Sustainability

Seventh Generation first to use 100% PCR cap, naturally

The plant-based household and personal care products producer overcomes the challenges with using 100% recycled-content plastic with a new bottle cap for its Natural Dish Liquid bottle.

September 22, 2018

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E-commerce/D2C packaging

Dow finalist flexible material replaces corrugated

StealthWrap from Sealed Air, a Dow Diamond Award Finalist, protects many e-commerce goods while eliminating the need for extra shipping cartons and packaging materials.

September 20, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Waterless Internet Flower Packaging Blooms in Europe

The successful application of Flexfresh™ film with Active Modified Atmospheric Packaging Technology (AMAP) earned a 2018 Dow Diamond Award Finalist finish.

September 19, 2018

Containers

Febreze a Dow award finalist

The Dow Chemical Company recently announced the winners of the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, which recognizes the packaging industry’s top achievements in innovative packaging designs, materials, technologies, and processes.

September 18, 2018

Flexibles

P&G wins Dow's Diamond

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced the winners of the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, which recognizes the packaging industry’s top achievements in innovative packaging designs, materials, technologies, and processes.

September 13, 2018

Flexibles

Active lifestyle the focus of new dog supplement packaging

Happy Go Healthy, a dog health supplement product available online, gets a bold, energetic package design meant to connect with pet owners on an emotional level.

August 19, 2018

Labels

Special Ops-tested laundry detergent tub exudes masculinity

Home cleaning products company targeting the specific needs of men selects a rugged container with military-inspired graphics on an in-mold label to introduce its laundry detergent pacs.

August 11, 2018

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

Online sports retailer scores productivity gains

Find out how Fanatics, a British e-commerce sports apparel retailer, quadrupled productivity and saved space in the process.

June 26, 2018

Flexibles

Personalization Moves to Pet Food

Whole foods pet nutrition company Side by Side offers flash-frozen and fresh pet food, with product varieties selected for pet owners through an online assessment tool.

June 18, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Automating the sleeve label that stuck

Gorilla Glue’s tape line doesn’t waste any label space–all three visible sides of the roll are pulling their weight in branding and messaging. But as volume grew, the company needed automation that could balance speed with an accurately placed, repeatable shrink-sleeve label.

May 2, 2018

Converting equipment

Electronics e-tailer adopts on-demand box making

Newegg adds two box-making machines to its e-commerce facility in Indianapolis to pack electronics in custom-fit boxes that optimize DIM weight costs.

April 30, 2018

Plastics/resins

Package redesigns for e-commerce

Two brands—The Honest Company and Consolidated Mills—redesign their product packaging to make e-commerce shipment of the items less prone to leaking and damage.

April 22, 2018

Flexibles

Pouch approach for marine products

A complete line of marine products in stand-up pouches from For Life Products was among the winners in the 2018 Flexible Packaging Awards Competition.

April 18, 2018