Sustainability

Sustainable Packaging Gets Easier: CNG Reaches 250 Films Ready for Store Drop-Off Recycling

From off-the-shelf to custom blends, Charter Next Generation's pre-qualified films streamline responsible packaging with the How2Recycle labeling system.

January 17, 2024

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Sustainability

Celanese Begins Carbon Capture and Utilization Operations in Texas

Celanese Corporation

The CCU facility, one of the largest in the world, captures industrial CO2 and transforms it into sustainable methanol for everyday goods like adhesives, packaging, and more.

January 17, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

5 Key Takeaways from New Report on Reusable Packaging & Consumer Adoption

Among the different findings, the report emphasizes that employee involvement and package design are valuable to retail consumers’ education and interest in reusable packaging system involvement.

January 16, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Nokia, Heineken Group, and Mars Food & Nutrition Australia Introduce Innovations for Package Recyclability and Material Reduction

ThePackHub

See a few examples of recyclability and material reduction innovations from Nokia, Heineken Group, and Mars Food & Nutrition Australia from ThePackHub’s Innovation Zone.

January 16, 2024

Operational Excellence

End User Trends, Legislation Fuel Packaging Machinery Market Growth

FDA and EU regulations, along with increasing end user demands to add flexibility and cut waste, are driving global packaging machinery growth.

January 12, 2024

Sustainability

kp Makes Waves with Recycled Coastal Plastics

Klöckner Pentaplast

Partnering with Keep Sea Blue, Klöckner Pentaplast created new, sustainable food packaging out of 800 tons of recycled PET from the Mediterranean shoreline.

January 12, 2024

Robotics

ABB Expands Stake in Next-Gen AI-Powered Robotics with Acquisition of Sevensense

ABB

Swiss start-up Sevensense's 3D vision navigation technology to boost ABB's AMR portfolio and drive smarter factories and warehouses.

January 12, 2024

Sustainability

Emerson Named 2024 Industrial IoT Company of the Year

Emerson

Advances in sustainability, drug development, and software-defined automation earn Emerson its sixth award from IoT Breakthrough.

January 11, 2024

Robotics

Motion Controls Robotics Strengthens Sales Team

Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. (MCRI)

Robotics and automation provider MCRI has named Nate Hinks as Regional Sales Manager.

January 11, 2024

Bagging & Pouching

Automating Snack Bag Line Cuts Labor Costs by 40%

Two continuous-motion baggers feed into a single case packing operation that has made it possible for Darlington Snacks to double production while cutting labor costs.

January 11, 2024

PMMI News

Pioneer Arthur Lloyd Gustafson, 85, of Alloyd Packaging and Algus Packaging, Has Passed

Algus Packaging

Art Gustafson created the first fully automatic six-station rotary blister sealing machine nearly 60 years ago, and it's still a standard of the industry today.

January 11, 2024

Flexible packaging

One Rock Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of Constantia Flexibles

One Rock Capital Partners

The deal solidifies One Rock's presence in the flexible packaging industry and leverages its expertise to bolster Constantia's growth, innovation, and sustainability initiatives.

January 10, 2024

Secondary Packaging

Pack Air Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Rebrand

Pack Air Inc.

Pack Air undergoes rebrand to better convey its position as a custom solution provider and OEM for CPGs and other manufacturers.

January 10, 2024