Bagging & Pouching

Oxygen Transmission Rate and Barrier Flexible Packaging

All of us need oxygen to live, but it can make a brand owner’s life difficult.

April 15, 2024

Materials: Page 36

Sustainability

IPL Packaging Renews FSC Partnership

IPL Packaging

Packaging company extends collaboration with Forest Stewardship Council, highlighting dedication to responsible sourcing and eco-friendly design practices.

April 11, 2024

Sustainability

Amcor Capsules Inaugurates New Production Facility in Quebec

Amcor Capsules

Amcor Capsules’ investment in new state-of-the-art plant will increase production capacity to address wine & spirits customer’s growth in North America.

April 11, 2024

Labels

RFID Product Tracing Through the Point of Care

CCL Healthcare

Hospitals, pharmacies, and patients can access product data—including authentication, recalls, and expiration—with a simple RFID scan or smartphone tap via smart labels from CCL Healthcare’s eAgile.

April 10, 2024

Flexibles

SEE and Ossid Partner to Offer New Sustainable Tray Overwrapping Total Solution

Ossid LLC

New collaboration offers case-ready processors complete solutions, combining Ossid machinery with SEE's sustainable trays & films for protein packaging.

April 10, 2024

Protective/transport packaging

P&G Recalls 8.2 million bags of Laundry Detergents Due to Packaging

A defect in child-resistant packaging led Procter & Gamble to recall more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace, and Ariel laundry detergent packets in the U.S. and Canada

April 10, 2024

Package design

CANsultants Close Up Shop, But Scott Biondich Charts New Course in Packaging Design

Packaging Innovation & Design

While John Adams retires, Biondich launches Packaging Design & Innovation LLC., a new firm offering packaging consulting to brands and companies.

April 10, 2024

Sustainability

UPM Raflatac Achieves Industry-First RecyClass Recognition in PE Films

UPM Adhesive Materials

Company becomes first-ever pressure sensitive laminate producer to achieve recognition for recyclable packaging solutions.

April 10, 2024

Sustainability

Sonoco Enhances its Position as a Packaging Leader in France with Ligépack Membership

Sonoco

The French association collaborates with food packaging companies and R&D laboratories to improve the quality and security of packaging while reducing its environmental impact.

April 10, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Continental, Fairfood, and Borough Broth Introduce Paper Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper packaging innovations from Continental, Fairfood, and Borough Broth from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

April 9, 2024

Sustainability

Borealis' Borcycle M Scores FDA Approval for Use in Food-Grade Packaging

Borealis

Chemical company receives green thumbs-up for its post-consumer recycled plastics, paving the way for more sustainable food containers and reduced plastic waste.

April 9, 2024

Recycling

At the Final Four, Coke Tips Off Certified Closed-Loop Recycling

Sports and concert venues act as both laboratories for behavior testing & classrooms for teaching consumers how to behave. Coke's third party-audited Final Four recycling campaign promises that bottle-to-bottle, food-grade PET recycling is real.

April 8, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Report Puts Amazon's Packaging Strategy Under Scrutiny

A report by Oceana highlights a 9.6% increase in Amazon's plastic packaging use in the U.S., contrasting with reductions elsewhere, sparking calls for significant plastic use reduction.

April 8, 2024