Contract Packaging

Contract Packager Increases Line Efficiency With Pre-Owned Automated Line

Remanufacturing machinery gives contract packagers a chance to customize equipment to their needs while reducing material waste and keeping costs in check.

June 8, 2023

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Flexible packaging

TIPA Compostable Packaging, Ispak, Partner to Expand Compostable Packaging Products

TIPA Compostable Packaging

TIPA will be the sole partner of Ispak for compostable packaging solutions in the Turkish market and will enhance Ispak's offering globally.

June 8, 2023

Sustainability

Glass Imaginings: Small, Modular Plants; Biodegradable/Biorecyclable Containers

Arguably the oldest packaging material, glass is exuding youthful vigor in its recent explorations of new (some would say revolutionary) manufacturing technologies, formats, material characteristics, and product applications.

June 7, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

6 O'Clock Gin, Veuve du Vernay, and The Gin Way Announce Sustainable Material Changes for Alcoholic Beverages

ThePackHub

See a few examples of sustainable material changes for alcoholic beverage packaging from 6 O'Clock Gin, Veuve du Vernay, and The Gin Way from ThePackHub’s April Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

June 6, 2023

Digital Transformation

Weidmüller USA Breaks Ground on New Engineering and Manufacturing Facility

Weidmuller USA

Weidmüller Inc., USA broke ground on a new engineering, production, and warehouse facility at its current Southlake location in Chesterfield County.

June 5, 2023

Digital Transformation

Trinity Packaging Supply Launches E-commerce Website

Trinity Packaging Supply

Trinity Packaging Supply’s new e-commerce website, powered by SupplyStream, aggregates hundreds of supplier catalogs into one main storefront.

June 5, 2023

Sustainability

Indorama Ventures, Carbios Partner to Build PET Biorecycling Plant in France

Indorama Ventures

Indorama Ventures Public Co. and Carbios signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture for the construction of the world’s first PET biorecycling plant in France.

June 2, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Is There Such a Thing as Closed-Loop Recycling?

Considering the challenges with recycling, downcycling of materials, and increased competition for PCR materials, Tom Szaky explores what it takes to create a closed-loop recycling system.

June 2, 2023

Sustainability

UPM Biochemicals, Selenis Partner to Develop Sustainable PETG

UPM Biochemicals

The partnership will help the packaging industry reduce its CO2 footprint and redefine the sustainability goals of its customers.

June 2, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Walmart Adopts Waste-Reduction Steps for its E-comm Packaging

Steps include transitioning from plastic to paper bag mailers, right-size packaging technology for shipping cases, order consolidation, and fulfillment closer to the customer’s home.

June 1, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Five-Year Outlook on European Packaging Materials Released

A new report released at the Rethinking Materials Summit reveals those packaging materials European brands are moving towards—and away from—to become more sustainable.

June 1, 2023

Sustainability

Dow, New Energy Blue to Collaborate on Developing Renewable Plastic Materials

Dow

The first-of-its-kind agreement in North America would create bio-based ethylene from renewable agricultural residues for Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast assets to produce renewable plastics.

May 31, 2023

Sustainability

Label-less Bottle Puts Focus on Wine, Not Waste

New wine brand Crate forgoes bottle labels to reduce packaging waste, creating a sparse but still eye-catching package that complements the brand’s sustainable positioning.

May 31, 2023