Additives, coatings & inks

Colored by INX Can Design Contest Entries Due 4/28

The Colored by INX Can Design Contest invites brand owners and designers to showcase their most creative uses of the INX Color Catalog for a chance to win.

April 18, 2025

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Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Sustainable and Recyclable Blisters for Pharmaceuticals

As environmental concerns for PVC-based blisters rise, how can the pharmaceutical industry transition to alternative materials? Sustainable blisters take material selection, quality regulations, machinability, and printability into account.

April 18, 2025

Bio-based

Compostable Molded Fiber Cup, Plant-based Lidding for School Cafeterias

School lunch fresh fruit and vegetable distributor DNO Produce launches K-12 school cafeteria fruit cups that features molded fiber bases and plant-based lidding film from Eco-Products. The package is industrially compostable.

April 16, 2025

Bio-based

Living Ink Secures Funding for Pigment Made from Biomass Waste

Living Ink Technologies

Living Ink has received $3 million in investment to scale its technology that converts algae and other biomass waste into Algae Black, a renewable and carbon-negative alternative to petroleum-derived carbon black.

April 16, 2025

Recycling

Landbell Group and PureCycle Collaborate to Advance Polypropylene Plastic Recycling in Europe

Landbell Group

Landbell Group and PureCycle Technologies are collaborating to increase the upcycling of polypropylene (PP) waste in Europe into high-purity recycled PP for demanding applications.

April 16, 2025

Retail display packaging

Duracell, Energizer Launch All-paper Packs in Walmart Displays

Some choose copper tops. Others go with the bunny, and others still buy store brands. Whatever your household battery preference, it'll soon be available in sturdy, all-paper, curbside recyclable packs, sold from an enhanced Walmart shopping experience.

April 14, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

ProAmpac Updates Product Line for Sustainability

ProAmpac

ProAmpac has expanded its Moisture Protect line of flexible packaging to include both foil-based and foil-free options, integrating moisture-adsorbing technology for product protection while offering more sustainable alternatives.

April 11, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc., and NEXES CONTROL Sign North American Sales and Marketing Agreement

ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc.

Barcelona-based NEXES CONTROL taps ALLIEDFLEX Technologies, Inc. as its North American partner to market its NEXES series premade standup pouch packaging machinery.

April 10, 2025

Plastics/resins

Think Plastic Brazil Leads Plastic Export Push

Carlos Moreira of Think Plastic Brazil outlines the strategy driving Brazilian plastic exports through design, sustainability, and market adaptation.

April 10, 2025

Adhesives/tape

START International Reaches Milestone: Over 5,000 Evaluations Completed

START International

Achievement demonstrates START International's commitment to providing manufacturing companies with dispensing solutions for their specific needs.

April 9, 2025

Recycling

Video Show & Tell: Cambio Roasters’ Aluminum Coffee Pod

Packaging World’s Anne Marie Mohan spotlights Cambio Roasters’ game-changing aluminum coffee pod—the first of its kind for Keurig machines—designed for better flavor, easier recycling, and a more sustainable coffee experience.

April 9, 2025

Flexible packaging

TOPPAN Holdings Completes Acquisition of Sonoco’s TFP Business

TOPPAN Holdings Inc.

Acquisition of Sonoco Products Company's Thermoformed & Flexibles Packaging business expands TOPPAN's global packaging presence and capabilities in sustainable solutions.

April 9, 2025

Plastics/resins

Live from Brazil: How Innovation Is Driving Global Packaging Trends

Despite economic and logistical challenges, Brazil has emerged as a global leader in sustainable, high-performance packaging, driven by innovation, circularity, and smart design.

April 8, 2025