Sustainability

Healthcare packaging: Forecast 2010

An optimistic job outlook, Rx-to-OTC switches, and upbeat packaging sales predictions offer a beacon of hope for healthcare product packagers.

December 7, 2009

Consumer packaged goods: Page 67

Flexibles

Coca-Cola gets it, how about you?

Among the more noteworthy trends in packaged goods manufacturing over the past few years has been the push to give packaging a seat at the table.

December 7, 2009

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Steel aerosol cans get enhanced green makeover

In the fourth quarter of 2008, CRC Marine Products adopted new lightweight, polymer-coated steel aerosol can packaging for some of its marine cleaning/maintenance products.

December 6, 2009

Contract Packaging

December 2012? Don't sweat it, but expect the business world to be different

December 5, 2009

Contract Packaging

Innovation's future - a balancing act?

More than half the consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies responding to an exclusive Packaging World/Contract Packaging (PW/CP) survey say growth in private-label products provides opportunities for their companies—a stark change from recent years when national brands generally regarded private-label growth as a competitive threat.

December 5, 2009

Contract Packaging

Milestones

December 5, 2009

Contract packaging

Companies

December 5, 2009

Secondary Packaging

New coders ease Fox Barrel's complexity, downtime

Cider maker upgrades its bottle and case coding operations.

December 4, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Booklet labels: Untapped marketing muscle for your brand?

If you’re a brand manager who hasn’t considered these labels lately, they’re doing wonders for solving complexity and quickly turning out promotional packaging.

December 4, 2009

Household/Automotive

Europe and Russia on tour at the Headquarters of Marchesini Group

The Russian Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr. Khristenko and the Vice-President of the European Committee, Mr. Verheugen, visited the district of advanced mechanics of Emilia Romagna: their first stop was in Bologna, at the headquarters of Marchesini Group.

December 4, 2009

Consumer packaged goods

A sustainability toolkit to engage Alcan Packaging employees

Alcan Packaging - a business unit of Rio Tinto - recently launched the Alcan Packaging Sustainability Toolkit to provide all employees with a better understanding of the businesses' philosophy and global approach to implementing its vision for sustainability.

December 4, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

European study confirms what we already know--enough already--green is here to stay!

Nine countries across Europe confirm that there is a “big move” to sustainable packaging solutions. Why is this even news any more?

December 2, 2009

Sustainable Packaging

What happened to FDA's Nov. update on BPA?

FDA said that by November 30 it would have a revised verdict on the common use of BPA in containers from children's sippy cups to can linings. But December is upon us and no ruling yet. Green Century, a manager of mutual funds deemed environmentally responsible, wants to know what's up.

December 2, 2009