Flexible packaging

Box Genie Installs Highcon Digital Converting System to Support its Growing E-Commerce Platform

After less than two weeks following installation, Box Genie begun full production on the Highcon Euclid 5C system installed at its facility in Kansas City to support a digital workflow from print to finished product.

March 1, 2022

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Flexible packaging

Berry Global Relaunches Website

Berry Global Group, Inc.

Following significant expansion of its operations in recent years, Berry Global Group, Inc. relaunched its website to give customers worldwide easy and effective access to product information, technical support, and sustainability guidance.

March 1, 2022

Sustainability

New Reusable Packaging Systems from Kao Corp. Embody the ‘Beautiful Lifestyle’

With its MyKirei personal care brand, Kao brings to life its ESG strategy, the Kirei Lifestyle Plan, launching two reusable packaging systems, one featuring a decorative holder and one with an inclusive container design.

February 28, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Getting Noticed: Nestle 17M Unique Designs, Aluminum Can and Beer Bottle Customization

ThePackHub

See a few examples of customized packaging innovations from ThePackHub’s February Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

February 25, 2022

Sustainability

Green Bay Packaging Achieves Net-Zero Water Validation

Green Bay Packaging Inc.

Green Bay Packaging’s Green Bay mill achieved Net-Zero Water in its production of 100% recycled containerboard paper, the first-ever UL with validation of this environmental claim.

February 24, 2022

Sustainability

NatureWorks, IMA Accelerate Testing Phase of Compostable Coffee Pod

NatureWorks

Initial filling tests at IMA Coffee Lab on K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods based on NatureWorks’ low-carbon Ingeo™️ PLA biopolymers accelerate based on promising results.

February 23, 2022

Flexible packaging

Gualapack Opens New Subsidiary in Florida

Gualapack

Flexible packaging manufacturer Gualapack opened a new subsidiary, Gualapack US & Canada, with a sales office in Miami.

February 23, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Re:Water is First in the Market with a 100% PCR Aluminum Bottle

New U.K. brand Re:Water Spring Water comes in a refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle that is said to be the first in the market to use 100% PCR content.

February 23, 2022

Sustainability

Daniel Gilbert Appointed President of Placon

Placon

This move recognizes Gilbert's success as Chief Financial Officer and responds to Placon’s accelerated growth strategy.

February 23, 2022

Sustainability

Lori Gobris Joins Michelman as Global Marketing Manager for Circular Economy

Michelman Inc.

She will be responsible for Michelman's global market strategy and programs that enable sustainable packaging solutions for the Circular Economy within its Printing & Packaging business segment.

February 22, 2022

Sustainability

Tetra Pak Invests in Four New Recycling Facilities

Tetra Pak Inc.

Once fully operational, the recycling facilities in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Australia are expected to recycle up to 45,000 tons of post-consumer carton packages.

February 22, 2022

Sustainability

Smaller Cannabis Vape Pod Carton Brings Big Sustainability Benefits

Cannabis brand STIIIZY redesigns its vape pod packaging with 25% less material, resulting in sustainability and efficiency gains and reduced costs.

February 21, 2022

Sustainability

Clysar, LLC Joins the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)

Clysar, LLC

Clysar will work with APR to understand issues impacting plastic recycling, understand technical requirements driving the development of lower impact shrink solutions, and help educate and promote the growth and sustainability of plastic recycling.

February 18, 2022