Companies Weigh In on Sustainable Packaging, New Materials, and Carbon Footprint
With sustainability a top concern for their consumers, these plant-based food leaders take packaging innovation seriously. Mike Loquercio, a VP at Greenleaf Foods, and Kailey Donewald, founder of Sacred Serve gelato, join PW's Matt Reynolds to discuss.
Sustainability
Innovation/Supply in the Post-Pandemic Era (are we there yet?)
Can the supply of/demand for recycled goods and bio-based materials replace geo-based packaging materials (metal, glass, plastics) without creating bio-based supply choke points?
Supplier News
Michelman Partners with HP Indigo to Help Press Owners Expand into High-Performance Label Markets
Label printers can better serve high-performance label markets with digital print technology designed to enhance the mechanical, water, chemical, and thermal durability of digitally printed labels on HP Indigo label presses.
Materials & containers
Corrosion Inhibitor Film
Natur-VCI a biodegradable and compostable vapor corrosion inhibitor film from Northern Technologies International’s business unit Zerust, is designed to protect ferrous and non-ferrous metals during shipment and short-term storage.
Materials & containers
Wide-Mouth To-Go Glass Bottle
O-I Glass offers the Drinktainer, a glass bottle designed for to-go services with a wide mouth that combines the convenience of a glass bottle with the sensory consumption experience of a drinking glass.
Materials & containers
Continuous Inkjet Ink
Videojet Technologies launches the MEK-based continuous inkjet (CIJ) V4230 black ink designed for excellent abrasion resistance on rigid HDPE containers such as cleaner spray bottles, detergent bottles, and shampoo/conditioner bottles.
Materials & containers
CleverFoodies Leverages Injection-Molded Package
Materials & containers
Recyclable Paper Tube
Smurfit Kappa Composites offers the Smurfit Kappa Eco-Tube that is100% recyclable through readily available consumer recycling schemes.
Flexible packaging
Compostable Flexible Packaging Film
TricorBraun launches Biotre 3.0 a flexible packaging film made from renewable and compostable resources, such as wood and pulp. It is designed for specialty food and snacks, pet treats, nutraceuticals, and other non-coffee products.
Sustainability
Specialty Personal Care Brands Embrace Aluminum
Bath and hygiene brands that target sustainability-minded consumers—ones who are less sensitive to price and more concerned about doing good—are landing on aluminum as an ‘infinitely’ recyclable plastic alternative.
Supplier News
ProAmpac Extends Market Reach for Recyclable Fresh-Food-To-Go Packaging to North America
ProAmpac is building on the European success of Rapid Action Packaging’s (RAP) fresh-food-to-go packaging portfolio by expanding into North America.
Materials & containers
Aluminum Bottles, Aromatherapy Scents Elevate the Hand Wash Category
Wanting to keep the planet both pretty and healthy, premium, vegan-friendly brand Raw Sugar introduces a new aromatherapeutic hand wash line in a 100% recyclable aluminum bottle.
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Amcor: Recyclable Blister Packaging
New AmSky blister system eliminates PVC from blister packaging–designed to enable healthcare customers to improve the recyclability of their packaging. The system represents a child-resistant and senior-friendly (CRSF) recyclable pharmaceutical package.
