Material handling

Mitsui Chemicals Fully Acquires Nippon Aluminum Alkyls

The acquisition of NAA, a company that produces co-catalysts for polyolefins, allows Mitsui Chemicals to focus resources on the production and sales of alkyl aluminum and other critical specialty chemicals.

October 31, 2025

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Workforce

Accurate Box Company Celebrates Charlie Hirsh’s 75 Years of Service

Accurate Box Company

Hirsh, who guided the small carton manufacturer into a top U.S. producer of high-graphic litho-laminated corrugated packaging, also influenced the broader packaging industry.

October 31, 2025

Digital Transformation

First Autonomous Mobile Robots Roll Off the Line at Rockwell Automation’s Milwaukee Headquarters

Rockwell Automation Inc.

Milwaukee production marks a milestone as Rockwell says it makes it the largest industrial automation company building AMRs in the U.S.

October 31, 2025

Package Design

Krusteaz Streamlines Packaging Artwork Management

Moving from manual packaging artwork reviews to a digital workflow, baking mix company Krusteaz improves collaboration, speeds approvals, and ensures every label is accurate.

October 31, 2025

Recycling

WM Report: CPGs Can Find Brand Loyalty Through Recycling Commitments

Consumers are looking to brands for more recycling commitments and guidance, with many specifically looking to purchase products including recyclable or recycled material, a new WM recycling report says.

October 31, 2025

Reusable/Returnable

Reusable Cup Pilot at Portland Stadiums Relies on RFID

Bold Reuse is testing RFID-enabled reusable cups at Portland sports venues, using digital tracking to make large-scale reuse more transparent and efficient.

October 30, 2025

Sustainability

Trayak

October 29, 2025

Cartoning

Mondelēz Pilots 300,000 Cadbury Heroes Paper Tubs in Tesco

The international snacking company is testing the tubs for its mini chocolates as part of its broader push to cut virgin plastic and advance recyclable packaging across its brands.

October 29, 2025

Machinery

Kaishan USA

Kaishan Compressor USA is a diversified industrial equipment manufacturer centering around rotary screw technologies. Best known for producing compressed air equipment for a variety of industries, they engineer the highest quality rotary screw air compressors that enable us to build a better, more efficient future.

15445 Industrial Park Drive

Loxley, Alabama 36551

Case/Tray Packing

Doors Open at Plan It Packaging and Robotics Group’s New Facility in Florida

PLAN IT Packaging Systems, Inc.

Plan It Packaging and Robotics Group’s new 35,000-square-foot facility in Tampa, Florida, aims to serve clients across North America.

October 28, 2025

Recycling

Nefab Boosts Sustainable Plastic Packaging Manufacturing with New Thermoforming and Recycling Hub

Nefab Group

PolyFlex/Nefab Group opens a 137,000-sq-ft facility in McMinnville, Tennessee, to boost heavy-gauge thermoforming and extrusion, adding integrated closed-loop recycling for more sustainable, cost-effective packaging.

October 28, 2025

Recycling

Trinseo Announces Availability of PS, ABS, and SAN for Sale Produced with Indavers’ Chemically Recycled Monomer Through Depolymerization

This European portfolio of PS (Polystyrene), ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), and SAN (Styrene Acrylonitrile) require no new tooling or requalification and offer a lower CO2 equivalent footprint compared to fossil fuel counterparts.

October 28, 2025

Digital Transformation

Walmart Uses ‘First-to-Market’ RFID in Fresh Categories

Walmart expands its use of RFID technology to fresh food departments like meat, bakery, and deli, introducing digital labels that boost inventory accuracy, reduce food waste, and streamline operations.

October 28, 2025