Contract Packaging

Is pharma overlooking aggregation?

Contract manufacturing organization PCI Pharma Services assesses serialization and aggregation, partnering with key vendors to address issues ranging from OEE to ink leachability.

December 19, 2017

Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 325

Flexibles

New report forecasts stand-up pouch demand will top $4.5 billion by 2021

Total supply chain cost and sustainability issues continue to be the key drivers of demand for stand-up pouches.

December 12, 2017

Flexibles

Kansas City Chiefs ‘go nuts’ over compostable peanut bag

First-of-its-kind compostable packaging for peanuts debuts at Arrowhead Stadium, scoring a victory for the Kansas City Chief’s Extra Yard for the Environment program.

December 11, 2017

Flexibles

Bath salts get biopolymer bag

Skincare company with a passion for protecting the health of people and the planet switches to polyethylene made from sugarcane for its Himalayan Bath Salts.

December 11, 2017

Sustainability

World’s lightest 3-piece steel aerosol can

What’s said to be the world’s lightest three-piece steel aerosol container is a good example of the environmental dividends that can be gained through targeted improvements in process engineering systems in high-volume packaging production.

December 6, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Surge in developments boosting med device packaging market

A rapid growth in investments in the medical device market leads to businesses spending more on the packaging of medical devices.

December 5, 2017

Sustainability

Amazon Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Frustration-Free Packaging

Since November 2008, Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging program has eliminated 181,000 tons of packaging material and avoided 307 million shipping boxes.

November 28, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Suite of interventions could increase PET recycling rate by 6%

A new study from Closed Loop Partners identifies system-wide opportunities to improve the current U.S. rPET infrastructure and scale the use of post-consumer recycled PET nationally.

November 28, 2017

Contract Packaging

Pharma R&D focus helps advance contract packaging market

New report says that while food and beverage leads the market, the pharmaceutical industry will drive this market through 2022.

November 22, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Biodegradable plastics: good for recycling?

Biodegradable plastics facilitate separate collection of bio-waste and help to divert organic waste from other recycling streams, new study confirms.

November 17, 2017

Operational Excellence

Solid growth predicted for global pharma processing and packaging machinery

Report says generic and OTC meds increase demand for equipment, and improve pharmaceutical production in an era of automation and technology.

November 16, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

Plastic bottle recycling dips in 2016

A decline of 2.4% is attributed to a slight drop in material collected for recycling, changing export markets, and increased contamination of recyclables.

November 16, 2017

Sustainable Packaging

‘No Waste’ coffee capsules

San Francisco Bay Coffee Co. unveils its No Waste OneCup coffee capsule packaging, comprising a compostable pod, a compostable mother bag, and a recyclable carton.

November 15, 2017