Workforce

Adherex Group Appoints Michael Doerrer as CEO

The industry veteran joins the company from SupplyOne and brings deep packaging distribution expertise to lead Adherex Group's next phase of growth.

July 20, 2026

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Adhesives/tape

Adherex Group

3100 Hamilton Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

July 20, 2026

Workforce

BMG Expands Leadership Team

BMG Solutions

BMG appointments across finance, operations, marketing, sales, aftermarket services, and lean manufacturing aim to support growth in thermoforming packaging and automation.

July 20, 2026

Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

Coca-Cola Bottler Cuts Stretch Film Costs 20% with IoT Monitoring

By putting sensors on every automatic stretch wrapper in its network, the bottler tracks more than 6 million loads a year, has cut film costs 20%. Today, AI is being applied to the system to push the bottler's savings even further.

July 20, 2026

Workforce

Greg Saxon Becomes Next Chief Executive Officer of The Recycling Partnership

The Recycling Partnership

Saxon succeeds founder Keefe Harrison as the organization prepares to expand recycling infrastructure and support implementation of EPR laws across the United States.

July 20, 2026

Workforce

Conor Carlin to Become IoPP President on August 1

Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP)

Carlin succeeds longtime Executive Director Jane Chase after a planned leadership transition and will lead IoPP's education, networking, and professional development initiatives.

July 20, 2026

Sustainability

End of the Line Video Series: More Humanoid Robots, One-Handed Rx Bottles, and an NAW Trial Re: EPR

Watch as some of the PMG editors sit down and talk about trends, insights, and the cool things that pass by our desks.

July 20, 2026

Package Design

Coca-Cola, The Hershey Company, and Casa Gallo Enhance the User Experience with Packaging

ThePackHub

See a few examples of packaging that enhances the user experience from Coca-Cola, The Hershey Company, and Casa Gallo from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

July 20, 2026

Recycling

Four Takeaways from This Year’s Brand Owner Bootcamp

Packaging leaders from major brands and retailers gathered in Chicago to discuss shared challenges in designing recyclable, recycled-content packaging.

July 17, 2026

Controls & machine components

Tavoron Expands Automation Capabilities with Acquisition of Fluidraulics

Tavoron

Transaction further expands Tavoron’s Automation Distribution segment and represents the company’s fifth add-on acquisition since its partnership with Fusion Capital Partners.

July 16, 2026

Recycling

Oregon's Packaging EPR Law Faces First Constitutional Trial Challenge

As the first constitutional challenge to a state packaging EPR law reaches trial in Portland this week, the plaintiff trade association, a pro-recycling amicus, the PRO administering the program, a packaging supplier with its own consumer brand, and our resident Legal Side columnist each see different stakes for the producers paying the fees.

July 14, 2026

Sustainable Packaging

How Just Born Turned Packaging Data into an EPR Strategy

By starting with component weights and imperfect but defensible data, Just Born built a system that now supports reporting, budgeting, and package planning.

July 14, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: AI Lights the Path for a Circular Future

What are the dominant forces shaping packaging over the next decade?Editor-in-Chief Matt Reynolds sits down with Brian Wagner, co-founder of PTIS Global, to discuss how AI is reshaping packaging faster than expected. New PTIS research shows brand owners, data, and technical expertise will define who leads, and who falls behind.

July 14, 2026