Flexible packaging

New Reusable/Refillable Packaging Materials/Containers

A rundown of some of the newest packaging materials and containers developed for use in refillable/reusable applications.

January 24, 2023

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Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola, Kyocera, and Ocean's Halo Adjust Packaging Material to Increase Sustainability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of material adjustments for sustainability from Coca-Cola, Kyocera, and Ocean's Halo from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 19, 2023

Sustainability

SATO Pilots Item-level Tracking, Dynamic Pricing Using Expiration Date

SATO America

A 2D barcode system has the potential to streamline the food supply chain and cut waste through dynamic pricing, where a product's price is linked to the expiration date. As the expiry date nears, the price drops.

February 16, 2023

Operational Excellence

Live at TPC: Five Packaging Megatrends & How to Address Them

Armed with results from a 2023 survey depicting the packaging landscape that brands, CPGs, and their suppliers are currently navigating, global consultancy McKinsey was at The Packaging Conference to offer advice.

February 15, 2023

PMMI News

EXPO PACK Guadalajara Poised for Strong Return this June

PMMI

Registration is now open for EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2023, which returns in-person after four years to feature solutions for over 40 vertical markets.

February 15, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

2023 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards Call for Entries

Reusable Packaging Association (RPA)

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) announces a call for entries for the 12th Annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Awards. Submissions are due by May 1.

February 15, 2023

Sustainability

Perfume, Spirits Brands Lighten the Load of Heavy Packaging with Refills

Luxury Brazilian brands O.U.i. eaux de parfum and Beg Distilaria artisanal gin offer product refills in aluminum bottles to minimize the weight of their packaging and preserve the consumers’ original investment in their premium packaging.

January 24, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Alterra to License Technology to Freepoint for its Advanced Plastics Recycling Facility

Alterra Energy

Alterra announces its license arrangement with a subsidiary of Freepoint Eco-Systems Holdings LLC for a proposed 192,000 tons per annum advanced plastics recycling facility to be sited in the Gulf Coast region.

February 15, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Innovative New Sustainable Packaging at PACK EXPO International

PMG editors fanned out across PACK EXPO International in October in search of packaging innovations. Here's what they found in sustainable packaging.

January 28, 2023

Digital Transformation

Specright Names Former Colgate-Palmolive CIO Mike Crowe to Board of Directors

Specright

Crowe brings more than 30 years of consumer goods and global information technology experience.

February 13, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Anheuser-Busch’s Reverse Vending Machines Make Super Bowl Debut

The ‘Big Game’ means a big impact for Anheuser-Busch’s National Recycling League.

February 10, 2023

Sustainability

Smurfit Kappa Named Sustainability Top Performer

Smurfit Kappa Group

Smurfit Kappa has been recognized as a top ESG performer by Morningstar Sustainalytics.

February 10, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo Doubles Down on Scaling Up Reusable Packaging

PepsiCo commits to growing its percentage of refillable/reusable packaging options, including expanding its SodaStream in-home and in-office sparkling water systems.

January 24, 2023