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Contract Packaging

Personal care co-packer KDC grows with three acquisitions

KDC's acquisitions of Cosmetic Technologies, Kolmar and ChemAid cement company's leadership in personal care and cosmetics.

October 27, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Good news for 2014 PET recycling rates

U.S. PET container recycling rate for 2014 holds at 31%, while rPET usage in domestic markets hits an all-time high, according to annual NAPCOR/APR report.

October 21, 2015

Contract Packaging

First Serialization Roundtable for CMOs held

Optel Vision and Supply Chain Wizard event encourages open discussion about serialization tools and strategies to prepare for DQSA serialization compliance.

October 20, 2015

Sustainability

Eggs nestle in new ryegrass and paper carton

A new egg carton from U.K.’s Waitrose made from 50% ryegrass and 50% recycled paper is expected to save approximately 85 tons per year of wood/recycled paper.

October 20, 2015

Contract Packaging

Beyond the blister: Visual Pak changes name of thermoform division

Visual Pak's 'Blisters Inc.' thermoforming division changes name to VP Plastics and Engineering.

October 19, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Medical device firm wins with barcode labeling software

CFR enterprise barcode labeling software helps QTS reduce risk, increase efficiency, and become compliant with UDI and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations.

October 14, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Designing sustainability into OTC pharma packaging

Kara Errickson, Industrial Designer, discusses package design issues for Hyland’s 4 Kids Bumps ’n Bruises® with Arnica, an ointment stick to provide natural relief of pain, swelling, bruising, and soreness for children.

October 14, 2015

Sustainability

Arrowhead bottles to contain up to 50% rPET by 2016

Nestlé Water’s Arrowhead brand announces it will increase its use of rPET by 38% in its spring water bottles, eliminating 20,000 tons of CO2 from production annually.

October 14, 2015

Operational Excellence

Protecting personnel from potent compounds

Pharma EXPO presentation identifies key considerations while packaging oral solid-dose medications.

October 1, 2015

Operational Excellence

LIVE FROM Pharma EXPO: Protecting personnel from potent compounds

Pharma EXPO presentation identifies key considerations while packaging oral solid-dose medications.

October 1, 2015

Contract Packaging

A series of small serendipities

A special solution, just a phone call away.

September 30, 2015

Contract Packaging

Serialization strategies

Pharma Logic Solutions presenter advises companies to think beyond U.S. requirements, and to take the time to evaluate suppliers.

September 30, 2015