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December 29, 2019

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Flexible Packaging Market Assessment

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December 19, 2019

Operational Excellence

Ease of Use, Recyclability Push Growth of Flexible Plastic and PET Bottles in Western Europe

In 2018, food packaging accounted for a 55% share of the market in the region, followed by 37% for beverage packaging. Both the food and beverage categories saw the demand for smaller, lighter, and easy to store and handle pack sizes.

December 16, 2019

Flexibles

Robotic Bulk Product Handling System

JLS Automation

JLS Automation launches a high-load bulk product handling solution designed to load large cuts of protein into processing equipment.

December 10, 2019

Flexibles

Recyclable pasta bag

Italian pasta maker Girolomoni has launched its organic Graziella Ra ancient wheat spaghetti, farfalle, and penne rigate in what is described as a fully recyclable paper stand-up bag with a window that allows consumers to clearly see the product inside.

November 15, 2019

Flexibles

Paper-based lidding for tortillas

Paulig, based in Helsinki, Finland, and owner of the Santa Maria brand, actively strives to reduce its environmental impact and has worked for some time now to develop packaging that protects product while minimizing environmental impact.

November 7, 2019

Flexibles

Kellogg, Bear Naked’s Stand-Up Pouch Takes Circular Route to Recyclability

Confronted with questions around sustainability, the flexible packaging industry is working to make recyclable pouches a reality in support of a more circular economy, using the How2Recycle label.

November 1, 2019

Flexibles

Recyclable, High-Barrier PP Pouch for German Snack Brand

Innovia Films

For its roasted popcorn snacks, Berlin-based Wildcorn uses a multilayer high-barrier PP laminated film that is recyclable in countries having the recycling infrastructure to accept the material.

October 31, 2019

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

NiMCO Corp.: Vf/f/s machine for gable-top cartons

NiMCO’s Model 3140 Dry Fill is a single lane vf/f/s machine for gable-top cartons.

October 21, 2019

Flexibles

Color Drives Graphics for Organic BBQ Sauce

New BBQ sauce line in a new, inverted pouch for Uncle Dougie’s requires packaging graphics that differentiate it on shelf while aligning with the company’s legacy bottled products.

October 21, 2019

Flexibles

Serendipity Strikes a Third Time with Sustainability

In analyzing the sustainability of the new inverted squeeze pouch for its BBQ sauce, Uncle Dougie’s is surprised to learn of its environmental impact versus glass jars.

October 21, 2019

Flexibles

Inverted Pouch for BBQ Sauce a First for the Category

Responding to a survey on consumers’ pain points around BBQ sauce, Uncle Dougie’s introduces a new line of Organics in the STANDCAP pouch, eliminating messy closures and product waste.

October 15, 2019

Flexibles

Polymer Packaging Partners with Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Polymer Packaging

Polymer Film & Bag has partnered with Windmoeller & Hoelscher (W&H), a world leader in blown and cast film extrusion technology, to install two three-layer co-extrusion lines.

October 8, 2019