Sustainability

Cosmetics pot is first with 100% PCR PP content

Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics is recognized by The Association of Plastics Recyclers for its Lush Black Pot for cosmetics, made from 100% FDA-approved PCR PP.

March 22, 2017

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Containers

Plastic Technologies offers expert PET curriculum

Plastic Technologies partners with The Packaging School to provide an online educational platform.

March 21, 2017

Material handling

Challenges and Benefits of Using ISTA’s Standard 20 for the Development of ISC’s

Standard 2D Revision 2.0 uses a QbD approach to develop insulated shipping containers (ISCs) to meet regulatory expectations.

March 21, 2017

Containers

Plastic Technologies hires director of business development and innovation

Craig Robinson will assist Plastic Technologies in connecting with brand owners as the company’s new Director of Business Development and Innovation.

March 20, 2017

Containers

Move over Andy Warhol; Campbell Soup shares a new look

A black background, simple ingredient photography, and a contemporary logo for Campbell Soup’s new line of clean-label soups could not be more different than its classic label look.

March 19, 2017

Containers

Read my lips: Consumers speak on lip balm packaging preferences

New research uncovers consumers’ functional and aesthetic preferences around lip balm package types.

March 11, 2017

Containers

Plastic Bottles, Injectables Driving Global Pharmaceutical Packaging

New MarketsandMarkets report forecasts solid pharmaceutical packaging market growth through 2021.

March 10, 2017

Sustainability

Lotion for dogs in 60% PCR-content tube

Burt’s Bee’s for Dogs Paw & Nose Relieving Lotion uses a laminated tube that ups the post-consumer recycled material content to 60%, versus the traditional zero percent for such packaging.

March 8, 2017

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Freshpet automates with robotic chub loader

This on-trend pet food company removed labor from its packaging line and handled increased throughput thanks to a first-of-its kind case packing solution.

March 6, 2017

Sustainability

Libby’s labels vegetable cans as BPA-free

Seneca Foods adds a logo to its Libby’s brand canned vegetable packaging to alert consumers that the can uses BPA-free can-lining technology.

February 26, 2017

Sustainability

Pharmapack Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation

Vial injector, pharma compliance pack, smart packaging and auto-injector for prefilled syringes named best innovations in 2017.

February 24, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Nestlé taps new blow molder control system for efficient PET bottle production

Blow molder control helps Nestlé Waters align efficient PET bottle production with consistent consumer experience.

February 24, 2017

Contract packaging

Addressing Serialization and Aggregation Head-On

CordenPharma Latina moves ahead of the curve when it comes to track and trace, serialization and aggregation as a full-service partner in the contract development and manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), drug products and associated packaging services to the global pharmaceutical industry.

February 14, 2017