Cartoning

Triangle Package Machinery Adds George Reschke as Central Regional Sales Manager

Reschke brings with him a strong background in sales and engineering, which includes over 14 years of sales experience with three different major packaging equipment companies.

November 16, 2021

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Sustainability

New Absolut Bottle Design Pays Tribute to Brand’s Credentials

In the biggest design refresh since 1979, Absolut Vodka’s new bottle graphics emphasize the brand’s Swedish provenance and showcase the community and culture driving the brand forward.

November 16, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging as a Business Asset: Loop Case Study

Loop’s prefill reuse model of sustainability has evolved since its development in 2017, and it’s growing as more retailers sign on to owning their own refillable packaging.

November 15, 2021

Secondary Packaging

DTC Creates New Challenges for Secondary Packaging

Direct-to-consumer models require more durable secondary packaging, and considerations such as security, click-and-pick, and branding, also come into play.

November 12, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Getting Noticed: KFC Changes its Colors and Asics Delivers Shoes in Blister Pack

ThePackHub

See four examples of sustainable and eye-catching packaging from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

November 11, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

2020 PET Recycling Rate Drops, While Demand for rPET Surges

Annual report shows that while the U.S. demand in 2020 for rPET was strong, the collection of PET bottles decreased by approximately 2.3% to a recycling rate of 26.6%.

November 11, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Lipman Family Farms Expands Compostable Packaging

Lipman Family Farms expanded its compostable packaging line, furthering the company’s dedication to providing innovative, sustainable practices from farm to shelf.

November 10, 2021

Flexible packaging

ProAmpac’s Recycle Ready Retort Pouch Validated by Two Advanced Recycling Firms

ProAmpac

Two independent advanced recycling firms confirms that ProAmpac’s ProActive Recycle Ready Retort RT-3000 pouches met the criteria for chemical recycling.

November 10, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Malibu Collaborates to Collect 5M Single-Use Bottles’ Worth of Ocean Plastic

Malibu, with Plastic Bank, commits to the collection of nearly 110 tons of ocean-bound plastic in the Philippines, while helping local collector communities.

November 10, 2021

Material handling

Supply Chain Issues Create Opportunities for U.S. Encoder Manufacturer

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators

Extensive slowdowns all along the supply chain are keeping electronics manufacturers from buying the components they need. However, for SMAC, an encoder manufacturing company, the crisis has led to record sales numbers in 2021.

November 10, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Tesco Taking the Lead on Sustainable Packaging Choices for UK Suppliers

Brands who want space in this top UK retailer’s stores need to comply with preferred packaging material and format suggestions, which are driven by material recyclability.

November 10, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Compostable Skincare Packs Signal Shift in Tattoo Culture Values

Manik Skincare chooses packaging made from wood- and plant-based materials for its vegan tattoo aftercare products, targeted a new breed of nature-oriented tattoo enthusiasts.

November 9, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon Invests in Fit-to-Size Boxmaking Equipment Company

Amazon expects that the technology could reduce the cubic volume for each box by 24% on average and reduce the use of approximately 1 billion plastic air pillows by the end of 2022.

November 8, 2021