Closures

ACTIPH Water Tips Cap to Active Lifestyles, Proposed Regulations

The U.K.’s ACTIPH Water brand differentiates itself among a sea of hydrating competitors with an electrolyte- and mineral-rich formula and ionization process. The tethered closure is robust for athletes, and meets upcoming regulations.

February 28, 2022

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

New Filler Boosts Capacity

Installing a fifth filling line will help this leading manufacturer of commercial skin care products address the current demand for hand sanitizer and meet future customer needs.

February 8, 2022

Sustainability

Smart Plastic Technologies, Munchkin, Inc. Announce Partnership

Smart Plastic Technologies

Smart Plastic Technologies and Munchkin, Inc. signed an exclusive joint development agreement to create baby lifestyle products using Smart Plastic’s patent-pending ECLIPSE™ technology.

January 27, 2022

Consumer packaged goods

EndFlex Designs & Builds Custom End-of-Line Bottle Packaging System in Just 20 Weeks

EndFlex LLC

January 26, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Durable, Reusable Sampling Packs Reduce Waste, Improve Brand Experience

New Balance Team Sports made the leap from traditional corrugated in D2C sampling and sizing returns to a durable, reusable PET fabric pack. It’s branding makes a nice impression and distinguishes it from other shippers, while being more sustainable.

January 12, 2022

Flexibles

Lieb Cellars’ Breaks from the Bottle for Premium Bag-in-box Wines

Dispensing good red wine, for a romantic dinner, from a plastic bag? The mere thought makes wine drinkers’ cringe.

January 5, 2022

Sustainability

Catching Up with Grove Collaborative as it Goes Public

Jon Silverman, Grove’s Senior Vice President, Physical Products, catches Packaging World up on the once emerging, now fully emerged brand owner, including the most recent big news that it plans to go public.

January 4, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 - #4: Hasbro Phases Out Plastics

Based on online clicks and unique page views, we are counting down the Top 10 articles of 2021. Check out this March 2021 article on how a major board game company will “bring sustainability to family game night.”

December 30, 2021

Cartons and boxes

Rondo-Pak Participates in Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family Program

Rondo-Pak

The company sponsored two local families in need and fulfilled holiday wish lists for 10 individuals.

December 23, 2021

Contract packaging

Tekni-Plex Receives ISO Certification for Contract Filling in the Beauty and Skincare Markets

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Tekni-Plex received the ISO 22716 designation for the contract filling of personal care, skincare, cosmeceutical, and cosmetics products, which certifies that it operates according to the Good Manufacturing Practices guidelines.

December 10, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Own Brand Proves Paper-Pack Concept for Store Brands

Built on selling into retail private label, Sofidel recently launched a consumer brand of its own, Nicky, to serve as a proof of concept and market testing brand for a unique paper-pack solution for bath tissue and paper towel packs.

November 18, 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