Flexible packaging

Nutifood Differentiates Its Dairy with Packaging

When launching a series of child- and teen-targeted drinking milk products that aim to boost nutrition and catch the modern consumer’s eye, locally famous Vietnamese food company Nutifood chose Ecolean aseptic packs.

December 1, 2021

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Digital Printing

PCMC Opens Packaging Innovation Center

Paper Converting Machine Co.

Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, opened a new Packaging Innovation Center, at its headquarters in Green Bay. It will serve as a hub for demonstrations, training, education, industry trials, and research and development.

December 1, 2021

Flexible packaging

ProAmpac’s Recycle Ready Retort Pouch Validated by Two Advanced Recycling Firms

ProAmpac

Two independent advanced recycling firms confirms that ProAmpac’s ProActive Recycle Ready Retort RT-3000 pouches met the criteria for chemical recycling.

November 10, 2021

Flexible packaging

Ecolean Works Toward Circular Economy

Ecolean

Ecolean is working to optimize the entire lifecycle of the raw materials it uses in its packages—from production to end-of-life package recycling—towards the circular use of resources.

November 3, 2021

Flexible packaging

ProMach Acquires CL&D Graphics and CL&D Digital

ProMach

The addition of CL&D expands ProMach’s portfolio of flexible and rigid packaging systems and strengthens its ability to provide complete machinery and material solutions for a variety of packaging applications.

November 3, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Meal Kit Brand Tests Edible, Dissolvable Flexible Packaging

Meal kit pioneer Gousto Recipe Box trialed a pea protein-based film that exhibits many of the barrier properties that plastic offers. But instead of having to be discarded, the edible film dissolves harmlessly in hot water as the meal is cooked.

November 2, 2021

Flexibles

Iconic Ajax Brand Adopts a Flexible New Pack Attitude for Compostable Wipes

When appealing to Millennials and GenZers in the EU, even tried-and-true stalwarts like Colgate-Palmolive's Ajax can use a little refresher. The project represents the brand's first foray into the plant-based disinfectant wipes format.

November 1, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Bag-in-box Withstands Rigors of E-comm Delivery

With a focus on sustainability, HEX Performance® launched a new packaging solution for its liquid detergent that it says uses 60% less plastic than standard HDPE bottles, and withstands the challenges of the e-commerce logistics chain.

October 26, 2021

Flexible packaging

VC999 Launches Rollstock Thermoformer for Small and Mid-size Companies

The new R-series machine, launched at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, can run a variety of packaging types at increased speeds.

October 22, 2021

Plastics/resins

Spartech Names Kevin Wilson Account Manager—Healthcare & Specialty Packaging

Spartech Corporation

Wilson will be responsible for managing client accounts to ensure the development and delivery of custom, plastics-based packaging solutions for Spartech business segments, including healthcare, specialty packaging, food and beverage, and more.

October 21, 2021

Flexibles

Unique Blow-Fill-Seal Solution for In-House Blown PET Cups

Serac presented at PACK EXPO Las Vegas a Blow-Fill-Seal solution for yoghurts and desserts in PET/rPET jars. This solution, which combines an SBL linear blow-molding machine and a linear dosing machine, has been named CupBox.

October 20, 2021

Sustainability

Breakthrough in Compostable Film

Management at this family-owned third-generation producer of classic British sausages is hoping its efforts on the sustainable packaging front will be copied globally.

October 20, 2021

Flexibles

Conflex Shrink Wrap Applications for E-commerce

The company showcased Clysar confidential film for e-commerce on its L-bar series wrapper at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

October 19, 2021