Issues | Packaging World

Domino Welcomes Senior Sales Manager

Lloyd Kent joined Domino as Senior Sales Manager for Corrugated, Digital Printing North America.

Butler Automatic Announces Return of Andrew Butler as CEO

The PMMI Foundation provides financial support for packaging and processing education throughout the U.S and Canada.

PMMI Scholarships Help Pave the Way for Next Generation

Steve Lynn Durst North America1

Steve Lynn to Lead Durst Label and Packaging Division

Hudson-Sharp Names Regional Sales Directors

Biodegradable and Compostable Packaging

Despite COVID-19’s unwelcome intrusion into our lives this year, sustainability continues to be a substantial area of opportunity for brands and retailers. Increasingly, consumers around the world are demanding more environmentally-friendly packaging.

Domino Welcomes New Product Manager

Shane Govert joined Domino as Product Manager, Digital Printing North America. He will be responsible for supporting the Label and Corrugated markets, as well as aftermarket.

ITW Hartness Launches New Website and E-Commerce Platform

ITW Hartness unveiled a newly designed website featuring an e-commerce platform, HartnessPARTS, designed for customers to order spare parts online in a user-friendly and efficient fashion.

PCMC Announces New Sales Engineer

Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC), part of Barry-Wehmiller, announced that Brad Klimek joined the tissue sales team as a Sales Engineer.

Jeane Schalm Ceo 230x300

InkJet, Inc. Promotes Jeane Schalm to CEO

InkJet, Inc. promoted Jeane Schalm to Chief Executive Officer. She will manage the overall direction of the business from operations to sales.

Ee L2 R Su Ws Aia Gju

Avery Dennison BOPP Films Certified for HDPE Recycling

Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials’ Clear Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film is the first to be certified to comply with the Association of Plastic Recyclers' Critical Guidance Protocol for HDPE recycling.

Getty Images Resized

Hand Sanitizer Spike Here to Stay

U.K. co-packers’ association reports that inquiries for personal care items rocketed by more than 500% shortly after the coronavirus lockdown was implemented.

CP/CMs Navigate COVID-19

Sean Riley, Senior Director, Media and Industry Communications for PMMI, speaks with CPA Managing Director Ron Puvak about how COVID-19 has affected the co-pack/co-man industry.

Dow Signs Carbon Project Agreement with AEON

Dow and Japan-based AEON Co., Ltd. signed a Carbon Project Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and food loss by utilizing Dow technologies in food packaging solutions and practices.

Greenware Cup Portion Cup 7 28 20

Fabri-Kal Updates Greenware Brand

The updated Greenware cup and portion cup stock print design instructs customers to properly dispose of Greenware packaging in commercial composting facilities.

Rendering of the Korozon System prototype for HVAC Systems

Industrial Air Purification System for Pathogen Disinfection

Ship & Shore Environmental's Korozon System is innovated to bring peace of mind back to the public amidst the rise of COVID-19 cases.

Liquibox Detergent Pr

Liquibox Helps Brands Meet Demand for Home Care Products During COVID-19

In the midst of COVID-19, Liquibox bag-in-box solutions are helping brands meet demand for cleaners, sanitizers, and detergents.

NCC Automated Systems Awarded Top Workplaces 2020

NCC Automated Systems was awarded Top Workplaces 2020 by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

According to Ekroth, the paper bottle initiative is a step-by-step journey to reduce and replace the need for polymers.

Absolut Sustainability

Karin Ekroth, Senior Manager of Communications & Sustainability for The Absolut Company, shares how the world’s sixth-largest international spirits brand—with production of nearly 26 million gallons in fiscal year 2018/19—works toward a circular economy.

Volpak Lfat Tablet

Volpak Introduces Next Generation of FAT

Volpak, a Coesia company, developed a live remote FAT machine testing tool in response to clients who need to work remotely on machines and systems.

Mamata Develops Mask Making Machine

With facemasks becoming the new normal, Mamata developed the WIN-200 MASK head loop face mask making machine designed to manufacture multi-ply surgical masks.

ASDA will introduce a 100% recyclable own-label crisp (potato chips) tube.

Recycling drives sustainable packaging

COVID 19 has caused significant disruption to the packaging industry across the world. However, sustainability remains an important area of opportunity for anyone involved in bringing new packaging to market.

UnPACKing 2020 IoPP Salary Survey with Matt Reynolds, Editor, Packaging World

Are You Earning What You Should (or Could) Be Earning?

Listen to the latest podcast and hear Matt Reynolds UnPACK the 2020 IoPP Salary Survey.

CPA Webinars Offer Help During COVID-19

In other news from CPA, The Association for Contract Packagers and Manufacturers, the group announces its new board as well as its annual scholarship winners.

Getty Images 101883732

Can Shortages Hit Food and Beverage Industries

Supply chain issues with aluminum, steel, and tin cans are ramping up as COVID-19 changes buying patterns, resulting in a trickle-down effect on product offerings and time-to-market.

Covid19 Getty Images 1205740031 5eb02f3fd8674

Packagers Stay the COVID-19 Course

Packaging pros adjusted fast to the ‘new normal’ of a pandemic, and have been maintaining for months now, a new Packaging World survey reveals. Three months on from our first survey, we see improvements in CAPEX freedom and a reduction in hiring freezes.

The Cobot Expo will take place online July 28-30.

Cobot Deployment Shines in COVID-19 Pandemic

Leading up to its virtual Cobot Expo this week, Universal Robots highlighted several cases where small companies have been using collaborative automation to keep production going amid the crisis.