Robotics

Survey: Cost Remains Hurdle in Automation and Robotics Decisions

According to Packaging World’s inaugural Annual Outlook Report survey, cost still tops the list of reasons some CPGs are not diving headfirst into automation and robotics.

May 29, 2025

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Conveying & accumulation

Motion Opens Its First Canadian Conveyance Solutions Shop

Motion Industries, Inc.

The Calgary shop aims to expand Motion's conveyance services, including custom belting fabrication and maintenance, for various industrial sectors across Western Canada.

May 29, 2025

Bio-based

Eco-Products Named an Official Zero Waste Partner of the San Francisco Giants

Eco-Products Inc.

The partnership will implement compostable foodservice packaging at Oracle Park, aiming to enhance the ballpark's waste diversion efforts and support its composting program.

May 29, 2025

Package Design

Malk Goes Vertical with Brand Mark to Beat Space Constraints

Plant-based milk producer Malk Organics is addressing what it felt was “a narrow, flat-facing label” with a redesign that provides a greater shelf presence.

May 29, 2025

Bagging & Pouching

UPM Specialty Papers Invests Over 10 million Euros in UPM Tervasaari Mill

UPM Specialty Materials

The investment aims to increase capacity and improve production stability for glassines and flexible packaging papers.

May 29, 2025

Workforce

HERMA U.S. Fills CEO and Sales and Marketing Director Positions

HERMA

HERMA U.S. has appointed Klaus Kraemer as CEO and Gavin Purvis as Sales and Marketing Director to support its continued expansion.

May 28, 2025

Recycling

Pepsi Pushes Back Sustainable Packaging Goals

PepsiCo has significantly scaled back its sustainable packaging goals, including targets for virgin plastic reduction and increased recycled content usage.

May 27, 2025

Logistics/Supply Chain

Tariffs and Packaging—the Mother of Necessity?

Despite recurring challenges like tariffs, the packaging industry historically has adapted through innovative designs, supply chain diversification, and close collaboration, demonstrating its resilience in maintaining critical economic functions.

May 27, 2025

Recycling

Community Poll: Ensuring Safety Downstream

Learn what your peers are doing to ensure safety downstream when designing packaging.

May 27, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Contract Manufacturing Annual Outlook Report

Why are external manufacturing services expected to thrive? Packaging World editor-in-chief, Matt Reynolds and Joseph Derr, editor of Contract Manufacturing and Packaging Magazine, discuss trends in contract manufacturing.

May 27, 2025

Sustainable Packaging

Survey: Brands Embrace Paper Packaging to Boost Sustainability and Reputation

According to Packaging World’s inaugural Annual Outlook Report survey, recyclability tops the list of CPG packaging priorities, with paper emerging as the front-runner.

May 27, 2025

Workforce

Triangle Promotes Brianna Wagner to Product Line Manager

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Wagner aims to manage Triangle's product portfolio and lead market intelligence efforts while continuing her work as a Future Workforce Committee Member with PMMI.

May 23, 2025

Coding & Marking

CIJ Printing Upgrade Underway at Yuengling

From date codes on the bottoms of cans to codes that go on reusable kegs to codes printed on paperboard cartons, this brewery is investing in CIJ printing.

May 23, 2025