Filling, Capping & Closing

Pietro Cassani Appointed President & CEO of Sidel

The Tetra Laval Group Board appoints Pietro Cassani after Monica Gimre steps down following more than five years as President and CEO of Sidel.

June 25, 2024

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Controls & Machine Components

Pacteon Strengthens Packaging Automation Portfolio with Acquisition of Descon

Pacteon Group

Descon Integrated Conveyor Solutions acquisition expands Pacteon Group's offerings, aiming to provide a one-stop shop for end-of-line packaging automation equipment.

June 25, 2024

PMMI News

PACK EXPO International 2024 Offers Robust Sustainability Education Programs

Companies including Dow, Amazon, Clorox, Nestle, Dr. Bronner's, WestRock, and Conagra will share best practices at the new Sustainability Central exhibit.

June 25, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

FPA Announces President & CEO Departure

Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)

Keane steps down from her position after eight years as head of the Flexible Packaging Association, and the organization initiates a search for her replacement.

June 25, 2024

Containers & Closures

Sonoco Strengthens Metal Packaging Presence with $3.9 Billion Eviosys Acquisition

Sonoco

Sustainable packaging provider Sonoco Products Company expands its reach in the global metal packaging market by acquiring Eviosys, Europe's leading food can manufacturer.

June 25, 2024

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

At PACK EXPO International, Yoran Imaging to Debut Thermal Imaging-Enabled Inline Moisture Control Inspection System

Yoran Imaging

Visit Booth LU-8857 to see Yoran Imaging's Process Analytical Monitoring (PAM) Moisture Control system, which provides 100% inspection of food items while offering production process optimization and intuitive operation.

June 24, 2024

Digital Transformation

Digimarc and OMRON Partner to Modernize Industrial Automation

Digimarc

Digimarc's digital watermarking technology and OMRON's machine vision technology come together to transform production processes across industries.

June 24, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Baltimore Sues PepsiCo, Coke and Frito Lay Over Plastic Pollution

The city follows New York in suing plastic polluters for cleanup expenses. Its lawsuit cites false claims, failure to warn, design defect, deceptive practices, and violations of state and local laws.

June 24, 2024

Bio-based

Nescafé, Milk & More, and Aldi Introduce Paper Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper packaging innovations from Nescafé, Milk & More, and Aldi from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

June 24, 2024

Cup/tray filling/depositing/sealing

Enercon's Jeff LaGrange Has Passed

Enercon Industries Corp.

Jeff was integral part of the packaging industry for nearly three decades.

June 21, 2024

Sustainability

CPGs Struggle to Make the Grade on ‘Plastic Promises Scorecard’

As You Sow’s ‘2024 Plastic Promises Scorecard’ reveals that despite some progress, no company or industry is doing enough to combat plastic pollution.

June 20, 2024

Sustainability

BW Packaging Pledges 25% Emissions Cut by 2030

BW Packaging (a Barry-Wehmiller Company)

Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging machinery group sets climate targets to drive sustainability vision of net zero.

June 20, 2024

Bio-based

Bioelements Expands Into the United States

Bioelements Group

Bioelements Group opens headquarters in Houston to offer bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable packaging solutions; BIOLab scientific research facility planned.

June 20, 2024