Containers

Premium cigar brand gets embossed metal tins

Attention to molding detail and rich colors are among the features that make this tin for premium cigars a special kind of package.

March 1, 2012

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Containers

Innovative PP packs at Ipack-Ima

A single booth was a wealth of information today at Ipack-Ima, the Italian packaging show running this week in Milan.

February 29, 2012

Containers

Extrusion blow molding

Here are some considerations regarding this major process for forming plastic bottles.

February 27, 2012

Containers

New packs for paint

Jewson, the UK's leading supplier of sustainable timber and building materials, is launching newly designed 2.5- and 5-L paint cans in addition to 10-L pails.

February 24, 2012

Closures

'Chocolate toothpaste' in a tube

New Orleans-based Theodent makes toothpaste that successfully substitutes for fluoride a blend of minerals including cocoa bean extract.

February 16, 2012

Labels

Wine labels extraordinaire

For Ferrari Spumanti, Italy’s leading producers of sparkling wines, labelling is a means of conveying the quality, heritage, and style of a product that has been in production for more than a century.

February 14, 2012

Sustainability

Planters peanuts switches to plastic packaging

A move from glass to plastic jars for Planters Dry Roasted Peanut varieties results in 84% less packaging by weight.

February 13, 2012

Containers

Diet Coke wears its heart on its can

Can graphics call attention to women’s heart health educational programs.

February 10, 2012

Containers

Airless dispensers for lotions

Faran Cosmetic, maker of Nature Scent skin and personal care products, has selected airless dispensers for its newest line of hand creams and body lotions.

February 7, 2012

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Prolacta Bioscience comes to relief of African babies

In a joint effort, Intl. Breast Milk Project, Prolacta and Quick Intl. Courier deliver bottled breast milk to orphaned infants in Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.

February 6, 2012

Containers

Rebranded beer

Loddon Brewery of Oxfordshire, England, has unveiled a new look for its range of bottled beers.

February 2, 2012

Containers

New thinking for moonshine jug

White lightning strikes again with the introduction of the Original Moonshine clear corn whiskey marketed in a bootlegger-style jug.

February 2, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New CIJ printer enables expansion of Belgian water line

Belgian soft drinks producer EVIDEL installs new continuous ink-jet printer for 100% production uptime, maintenance-free pushbutton operation, and increased output.

February 1, 2012