Closures

Closure provides luxury and convenience

In collaboration with famous Paris jewelry house Boucheron, Interparfums has launched a new “Boucheron Quatre” women’s fragrance in 30-, 50- and 100-mL bottles featuring a custom closure.

October 23, 2015

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Flexibles

Constantia Flexibles opens new Competence Center for films

The state-of-the-art Competence Center is for the R&D of polymer films and film laminates.

October 22, 2015

Flexible packaging

Flexible 'Kit Yamoyo' pack counters diarrhea in developing countries

U.K. charitable organization ColaLife teams with Amcor Flexibles to produce flexible package kit now working to battle childhood diarrhea in Zambia.

October 21, 2015

Sustainable Packaging

Good news for 2014 PET recycling rates

U.S. PET container recycling rate for 2014 holds at 31%, while rPET usage in domestic markets hits an all-time high, according to annual NAPCOR/APR report.

October 21, 2015

Cartons and boxes

Delivering what patients need next

Award-winning Multipack carton from supplier-partner Rondo-Pak helps provide safer clinical trials for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG.

October 20, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Sacmi: Integrated flexi pack solutions

Sacmi Packaging offers a complete plant engineering solution to handle these ever-more popular package types that are in growing market demand.

October 20, 2015

Sustainability

Eggs nestle in new ryegrass and paper carton

A new egg carton from U.K.’s Waitrose made from 50% ryegrass and 50% recycled paper is expected to save approximately 85 tons per year of wood/recycled paper.

October 20, 2015

Labels

In-house, high-volume label printing

Digital four-color UV ink-jet printing system delivers vital versatility for large family of private brand products.

October 19, 2015

Cartons and boxes

PaperWorks appoints Brandon Clairmont as Senior V.P.

As Vice President of Packaging Sales, Clairmont will apply two decades of food manufacturing expertise.

October 16, 2015

Adhesives/tape

New hot-melt adhesive system solves glue, nozzle maintenance problems

Get a quick to-the-point tutorial on Jowat-TopTherm hot-melt adhesives for case and carton sealing to see how they overcome problems with clogged nozzles and glue-pot maintenance.

October 15, 2015

Labels

Label inspection combines technologies for end-to-end accuracy, package quality

Watch to learn how four independent cameras, LED illumination, real-time controls, bar-code reader and RFID technologies come together in this label inspection system for round and square containers, from FT System.

October 15, 2015

Flexible packaging

Learn about flavor-preserving, cost-effective replacements to rigid packaging

With a full line of vf/f/s equipment and innovative packaging designs, such as the new Fres Bag, Fres-co provides cost-effective, shelf stable, environmentally friendly options to rigid packaging. Fres Bag, which features a one-way degassing valve, is being used successfully in coffee packaging to preserve fresh-roasted flavor and extend shelf life.

October 15, 2015

Sustainability

Arrowhead bottles to contain up to 50% rPET by 2016

Nestlé Water’s Arrowhead brand announces it will increase its use of rPET by 38% in its spring water bottles, eliminating 20,000 tons of CO2 from production annually.

October 14, 2015