Contract Packaging

Pet Food Co-Packers are In-Demand

Report shows that companies of all sizes are seeking out contract manufacturers/packagers of pet food to help them produce more sustainable, healthier products and packaging.

December 13, 2021

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Sustainability

DS Smith Replaces Single Use Plastic Pieces with Paper-based Solutions for Retailers

DS Smith Packaging Systems

The sustainable packaging company is set to replace more than 1 billion pieces of single use plastic by 2025.

December 10, 2021

Contract packaging

Tekni-Plex Receives ISO Certification for Contract Filling in the Beauty and Skincare Markets

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Tekni-Plex received the ISO 22716 designation for the contract filling of personal care, skincare, cosmeceutical, and cosmetics products, which certifies that it operates according to the Good Manufacturing Practices guidelines.

December 10, 2021

Retail display packaging

Rohrer Corp. Expands Leadership Team

Rohrer Corporation

Rohrer Corp. announces the addition of three key executives to its leadership team.

December 10, 2021

Sustainability

Amorepacific and Eastman Collaborate on Introducing Advances in Sustainable Packaging

Eastman Chemical Co.

Amorepacific will use Eastman's Cristal™ Renew copolyester with certified recycled content* for its LANEIGE Water Sleeping Mask product line.

December 9, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging—Seventh Generation Keeps Moving the Needle

Seventh Generation, which was knee-deep in sustainable packaging when it was hardly even a thing, is waiting for their CPG peers to sense the urgency and catch up—now.

December 9, 2021

Flexible packaging

Pregis Begins Product Production at New Facility in Atlanta

Pregis

Pregis’ new $14 million manufacturing site will produce curbside-recyclable paper mailers.

December 9, 2021

Contract Packaging

Pet Food Co-packer is First with Retort Cartons

One of the engineers who developed Tetra Pak’s retort carton platform, Pawel Marciniak has built his co-pack/co-man business for premium pet food NaturPak Pet on the technology—with considerable success.

December 9, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Refill Revolution: Waterless Body Wash, Brita Reusable Purified Water Bottles, and Plastic Corrugate Substitute

ThePackHub

See a few examples of reusable and refillable packaging innovations from ThePackHub’s December Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

December 9, 2021

Sustainability

Ranpak Acquires Recycold Cool Solutions BV

Ranpak

Ranpak Holdings Corp. expands its cold chain packaging solutions with the acquisition of Recycold Cool Solutions BV.

December 8, 2021

Contract Packaging

‘ENGAGE’ in CPA in 2022

In this CPA President's letter, Rob Reinders announces association’s newly formatted event, ENGAGE, and shares news on group’s successful attendance at recent industry shows.

December 8, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

P&G and Herbal Essences' PET Bottles Move to 50% Chemically Recycled PCR

Herbal Essences will be the first P&G brand to use Eastman Renew molecular-recycled plastic in its packaging.

December 7, 2021

Plastics/resins

Two Brands Awarded 0.5 Million Closures Each

Functional beverage PRO.J and VUE Vitamin Tea are announced as the winners of Silgan’s annual Free Closures for a Year Contest.

December 7, 2021