Printed ingredients lighten beverage packaging load

Smart Cups introduces a line of energy drinks in disposable cups 3D-printed with microencapsulated ingredients that are activated when water is added, dramatically reducing the energy used to transport RTD beverages.

Anne Marie Mohan

Jan 19th, 2018

Greencoat Coolers

Recyclable Disposable Cooler

DS Smith developed a 100% recyclable cooler, using its Greencoat corrugated moisture-resistant and food-contact safe material. It is an environmentally friendly replacement for EPS (Expanded Polystyrene).

Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas

Sun Plastech Inc. Rebrands as Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas

Sun Plastech, Inc. changed its name to Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas, effective August 1st, 2020.

Twist-off Cap

TwistGrip offers the TwistGrips cap designed to provide consumers with an easier way to open any bottle/jar caps.

Sakata INX Develops Environmentally Friendly UV Inkjet Ink

Sakata INX Corp. introduces BSR-Bio, an environmentally friendly UV inkjet ink for corrugated packaging applications.

Elt2020 003 Alflutop Hologram Label

Eltronis’ Holographic Labels Help Deter Counterfeiters

Eltronis, a speciality security printer, aided in the resurgence of two pharmaceutical brands that saw massive falls in sales due to Russian counterfeiters.

Direct Thermal Color Labels

Virtual Graphics introduces RevealPrint on-demand direct thermal color labels designed to easily identify, with color, storage locations or shipping requirements to increase productivity while reducing errors.

Rainbow Holografik Overlaminate Film

Rainbow Holographic Overlaminate Film

Nobelus launches Rainbow Holografik overlaminate film designed with a seamless luminous rainbow holographic pattern so the eye cannot detect any repeat in the design.

Simpli Cycle Valve Green Gray Arrow

Thermoplastic Elastomer Valve

Aptar’s SimpliCycle valve is made from a thermoplastic elastomer material with a low density that allows the valve to float, so it is easily separated from the PET stream, then recycled within the PP/PE olefin stream.

Pet Bottle Picture Resized

Pretium Packaging Announces Expansion of its PET Manufacturing Facilities

Pretium Packaging made a $5 million dollar investment in PET stretch blow molding equipment and infrastructure in 6 of its 19 manufacturing locations.

Nexeo Plastics Expands Inside Sales Center

Nexeo Plastics announced the completion of a reorganization and expansion of its North American inside sales operations.

The BlakBear sensor determines the shelf life of perishable foods like packaged fresh meats by detecting and measuring the gas emitted from the products as they spoil.

Packaging Sensor Predicts Shelf Life of Perishable Foods

To deter food waste, a paper-based electrical gas sensor measures the freshness of meats, poultry, and fish, indicating how much shelf life is left in the package more accurately than misleading expiration dates.

Sakata INX and Global Inkjet Systems to Collaborate on Inkjet Projects

Sakata INX Group and Global Inkjet Systems (GIS) announced their plans to collaborate on industrial inkjet projects worldwide.

Sea Well Callouts For Pr

Protective Packaging System

Aptar Food + Beverage launches the SeaWell protective packaging system designed to maintain seafood freshness and visual appeal, absorb odors, and enhance safety by reducing overall bacteria count and mitigating cross-contamination.

Sic Ks2 Hod Closure

Closure for Water Bottles

Silgan Closures launches the KS2 plastic closure, a one-piece 55 mm closure designed for 3- and 5-gal water bottles.

Mold-Rite Plastics to Expand Ohio Facility

Mold-Rite Plastics recently broke ground to begin construction on an addition to its manufacturing facility in Twinsburg, Ohio.

Gilt Metalized Inserts

Printable Metallized PET Film

Nobelus launches Gilt Metalized a PET thermal printable laminate gold metallic film.

Chroma Color Corp. Acquires Epolin Chemicals LLC

Chroma Color Corp.’s acquisition of Epolin Chemicals LLC, a manufacturer of near-infrared absorbing dyes and thermoplastic compounds, will help expands its product offerings in targeted growth markets.

Placon Launches New Website

Placon launched its new company website on July 1, 2020. It was designed to incorporate a new shopping cart designated for customer sample requests, making it easier for customers to search, sort, and find stock products.

Recycled-Content Copolyester

Eastman offers Tritan Renew copolyester with up to 50% certified recycled content for a variety of products, including reusable sports bottles, food-storage containers, and cosmetics packaging.

Spaghetti In Lidding Tray Terphane

Antifog Films

Terphane’s Sealphane 10.63CTAF film is designed to seal to APET trays, packaging fresh produce or other refrigerated products. Trays lidded with the film have higher clarity, reduced fogging, and are easy to peel open, yet offer tamper evidence.

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Billerud Korsnäs

White Top Kraftliner

BillerudKorsnäs launches Pure Performance, a white top kraftliner that offers packaging material reduction due to its 3-ply construction.

Ring Container Smart Can

Recyclable PET Canister

Ring Container Technologies offers the SmartCAN, a100% recyclable PET canister.

Nakuna Helsinki's fragrance packaging delivers a memorable opening experience with thoughtful and detailed packaging components, with each piece of packaging contributing to the journey to the product itself.

Perfume Carton the Result of Sustainable Thinking

New Finnish luxury fragrance brand selects a lightweight, durable paperboard for its new line of products that mirrors its brand concept and values.

Crown Brand-Building Packaging Wins INX Contest

Crown Brand-Building Packaging utilized the INX Metal Color Catalog to win the Colored by INX Can Design contest.

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Honeywell: Aclar Edge Polymer Bottles and Vials

For oral liquid and sterile injectables, the technology provides an alternative to glass, minimizing product loss resulting from breakage.

Klöckner Barrier Film (KBF) facility in central Virginia.

Klöckner Pentaplast Expands in North America to Support the Pharmaceutical Market

Klöckner Pentaplast, a manufacturer of pharmaceutical barrier packaging films, broke ground on a large expansion at its Klöckner Barrier Film (KBF) facility in central Virginia in the United States.

Toray Lumirror Stm Soft Touch Matte med

PET Film

Toray Plastics introduces Lumirror STM Soft-Touch Matte PET film, a matte-coated polyester film designed to simplify the processing and facilitate the manufacture of upscale, soft-touch matte lamination.

7009 Iml Bottle

IML Bottle

Berry Global introduces an 128-oz bottle compatible with in-mold label (IML) decoration that is suitable for a variety of industrial products.

Looking Ahead to New Packaging Material Innovation

Packaging engineers and product developers must work together to create new sustainable initiatives in packaging material innovation.

Color Matrix Amosorb 4020 G

Oxygen Scavenger for PET

PolyOne launches ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020G, a non-nylon based, low-haze oxygen scavenger for PET rigid packaging.

K600i Strawberries Label

Food Packaging Compliant Black Ink

Domino launches UV97BK, a food packaging compliant UV-curable black ink available for use with its K600i high resolution digital ink-jet printer.

Holographic Shrink Wrap

NanoGrafix’s announces new innovations within its holographic wrap lineup that includes foil and sustainable options. All options can be printed on digital and flexographic presses.