Sustainable Packaging

EPR for Packaging Update

AMERIPEN’s Dan Felton looks at the implementation of EPR laws for packaging in Oregon, Maine, Colorado, and California.

April 25, 2023

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Sustainability

Ball Aerosol Packaging Achieves ASI certification

Ball Corporation

Ball Corp. announces received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for the Performance and Chain of Custody Standards for its Global Aerosol Packaging division.

April 25, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Peeling Back the Layers on Monolayer Materials

Monolayer materials use multiple layers of just one type of material, resulting in packaging that’s much easier to recycle.

April 24, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Continental Tire, Maison Perrier-Jouët, and Nucao Adjust Packaging for Sustainability

ThePackHub

See a few examples of sustainable packaging adjustments from Continental Tire, Maison Perrier-Jouët, and Nucao from ThePackHub’s March Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

April 24, 2023

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Krones Acquires Ampco Pumps Co.

Krones, Inc.

Krones signed an agreement to acquire ninety percent of Ampco Pumps headquartered in Glendale, Wis.

April 24, 2023

Sustainability

interpack Takes Stand Against Food Waste

Members and partners of the SAVE FOOD Initiative will demonstrate how food can be safely processed and packaged, how its shelf life can be extended, and how any food waste that occurs can be sustainably repurposed.

April 24, 2023

Robotics

Hai Robotics Equipment to be Used in New E-commerce Distribution Center

Hai Robotics

John Lewis' new e-commerce distribution center will have Logistex deploying an array of automated solutions, including Hai Robotics' HaiPick systems.

April 24, 2023

Weighing/combination scales

Heat and Control Opens New Facility in Mexico

Heat and Control, Inc.

Heat and Control’s new facility in Jalisco, Mexico is the headquarters for Mexico and Latin American operations.

April 24, 2023

Operational Excellence

Recycling Infrastructure Expands for Flexible Plastic Films

Innovations like artificial intelligence and chemical recycling could solve challenges with recycling flexible plastic film.

April 21, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Biden Order Aims to Replace 90% Fossil-based Plastics with Bio-based Polymers

A new report from the White House details President Biden’s executive order on biotechnology and biomanufacturing, which will significantly impact petroleum-based plastics for packaging.

April 20, 2023

Case erect/seal

Lantech to Open Case Equipment Manufacturing Facility in North America

Lantech

The new facility will provide quicker lead times and machine expertise to North American customers.

April 19, 2023

Weighing/combination scales

Yamato Announces Leadership Change in the Americas

Yamato Corporation

Ralph Kieselhorst stepped down as president, chief executive officer and Bill Pierce was appointed president by Yamato’s board of directors.

April 18, 2023

Containers & Closures

Clover Sonoma Dairy Pioneers 30% rHDPE Milk Jug

California dairy overcomes the challenges of sourcing and using recycled HDPE to introduce what it says is the first 30% recycled-content HDPE milk jug for liquid milk.

April 18, 2023