Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola enters partnership to expand PlantBottle production

Partnership with JBF Industries will result in the world’s largest facility for the production of bio-glycol—the key ingredient used to make PlantBottle packaging.

September 27, 2012

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Flexibles

Compostable peanut packs debut at Mariners ballgame

Ten thousand Mariners fans receive peanuts in a new pack made from a six-layer flexible film that is said to be 100% compostable.

September 24, 2012

Contract Packaging

Compliance package makes inroads at Walmart pharmacies

Ecoslide-RX touted for patient adherence, sustainability, ease of opening, and safety benefits.

September 24, 2012

Contract Packaging

Contract packaging sessions at Pack Expo

IoPP’s Packaging Learning Center hosts kitting, supply chain sessions by the Contract Packaging Association.

September 18, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Center for Sustainable Packaging created at RIT

New education and research center, established with $2.2 million in gifts, will be dedicated to the development and use of sustainable packaging.

September 18, 2012

Contract Packaging

Orthopedic co-packer expands in Memphis

Millstone Medical Outsourcing expands Memphis operations to broaden services, capacity.

September 14, 2012

Contract Packaging

AndersonBrecon addresses global healthcare packaging issues

Repositioned company adds flexibility to U.S. and European contract packaging operations to help meet evolving needs of manufacturers around the globe.

September 11, 2012

Contract Packaging

Clinical secondary co-pack operations change hands

Patheon sells secondary clinical packaging and clinical distribution services to Bellwyck Packaging Solutions.

September 11, 2012

Contract Packaging

Clinical secondary co-pack operations change hands

Patheon sells its secondary clinical packaging and clinical distribution services; Bellwyck Packaging Solutions and 20 Patheon employees are the beneficiaries.

September 11, 2012

Contract Packaging

Flexible OTC packs deliver an 'UrgentRx'

Credit card-sized packs offer portability for powdered meds that are delivered sublingually.

September 10, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Dell: 'Powering the possible' of green

Following the release of computer giant Dell’s 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report in July, Oliver Campbell, Dell’s director of procurement, discussed the company’s initiatives around packaging, in particular its use of bamboo and mushroom-based packaging.

September 7, 2012

Contract Packaging

Should package development be done in-house or with vendor help?

As a packaging professional with more than 40 years of experience in package design and development, all of the large consumer product companies I have been associated with have faced many design challenges in making sure each package had the best appearance possible at retail, yet also conveyed a quality product to consumers.

September 5, 2012

Sustainable Packaging

Study: All things equal, green is preferred

Green Up Street, which runs the Green Up Street Network, a group of suppliers that specializes in cartons and boxes made from agricultural byproducts, recently uncovered some interesting insights regarding consumers’ acceptance of packaging made from alternative materials when it conducted tests using a cereal box made from sugarcane bagasse versus a traditional paperboard cereal box.

September 5, 2012