Sustainability

Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and Pringles Adjust Package Materials to Add Sustainability

See a few examples of packaging material adjustments for sustainability by Coca-Cola and others from ThePackHub’s September Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

September 21, 2022

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Pregis Releases its Annual ESG Report

Pregis

Pregis’ 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report details the company’s progress against its published 2K30 goals.

September 21, 2022

Sustainability

Dow and Mura Announce Plans for Largest Advanced Recycling Facility in Europe

The 120-kiloton/yr facility will be co-located with Dow’s production plant in Böhlen, Germany, and will convert mixed-waste plastic waste into naptha that Dow can use to produce virgin-quality polyethylene for packaging.

September 19, 2022

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Milliken to Showcase Sustainable Plastic Additives at PACK EXPO International

Milliken & Company

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth LU-8840! Milliken & Co. will showcase an array of partnerships and innovative additive technologies aimed at moving the circular economy forward.

September 16, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Nivea Pursues Sustainable Packaging from Every Angle

Beiersdorf uses the 4R approach of Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, and Replace to develop industry-first sustainable packaging for its personal care products.

September 16, 2022

Sustainability

Danimer Scientific CEO Stephen Croskrey Joined White House-Hosted Summit on Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing

Danimer Scientific

The summit, held today, included a high-level roundtable with members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, and other industry and academic leaders, as well as a panel on biotechnology research and development to solve pressing challenges.

September 14, 2022

Sustainability

Ampacet Opens Production Facility in Italy

Ampacet Corp.

Ampacet opened a production plant in Brembate (BG), Italy in response to increased product demand. The new site will double additive capacity.

September 14, 2022

Sustainability

Recyclable Toothpaste Tube from NICE Prevents 3,000 Tons of Landfill Waste

China multinational NICE Group collaborates with Dow and Amcor in APAC to develop a recyclable, all-plastic toothpaste tube for its extensive portfolio of toothpaste brands.

September 14, 2022

Robotics

Hai Robotics, Winit Partner to Boosts E-commerce Warehouse Automation in the UK

Hai Robotics

In late 2021, Hai Robotics, provider of autonomous case handling robotic systems for warehouse logistics provided Winit, a Shanghai-based cross-border warehouse operator with 100 robots to help workers pick and sort goods.

September 14, 2022

Retail display packaging

Tim Walsh Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Vanguard Companies

Vanguard Packaging

Walsh will own and manage Vanguard’s financials and drive value via targeted corporate initiatives related to mergers and acquisitions and organizational development as the company scales growth nationally.

September 13, 2022

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FPA’s Emerging Leadership Council to Host a FlexPack Crash Course at PACK EXPO International

Flexible Packaging Association

The event is designed for new hires and newcomers to the flexible packaging industry with fewer than five years of industry experience. Attendees should currently work for FPA member companies.

September 12, 2022

Sustainability

PakTech Moves into New State-of-the-Art Facility

PakTech

PakTech moved into a 180,000 sq ft in its hometown of Eugene, Ore., in response to the company’s growth and readiness to scale.

September 12, 2022

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Honoring Hall of Fame Careers: Pierre Pienaar of WPO

The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame is inducting four new members into its ranks in 2022. Pierre Pienaar joins the Hall of Fame as a global ambassador and educator for packaging and packaging education.

September 8, 2022