Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital Continues to Transform Printing and Finishing

With digital’s share of the printed label and packaging market showing impressive gains, a number of new players are entering the game—especially in the direct-to-shape space.

May 2, 2022

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Plastics/resins

TricorBraun Appoints Senior Leadership Roles

TricorBraun

TricorBraun named Scott Beamer Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Declan McCarthy, who has been appointed President, TricorBraun Europe. Both report to President and CEO Court Carruthers.

May 2, 2022

Operational Excellence

How Will Inflation Affect Packaging Material Costs in 2022?

In light of the Russia-Ukraine war, new report provides the 12-month inflation outlook in North America for packaging materials, including plastic, paper, glass, and aluminum.

May 2, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Recycling Drives Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclable packaging innovations from ThePackHub’s April Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

May 2, 2022

Digital Printing

Snacks in Digitally Printed Cans

This Canadian startup discovered that the best way to get its tasty snacks to market in ring-pull aluminum cans was to rely on direct-to-shape digital printing.

April 29, 2022

Digital Printing

Cabot Corp. to Expand Inkjet Facility

Cabot Corp.

Cabot Corp. will expand its inkjet manufacturing facility in Haverhill, Mass. with the addition of a new production line to support its growth in digital printing applications.

April 29, 2022

Flexibles

Monomaterial Pouches from P&G’s Pantene Japan Refill Durable Aluminum Bottle

In another entry into the refillable packaging systems category, P&G’s Pantene Japan asks consumers to refill aluminum bottles with product packaged in a PE/PE flexible pouch.

April 28, 2022

Flexible packaging

AMC Global: Top Five Packaging Design Adjustments for Selling Online

As online shopping continues to grow, AMC Global compiles the top five packaging design considerations for successfully selling your products through e-commerce.

April 28, 2022

Flexible packaging

Rebrand for Little Spoon Baby Food Reflects Fresh Approach

A packaging redesign for Little Spoon's organic baby food portfolio results in a more cohesive, impactful look across the brand's range of products.

April 27, 2022

Labels

A Healthy Try at Simplifying Food Labels?

At the risk of overdramatizing, the food label is a continuing cauldron of controversy.

April 26, 2022

Sustainability

IMA Group Launches OPENLab

IMA Group

On April 22, in honor of Earth Day, IMA officially launched OPENLab: its network of cutting-edge technological laboratories and testing areas, dedicated to the research of sustainable materials, technologies, and production optimization processes.

April 25, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola, Suntory Cross the 100% Plant-Based Bottle Finish Line

After more than a decade of rigorous R&D work and significant investments with their respective partners, Coca-Cola and Suntory each unveil first-of-their-kind beverage bottle prototypes made from 100% bio-based PET, ready for commercial scale-up.

April 25, 2022

Sustainability

Aveda’s Recyclable Paper Sample Packet Replaces Multilayer Foil Sachets

Sampling is a big category for The Estée Lauder Companies. Aveda and its supplier partners found a way to sample product more sustainably, using curbside recycle-ready (or -certified, depending on locale) paper packets to replace multilayer foil sachets.

April 19, 2022