Sustainable Packaging

Cannabis Comes Of Age

Packaging automation has advanced quickly in recent years with quite a few OEMs now offering smaller, slower machines targeted to this market. In materials, the sustainability wave is just starting to swell.

October 26, 2021

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Secondary Packaging

New Packaging Formats Affect Secondary Packaging Process

Package configurations are changing due to retailer and consumer demands, with significant implications for secondary packaging.

October 25, 2021

Sustainability

Ranpak to Build Innovation Center in Connecticut

Ranpak

Governor Ned Lamont announced that Ranpak Holdings Corp. will build an 80,000 sq ft innovation and automation center in Shelton, Conn. It expects to initially employ 35 workers at the facility and increase that amount to around 80 to 100 workers by 2024.

October 22, 2021

Sustainability

Football Stadium PET Bottles Transformed into Mr Muscle Packaging

SC Johnson partners with the Liverpool Football Club to transform half a million PET bottles into new packaging for its Mr Muscle household cleaning products in the U.K.

October 21, 2021

Sustainability

E-Commerce Innovations: Biodegradable Mailing Bag and Reusable Food Delivery Containers

ThePackHub

See two examples of innovative sustainable e-commerce packaging from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

October 21, 2021

Sustainability

Mars’ Switch to Barrier Coating Cuts 18 T-Rexes worth of PE

Mars removes the black polyethylene film from the inside of its iconic Maltesers candy box, replacing it with a recyclable, dispersion-coated barrier board that will reduce its use of plastic by 82 metric tons.

October 20, 2021

Sustainability

Breakthrough in Compostable Film

Management at this family-owned third-generation producer of classic British sausages is hoping its efforts on the sustainable packaging front will be copied globally.

October 20, 2021

Flexibles

Conflex Shrink Wrap Applications for E-commerce

The company showcased Clysar confidential film for e-commerce on its L-bar series wrapper at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

October 19, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Reimagining Sustainable Packaging through Collaboration

Incorporating more sustainable options into CPG packaging is both a necessity and a challenge. Read about current initiatives to innovate new materials, improve recycling systems, and get closer to a circular economy.

October 18, 2021

Flexibles

Recyclable Paper Mailers

ProAmpac

ProAmpac launches the ProActive Recyclable® Paper Mailers. These curbside recyclable mailers have up to 70% lower water absorption versus a standard kraft paper mailer.

October 15, 2021

Sustainability

Getting Noticed: Holiday Pringles, Wine Pouches, and Tony's Chocolate

ThePackHub

The importance of creating impactful and noticeable packaging continues to create a point of difference. See a few examples from ThePackHub’s October Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

October 14, 2021

Sustainability

Tetra Pak Expands Production of Plant-based Coatings for Aseptic Cartons to North America

Tetra Pak Inc.

As demand for sustainable packaging continues to grow, Tetra Pak expanded production of aseptic cartons made with sugarcane-based polyethylene (PE) coatings to its Denton, Tex. converting plant.

October 13, 2021

Sustainability

Smurfit Kappa Acquires Verzuolo

Smurfit Kappa Group

Smurfit Kappa Group plc acquired Verzuolo, a 600,000 ton paperboard mill in Northern Italy for €360 million.

October 8, 2021