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E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-commerce will account for 15% of all retail sales globally by 2025

Consumers continue to demand speed and will pay a premium for convenience.

September 21, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola's Simply Orange more sustainable, still structurally sound

New 89-oz juice bottle with integral handle switches from PETG to new PET formulation, goes from resin code PETE 7 to code PETE 1.

September 21, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Dow finalist flexible material replaces corrugated

StealthWrap from Sealed Air, a Dow Diamond Award Finalist, protects many e-commerce goods while eliminating the need for extra shipping cartons and packaging materials.

September 20, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Consumer demands evolve, says new e-commerce study

Dotcom Distribution’s annual study shows consumers have greater expectations when purchasing online, including free shipping and giveaways.

September 20, 2018

Sustainability

Paper bottle 2.0

An 8.5-oz paper bottle used by a L'Oreal startup called Seed Phytonutrients was named a Diamond Finalist in the Dow Awards competition.

September 19, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Waterless Internet Flower Packaging Blooms in Europe

The successful application of Flexfresh™ film with Active Modified Atmospheric Packaging Technology (AMAP) earned a 2018 Dow Diamond Award Finalist finish.

September 19, 2018

Plastics/resins

Flat wine bottle for e-commerce is a Dow Diamond finalist

A flat, Bordeaux-style wine bottle that easily fits through U.K. households’ letterboxes is named a Diamond finalist in The Dow Chemical Company’s 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation.

September 16, 2018

Contract Packaging

CPGs: embrace direct-to-consumer e-commerce

The opening keynoter at the September 12 Evolution of Excellence conference had this advice on e-commerce for today’s CPG companies: Selling through Amazon is not the only way.

September 12, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

PepsiCo joins NaturALL Bottle Alliance

The alliance, a research consortium developed by Danone, Nestle Waters, and Origin Materials, is making progress on developing and introducing a 100% bio-based PET beverage bottle.

September 11, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Is garbology accurate about packaging?

It almost seems that one can’t talk trash without mentioning packaging.

September 11, 2018

Sustainability

Philadelphia Eagles partner with resin supplier for recycling program

In addition to conducting a nine-year recycling program for bottle caps, the two organizations will create an online education platform to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders.

September 10, 2018

Flexibles

Flex-pack sustainability report findings in fact-sheet form

The Flexible Packaging Assn. summarizes findings on its new report, which provides a holistic view of the sustainability benefits of flexible packaging—now and in the future.

September 7, 2018