Cartoning

Pentawards Shares Top 10 Packaging Design Trends for 2021/2022

After evaluating 2,000 entries in its annual packaging design competition, Pentawards pulls out 10 prominent trends drawn from the winning work, compiling its first trends report.

January 24, 2022

Cartons and boxes: Page 18

Sustainability

Robatech to Offer Events on Adhesive Application Solutions in E-commerce

Robatech AG

From March 15-17, 2022, Robatech will focus on sustainable adhesive application solutions for e-commerce packaging at two events: Live at CCE International in Munich and virtually in the Robatech Solutions Showcase.

January 20, 2022

Coding, Printing & Labeling

In-house CMYK Case Printing for CPG Companies

By combining a sophisticated understanding of inks with the latest in ink-jet print engines, GSI and IP are bringing in-house, on-line CMYK Case printing to the packaging line.

January 11, 2022

Retail display packaging

Oliver Inc. Acquires Professional Image

Oliver Inc.

Oliver Inc. acquired Professional Image and aspecialtybox.com (Collectively, "Professional Image") a manufacturer of custom folding carton packaging and e-commerce provider of innovative stock and packaging accessories.

January 6, 2022

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Maker’s Mark Ups Its Packaging Game

When it came time for a packaging line upgrade, this well-known producer of bourbon tackled filling and capping first—coding, inspection, and case sealing quickly followed.

January 5, 2022

Cartons and boxes

Rondo-Pak Participates in Salvation Army’s Adopt-A-Family Program

Rondo-Pak

The company sponsored two local families in need and fulfilled holiday wish lists for 10 individuals.

December 23, 2021

Flexible packaging

Spartech Acquires Crawford Industries

Spartech Corporation

Spartech, a manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, expanded its plastics conversion capabilities through the acquisition of Crawford Industries, L.L.C.

December 22, 2021

Retail display packaging

Rohrer Corp. Acquires Jay Packaging Group

Rohrer Corporation

This acquisition will strengthen the combined capabilities of both companies in the areas of high-end printing and decorating, carded blister, thermoformed, and folded carton packaging.

December 20, 2021

Retail display packaging

Liberty Packaging Acquires Alois Box Co.

Liberty Diversified International (LDI)

Liberty Diversified International (LDI), a manufacturer of corrugated packaging containers and point-of-purchase display, has acquired Alois Box Co. located in Chicago.

December 16, 2021

Sustainability

DS Smith Replaces Single Use Plastic Pieces with Paper-based Solutions for Retailers

DS Smith Packaging Systems

The sustainable packaging company is set to replace more than 1 billion pieces of single use plastic by 2025.

December 10, 2021

Retail display packaging

Rohrer Corp. Expands Leadership Team

Rohrer Corporation

Rohrer Corp. announces the addition of three key executives to its leadership team.

December 10, 2021

Contract Packaging

Pet Food Co-packer is First with Retort Cartons

One of the engineers who developed Tetra Pak’s retort carton platform, Pawel Marciniak has built his co-pack/co-man business for premium pet food NaturPak Pet on the technology—with considerable success.

December 9, 2021

Case erect/seal

Former WestRock CEO Steven Voorhees Awarded PPC’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Smurfit Westrock

The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) presented its Robert T. Gair Award for lifetime achievement, to former President and CEO of WestRock, Steven C. Voorhees.

November 30, 2021