Sustainable Packaging

Blueland Adds to Plastic-Free Laundry Products Lineup

Further advancing its plastic-free packaging mission, non-toxic household cleaning products company Blueland introduces a laundry booster powder packed in a compostable pouch, with a reusable steel tin for storage.

December 20, 2021

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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

Sustainability

Syntegon Develops Paper-based Food Packaging as Part of Sustainable Packaging Project

Syntegon

As part of an EIT-funded project, Syntegon, together with partners from industry and research, is implementing the EIT project PACK4SENSE (Paper packaging for SENSitive foods) to develop a sustainable food packaging concept.

December 17, 2021

Flexible packaging

Michelman Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Michelman Inc.

Effective January 1, the following executive leadership changes will position the company for continued success and reinforce its commitment to its Triple Bottom Line of People, Planet, & Profit.

December 17, 2021

Plastics/resins

Chris Nothnagle Appointed Senior Director, New Business Development for Toray Plastics

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Nothnagle will replace Ken Chang, who is retiring after 25 years of service. He will be responsible for managing the company’s R&D team and continue to oversee Toray’s Corporate Marketing Group.

December 17, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Recycling Focus: Sleeve Technology for Easier Recycling is Introduced for Dairy Cups

ThePackHub

December 16, 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

Adhesives/tape

Vuk Trivanovic Named CEO of Shurtape Technologies

Shurtape Technologies

He will expand his role and responsibilities as CEO to encompass the full scope of Shurtape’s global business, now including its Ohio-based Consumer & Craftsman (C&C) Group.

December 16, 2021

Protective/transport packaging

Mold-Rite Plastics Celebrates its Ohio Facility’s 50th Anniversary

MRP Solutions

Plastic closures manufacturer, Mold-Rite Plastics, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its manufacturing facility in Twinsburg, Ohio. Founded in 1971 as Weatherchem Corp., the company has a long history of creating innovative dispensing closures.

December 16, 2021

Sustainability

Sustainable Rubber Pallet Bands Earn Material Handling Award

Aero Rubber Company®, Inc.

Aero Rubber Corp. was a winner in Material Handling Product News and Material Handling 24/7’s Annual Readers’ Choice Products of the Year Awards competition in the Packaging & Pallets category.

December 15, 2021

Sustainability

Arjobex/MDV Becomes Polyart

Polyart

Following the recent merger between Arjobex and MDV, manufacturers of specialty label facestock, packaging, and advertising signage substrates, the new group adopted the name Polyart.

December 15, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Syngas: A Transformative Technology for Waste Circularity

Single-use plastics aren’t the problem; viewing mechanical recycling as the only solution is. The Consortium for Waste Circularity says advanced recycling waste-to-syngas technology has the potential to fundamentally transform waste handling.

December 15, 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