Flexible packaging

R.A Jones Testing Sustainable Films on Its Pouching Equipment

R.A Jones’ testing of sustainable films on its Pouch King equipment will help brand manufacturers transition to environmentally friendly packaging and meet consumer and industry demand.

January 25, 2023

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Sustainability

Smurfit Kappa Showcases eCommerce expertise With New Dominican Republic Store

Smurfit Kappa Group

Smurfit Kappa launches a new eCommerce store in the Dominican Republic. The store, created by Smurfit Kappa Todo Carton, will act as an online retail packaging boutique and serve the ever-growing packaging market in the Dominican Republic.

January 25, 2023

Sustainability

Braskem, Nexus Circular Sign a Long-Term Contract for Circular Plastic Feedstocks From Advanced Recycling Facility

Braskem

Nexus Circular and Braskem S.A., signed a 10-year definitive commercial agreement for the supply of circular feedstocks from a new advanced recycling facility. Braskem completed a strategic investment in Nexus Circular in January 2022.

January 24, 2023

Sustainability

Mitsui Plastics, Citroniq Chemicals Sign Letter of Intent to Achieve GHG Reductions

Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc

Mitsui Plastics (MPI) and Citroniq signed a letter of intent for a large-scale supply agreement for sustainable PP, marking the beginning of a long-term alliance between the two companies.

January 24, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

D2C Brand Myro Develops ‘Waste Reducing’ Deodorant System

Plastic-neutral body care brand Myro launches a refillable/reusable deodorant packaging system, with a refill pod that uses 50% less plastic than traditional deodorant sticks.

January 24, 2023

Robotics

Exact Metrology Displays the GOM ScanCobot

Exact Metrology: A Division of In-Place Machining Company

Exact Metrology: A Division of In-Place Machining Co, announces the arrival of the GOM ScanCobot, a mobile measuring station with a collaborative robot at it’s Milwaukee location.

January 24, 2023

Sustainability

Evertis Opens Plant in Mexico

Evertis

Evertis welcomed clients, suppliers, partners, and media to the inauguration of its new site in Monterrey, Mexico.

January 23, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Compostable Packaging Degradation Pilot Launched

Led by the Composting Consortium, the pilot will generate data to help shape international standards for field testing compostable packaging and contribute to the launch of an open-source results database.

January 23, 2023

Sustainability

France to Serve as the European Pilot Market for Digimarc Recycle

Digimarc

Digimarc Corp. announces an expansion of the Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0. Building on successful semi-industrial trials, stakeholders across the packaging value chain selected France as the pilot market for Digimarc Recycle.

January 23, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Bacardi, Aldi, and Sealed Air Introduce Material Adjustments For Plastic Reduction

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging innovations for plastic reduction by Bacardí, Aldi, and Sealed Air from ThePackHub’s December Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 22, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Above & Beyond Pursues ‘Refillable Universe,’ Starting with Lip Balm

U.K. brand above & beyond begins its journey to eliminate single-use packaging by introducing a lip balm in a reusable aluminum case, with refills in a bio-based, compostable pack.

January 20, 2023

Sustainability

PureCycle to Build PP Recycling Facility In Europe

PureCycle Technologies

PureCycle Technologies and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges announces that PureCycle plans to build its PP recycling facility in the port's NextGen District located in Belgium.

January 18, 2023

Flexible packaging

2023 Ameristar Competition Opens

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

Hosted and judged by a jury of packaging professionals and industry experts, our annual AmeriStar Awards competition aims to identify the best in professional and student packaging design solutions.

January 18, 2023