Spongy Portions Cup: Biodegradable portion cup

Spongy cups are made of a biodegradable moisture-absorbing material, so that dry products in the package stay dry even if they are stored in a wet, humid environment.

Jul 19th, 2017

Pw 323902 M Spongy Portions Cup

“Spongy” is a new portion cup concept for moisture sensitive powders, tablets or granules.

The thermoformed material is made of the remains from the potato industry. This natural recyclable material is suitable for food packaging with the approval of the Belgium IBE-BVI Institute.

The concept is suitable for virtually any serving powder, tablets, and granules that have to stay dry, such as vitamins, fruit, pharmaceuticals, candy, cosmetics, herbs, or seeds.

Colbert Operations Manager Jeff MacDougall (far l.), and Production Manager Pat Gibbons (lt. blue shirt) work with Colbert’s press operators on the new RMGT press.

Colbert Packaging Installs New State-of-the-Art RMGT Printing Press

Further demonstrating ongoing capital investment and increased capacity for customers.

MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) preserves food and extends shelf life

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Industry award to honor packaging and processing professionals

Industry award to honor packaging and processing professionals

Beginning March 3, PMMI will accept nominations for the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame. Since 1971, this prestigious award has recognized some of the most distinguished contributors to industry. Learn more »

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.

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.

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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.

New Global Association of HP PageWide Presses Formed

Nine corrugated converters with HP PageWide presses formed a new cooperative association called Digital Pack in 2019, with a global digital capacity of 650 million colored boxes a year.

38 mm D-KL linerless HDPE closure

Linerless HDPE Closure

Closure Systems International Introduces the 38-mm D-KL linerless HDPE closure designed for dairy and non-carbonated beverages applications.

Industry award to honor packaging and processing professionals

Industry award to honor packaging and processing professionals

Beginning March 3, PMMI will accept nominations for the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame. Since 1971, this prestigious award has recognized some of the most distinguished contributors to industry. Learn more »

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Vacuum Skin Packaging

Point Five Packaging offers vacuum skin packaging for ready meal solutions. The CPET tray and the film used to the seal product are microwave and oven safe, and the trays are 100% recyclable.

New packaging for Rebel Fish fresh salmon entrées comprises a vacuum skin pack with a clear plastic tray and a linerless film label.

Clear Linerless Label for Fish Pack is One of Many Firsts

A new VSP package for fresh fish entrée brand Rebel Fish is decorated with a vibrantly printed linerless label from a new flexo converter committed to redefining the U.S. print market.

Packaging for Origin Almond’s almond juice includes an HPP-compatible 38-mm HDPE closure in the company’s signature yellow color.

Two Exceptional Brands Each Gifted with 0.5M Free Closures

A medical food for chemo/radiation patients and a low-sugar, carb, and calorie cold-pressed almond juice impress judges of Silgan Closures’ first Free Closures for a Year competition.

Nick Kirby, Swanline

Corrugated Packaging and Digital Print Technology – An Outlook

Nick Kirby, CEO of Swanline Group spoke at Digital Print for Packaging Europe in Berlin about how Swanline is integrating digital printing technology, and how he sees the future of this technology evolving.

Matteo Bonfanti, designer at Ghelfi Ondulati, Italy

Combining Digital Print and Corrugated Packaging for a “Box that Learns”

Matteo Bonfanti, designer at Ghelfi Ondulati, Italy, spoke today at Digital Print for Packaging Europe in Berlin, about a recent project that combined traditional materials, new technologies and one HP digital printer, to reach consumers in a timely way.

To test the effectiveness of NFC tags for marketing, Kilchoman Distillery replaced its conventional booklet-style labels with neck tags incorporating uniquely identifiable NFC tags.

Whisky Producer Makes All Bottles NFC-Enabled

After a successful test of NFC mobile marketing technology on hang tags for its scotch whisky, Kilchoman Distillery uses NFC-enabled bottle labels for all of its brands globally.

Greenware Cold Cups

Enhanced Cold Drink Cups

Fabri-Kal enhanced its Greenware Cold Cup line to fit a single lid series, enabling foodservice operators to reduce SKUs.

The redesigned package (right) brought a 29% source reduction by weight.

Recycling and source reduction

News from HLP Klearfold at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019 was the introduction of their new Klearfold® RPET100 clear plastic folding cartons made from 100% post-consumer recycled PET.

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Sustainably Sourced Bioplastic Packaging

Company Launches Sustainably Sourced Bioplastic Packaging

Tetra Pak, together with its supplier Braskem, became the first company in the food and beverage industry to responsibly source plant-based polymers using the Bonsucro standards for sustainable sugar cane.

PP dairy containers

Dairy Containers

Fabri-Kal launches its new line of PP dairy containers. Available in two 5.3-oz styles, containers can be customized using company’s decorating options.

Klearfold RPET100

rPET Folding Cartons

HLP Klearfold launches Klearfold RPET100, a 100% PCR plastic folding carton designed to help consumer products marketers and retailers meet their sustainability goals.

New Age Bebidas

PET Bottle for Beer

Amcor has adapted its technology to develop the first PET bottles for pasteurized beer in Brazil.

The dispenser nozzle of the Tide Eco-Box is inside the footprint of the package when shipped, and then the consumer pulls it outside of the footprint to use the detergent.

P&G’s Tide Eco-Box Does More Than Deliver a Leak-Free Package

At this year’s E-Pack Summit in Seattle, Procter & Gamble package designers explained the thinking behind its liquid Tide’s new package designed from scratch for e-commerce.

Easy-open Jar Lid

Consumer Convenience Technologies launches the EEASY Lid that allows consumers to vent a jar by simply pressing a button on the lid, which opens a tiny slit that breaks the seal. Lids can be produced from 58-mm to110-mm.

Food Grade Ink for Ink-jet Printing Systems

Squid Ink introduces the SI-CIJ9351 food grade red ink designed for printing codes directly onto food products. It is ideal for use in applications where the food package may not create an effective barrier against ink migration.

UpTap plastic bottle dispensing tap.

Bottle Dispensing Tap

Worldwide Dispensers introduces the UpTap plastic bottle dispensing tap designed to transform large bottles into easy-to-use water dispensers. It features a no-spill 40 mL/sec pour with the air return tap.

New sparkling wine Untouched by Light is packaged in a black bottle with in a black vacuum pack bag.

Wine is ‘Untouched by Light’

Slovenian wine producer ‘turns to the dark side,’ producing and packaging a wine in total darkness in a black bottle and vacuum film, to eliminate off-flavors resulting from exposure to light.

Sterling Anthony

A Glossary of Plastic Packaging

From its onset, the sustainability era has posed a dilemma for users of plastic packaging: how to retain the benefits of plastics and yet be regarded as environmentally responsible.

The rigid plastic packaging industry is expected to maintain steady growth

Trends Driving Rigid Plastic Packaging Market Growth

The rigid plastic packaging industry is experiencing competition from flexible and sustainable packaging designs, but is still expected to maintain steady growth in developing economies.

Unilever has announced the next phase of its partnership with diversified chemicals manufacturer SABIC.

Unilever/Sabic Partnership Created to Keep Plastic in the Loop

Partnership results in packaging that uses recycled content from advanced recycling technologies for leading brands that include Magnum, Knorr, and REN Clean Skincare.