Secondary Packaging

Orion Adds Darrin Snarr to Its Team

Snarr has been named West Coast Regional Sales Manager at Orion, a manufacturer of industrial stretch wrapping technology.

January 31, 2024

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Find Certainty in Uncertain Times: LEIBINGER to Deliver Reliable Printing at PACK EXPO East

LEIBINGER

Unpredictable world? Unscheduled downtime? Visit Booth 1134 at PACK EXPO East to see how the LEIBINGER IQJET can help you dodge disruptions, boost productivity, & save money.

January 31, 2024

Recycling

Column: If Brands Need PCR, Why is Demand for rPET so Soft?

Many big brands owners have made ambitious sustainability commitments to use more PCR, and rPET is a substrate with lots of packaging applications. So why is it so cheap, and why is demand so soft, especially heading into 2024's 'preform season?'

January 31, 2024

Flexibles

Accredo Packaging Completes $10 Million Expansion in Texas

The sustainable flexible packaging company's fourth expansion adds 83,000 square feet of office space to its LEED-certified facility in Sugar Land, creating 30 jobs.

January 29, 2024

Sustainability

Wexler Packaging Products Celebrates 50 Years

Wexler Packaging Products, Inc.

Wexler Packaging marks its golden anniversary with a commitment to sustainable solutions, advanced technologies, and 'The Wexler Difference.'

January 29, 2024

Conveying & accumulation

Racetrack Accumulation Feeds Hand Pack Operation

Multi-Conveyor

Multi-Conveyor's conveyor system streamlines dry beverage hand-packing using inclines, curves, and a recirculating loop for efficient product staging.

January 29, 2024

Recycling

Active, Intelligent, Connected, & Otherwise 'Smart' Packaging Hits its Stride

The stars are aligning on multiple relevant fronts: consumer behavior, legislation, technology, and data management and capacity. This confluence of advancements is slowly but surely unlocking the potential of active and intelligent packaging.

January 27, 2024

Sustainability

Revolution Aquires PolyAg Recycling

Revolution Sustainable Solutions

The acquisition of Canada's PolyAg aims to increase U.S.-based Revolution's recycling capacity and grow its footprint of circular solutions across North America.

January 26, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

How Well Do You Know Packaging Recyclability?

Take our short quiz to test your smarts. Each answer has a video explanation from our friends at LRS, with a video facility tour at the end! Quiz 1 of 3.

January 26, 2024

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Plastic Ingenuity Earns WorldStar Award for Recycled, Multifunctional Electronics Packaging

Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.

The redesign of Otter Products installation tool boosts sustainability, cuts costs, and improves usability, and it has earned Plastic Ingenuity a 2024 WorldStar award.

January 25, 2024

Sustainability

Volpak Shows Commitment to Sustainability Through Solar Power Installation

Volpak

Spanish machinery manufacturer Volpak takes a major step toward eco-friendly operations with the addition of a photovoltaic generator field to its Barcelona facility.

January 25, 2024

Reusable/Returnable

PRS23: Collaboration is Key to Driving Recycling Success

Stakeholders spanning the full recycling value chain gather at the inaugural Packaging Recycling Summit to share solutions for more effective, profitable, and sustainable recycling of packaging materials in the U.S.

January 25, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Amazon, Subway, and Pizzarette Introduce Paper Packaging Innovations

ThePackHub

See a few examples of paper packaging innovations from Amazon, Subway, and Pizzarette from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

January 25, 2024