Plastics/resins

Evian’s New Sparkling Water in Aluminum, PET

Consumers can choose which recyclable container format they prefer for Evian’s new sparkling variety.

February 8, 2022

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Form/fill/seal - vertical

Vtops Helps Junhao Obtain New Version of Veterinary Drug GMP Certification

Vtops

In 2021, Junhao Group obtained a new veterinary drug GMP certification version due to its choosing Vtops machinery for its new factory.

February 8, 2022

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

Recycling

Lagunitas, Blue Moon Test Glass 'Flight Pack,' or 'Drinktainer' Concept

Craft brewer Lagunitas was an early adopter of this tap room-friendly packaging system from O-I. Called Flight Packs, they offer beer fans a unique way to bring the taproom tasting experience home.

February 3, 2022

Flexible packaging

Volpak Offers Packaging Solutions for the Growing Pet Food Industry

Volpak

To help the pet food industry deal with growth challenges, Volpak offers packaging solutions both for pre-made pouch packaging and f/f/s machines.

February 2, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Chobani Dips Toes into Paper Packaging Trend

Chobani says its new paper cup marks a milestone in its efforts to reduce plastic use and put more sustainable packaging on shelves across America.

February 2, 2022

Beverage

HPP and PET Kegs Help Nourish Juice Bar Tap the Market

Watching cold brew and kombucha companies take their products to market in kegs, Nourish Juice Bar wanted to do the same. But it needed to merge high pressure processing from Hiperbaric with plastic kegs from Petainer.

January 31, 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

Labels

Multi-component Pack Checks All the Boxes for DIY Berry Yogurt Parfaits

With an existing 4-oz Chobani PP yogurt pack format as a starting point, berry parfait product collaborator Naturipe worked backward and reverse-engineered an optimized PET cup and closure that nests components and seals them into a single package.

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

Sustainability

Global Minute: Packaging and Machinery Updates from the UK, Iraq, Spain, and Mexico

Packaging updates from around the globe; retailer-led sustainable packaging material directives, high-speed automated solutions, and paper can package design.

January 7, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Cosmetics Brands to Benefit from Molecularly Recycled Material

January 7, 2022