Containers & Closures

Paper Cup Marries Finnish Licorice with Forest Innovation

From forest to shelf, a new package from Finnish licorice maker Kouvolan Lakritsi delivers a circular economy story rooted in regenerative forestry, renewable materials, and collaborative design.

April 23, 2025

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Controls & Machine Components

Controls Architecture Ready to Scale with Machine as Disruptive Tech Emerges

When JOA began looking to develop a never-before-seen dry molded fiber converting machine and platform, it found the technological capability and know-how with Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation toolkit.

April 22, 2025

Operational Excellence

JLS Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation in Industrial Automation

JLS Automation

JLS Automation has evolved from a manufacturers' representative firm to a specialist in hygienic robotic packaging systems for the food industry.

April 22, 2025

Workforce

Engage Technologies Appoints Durell Kvasny as Packaging District Sales Manager - Northeast

Engage Technologies Corporation

Kvasny will focus on collaborating with distributors to expand sales and enhance brand recognition for Eastey and American Film & Machinery's packaging solutions.

April 21, 2025

Containers & Closures

Plastic Ingenuity Achieves Silver Medal EcoVadis Sustainability Rating

Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.

The company's commitment to environmental, social, and ethical sustainability practices placed it in the top 15% of companies assessed.

April 21, 2025

Bio-based

TotalEnergies Corbion and Useon Partner to Accelerate Industrial Adoption of PLA Foam Technology

TotalEnergies Corbion

EPLA is a sustainable, plant-based foam material made from Luminy PLA as an alternative to expanded polystyrene.

April 21, 2025

Additives, coatings & inks

Colored by INX Can Design Contest Entries Due 4/28

INX International Ink Co.

The Colored by INX Can Design Contest invites brand owners and designers to showcase their most creative uses of the INX Color Catalog for a chance to win.

April 18, 2025

Robotics

AAA20 Group Champions Launches New Center for Excellence in Robotics

AAA20 Group, LLC

The new center in Las Vegas aims to advance AAA20 Group's mission to develop and deploy its Robots as a Service (RaaS) model for manufacturers.

April 18, 2025

Contract Packaging

Sunny Outlook for Outsourcing, External Manufacturing

Survey results reveal external manufacturing services like contract manufacturing and contract packaging are seen as a valuable and growing resource, as both emerging and established brands focus on cost management, brand growth, and flexibility.

April 18, 2025

Recycling

DS Smith, Marks & Spencer, and Guyenne Papier in Collaboration with LFI Emballages Switch to Paper-based Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper-based packaging innovations from DS Smith, Marks & Spencer, and Guyenne Papier in collaboration with LFI Emballages from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

April 18, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Sustainable and Recyclable Blisters for Pharmaceuticals

As environmental concerns for PVC-based blisters rise, how can the pharmaceutical industry transition to alternative materials? Sustainable blisters take material selection, quality regulations, machinability, and printability into account.

April 18, 2025

Bio-based

Compostable Molded Fiber Cup, Plant-based Lidding for School Cafeterias

School lunch fresh fruit and vegetable distributor DNO Produce launches K-12 school cafeteria fruit cups that features molded fiber bases and plant-based lidding film from Eco-Products. The package is industrially compostable.

April 16, 2025

Bio-based

Living Ink Secures Funding for Pigment Made from Biomass Waste

Living Ink Technologies

Living Ink has received $3 million in investment to scale its technology that converts algae and other biomass waste into Algae Black, a renewable and carbon-negative alternative to petroleum-derived carbon black.

April 16, 2025