HomeSupplier news: Appointments, promotionsLockwood Greene (Spartanburg, SC): Patrick J. Helm, sr. mgr., packing.Apr 30th, 1999HomeTop Three Operational Priorities of Execs in Packaging and ProcessingIssues that were prominent prior to 2020 became even more elevated during the pandemic.Contract packaging‘ENGAGE’ in CPA in 2022In this CPA President's letter, Rob Reinders announces association’s newly formatted event, ENGAGE, and shares news on group’s successful attendance at recent industry shows.SustainabilityP&G and Herbal Essences' PET Bottles Move to 50% Chemically Recycled PCRHerbal Essences will be the first P&G brand to use Eastman Renew molecular-recycled plastic in its packaging.Materials & containersTwo Brands Awarded 0.5 Million Closures EachFunctional beverage PRO.J and VUE Vitamin Tea are announced as the winners of Silgan’s annual Free Closures for a Year Contest.Sustainability15 Minutes of Sustainability Talk with P&GInvisible watermarks with imprinted recycling data, scalable initiatives for waste management infrastructure, and changing up plastic usage, material, and product formats are all currently in the works at P&G.Contract packagingX-ray System for Pet Food Handles 25-kg BagsU.K. private-label manufacturer GA Pet Food Partners meets its core value of quality through the use of high-speed inspection systems, including its latest purchase, a 20-ft-long X-ray/checkweighing machine.Take FiveHeinz Ketchup’s New Dispensing Valve | Materials Shortages Rankle Bev IndustryIconic Heinz Ketchup switched to a new dispensing valve and closure that will make the pack more sustainable. Meanwhile, beverage producers struggle with materials shortages.HomeunPACKed Podcast: A 1st Look At PACK EXPO 2022Listen to editors from PMMI Media Group lay out the top trends and innovations attendees can expect to see at PACK EXPO East 2022.Contract packagingContract Packaging Industry Enjoys In-Person EventsCPA, The Association for Contract Packagers and Manufacturers, gets back to in-person events, including its upcoming annual meeting and participation at industry trade shows.Materials & containersMaterial Packaging Innovations Include Bag-in-Box CocktailOther innovations from November's Innovation Zone report include carton board beverage lids and paper butter packaging.Materials & containersNutifood Differentiates Its Dairy with PackagingWhen 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.Secondary/end-of-linePoultry Producer Combines Checkweighing, Metal Detection OperationsForresters, a leading food production company, invested in eight IQ4 Metal Detection Combination solutions from Loma Systems to boost production.Primary packagingIraqi Beverage Producer Efficiently Quenches Baghdad's Thirst with High-Speed PET Water LineFrom Baghdad, Iraq, where keeping hydrated in an arid, sunny climate is essential, comes an interesting high-speed, high-efficiency water-bottling project. With a speed of 48,000 bottles/hour (bph), the line, installed by Sidel, achieves 96% OEE.Contract packagingGot Capacity? Need Some?In light of current supply chain disruptions, both CP/CMs and their clients must be more realistic than ever about estimating capacity for new business opportunities.SustainabilityKraft Heinz Ketchup Packaging Adopts New Dispensing Valve TechIconic Heinz Ketchup recently received a valve closure makeover. An award-winning valve system, the recyclable SimpliCycle from Aptar Food and Beverage, will be found in several Kraft Heinz brands by the end of the year.SustainabilityPaper Can for Sangria is the Full PackageImported from Spain, Pulpoloco Sangria not only has beautiful branding, but its aseptic paper can is shaped like a traditional beverage can, while using 30% less material than aluminum or PET.HomeunPACKed with OEM Podcast: Packaging and Processing's Gender & Race Wealth GapListen to OEM Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Neil's discussion with Below the Line President Jill Miller about Miller's goal to level the playing field for women and people of color in packaging and processing.Secondary/end-of-lineAutomation Drives Danone Variety Multi-packs in MexicoFesto and Hybernya Industrial develop an end-of-line automated packaging solution for multi-packs for Danone and Danup yogurts in Mexico.Materials & containersRetailers, Brands Ride the Wave of Ocean-Bound PlasticOcean-bound plastic is gaining small but significant traction within the packaging sector, particularly from those in the rPET market.SustainabilityPaperboard Fruit CarriersCanada’s Niagara Orchard & Vineyard Corp., located in Virgil, Ontario, just completed its first season-long trial of paperboard carriers in place of thermoformed PET containers for fresh fruit.
