Sustainability

Coke Europe Adopts Tethered HDPE Closure, Follows EU Directive

A new tethered closure on Coca-Cola bottles makes the closure less likely to be littered, and more likely to be recycled. The Proxima tethered closure format recently won a Technology Excellence Award for Sustainability from PMMI at PACK EXPO.

January 27, 2023

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Flexible packaging

KM Packaging Opens Business Entity in Australia

KM Packaging Services Ltd.

KM Packaging established KM Packaging Services ANZ Pty Ltd in Sydney, New South Wales.

January 27, 2023

Flexible packaging

Michigan State Legislatures Approved Legislation to Grant Billerud Investment Support

Billerud

Billerud is planning to transform its Escanaba mill into a paperboard production facility, and the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate passed legislation approving an appropriation of up to $200 million in funding to support its plan.

January 27, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Myro’s Body Wash Concentrate Creates a ‘Magic Moment’

D2C body care brand Myro selects a squeezable aluminum tube for its body wash gel concentrate and pairs it with a durable, reusable PETG bottle, ‘Made for keeps, not the landfill.’

January 27, 2023

Shrink wrapping

Rennco Announces Promotion, New Hire

Rennco, a ProMach product brand

Rennco, a ProMach product brand, promoted Jeanne George to Aftermarket Director and hired Jessica Timberman as Inside Sales/Marketing Specialist at its Homer, Mich. facility.

January 27, 2023

Sustainability

Smart Packaging Illustrates Ongoing Industrial Revolution

The AIPIA World Congress proved smart packaging holds promise for brand objectives like traceability, recyclability, consumer engagement, food waste reduction, and supply chain logistics. Can tech suppliers band together to deliver total solutions?

January 23, 2023

Cartoning

Massman Companies Acquires Ultra Packaging, Inc.

Massman Companies

Massman Companies, a worldwide leader in packaging machinery, announces the acquisition of Ultra Packaging Inc., a privately held company based in Chicago.

January 26, 2023

Robotics

Bastian Solutions Unveils Plans for New Corporate Campus in Indiana

Toyota Automated Logistics

Bastian Solutions’, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, 162-acre site will serve as the future home to its corporate headquarters and advanced manufacturing facilities which will produce industry leading supply chain automation technologies.

January 26, 2023

Capping

Serac Group Acquires NFM and its subsidiary Doselec

Serac Inc

Serac announces the acquisition of Doselec, a company specializing in the design of dosing systems and filling machines for preformed cups.

January 26, 2023

Cartoning

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Benefit by Using Schubert-Pharma Digital Top-Loading Machines

Schubert North America

With the robot-assisted digital top-loading machines from Schubert-Pharma, pharmaceutical manufacturers benefit from a fully automated, highly efficient packaging solution in a single line.

January 25, 2023

Operational Excellence

Packaging Material Growth Expected Across Categories

U.S. packaging categories are predicted to see big material changes by 2026, including large gains in rigid plastic, flexible packaging and metal.

January 25, 2023

Flexible packaging

R.A Jones Testing Sustainable Films on Its Pouching Equipment

R.A JONES

R.A Jones’ testing of sustainable films on its Pouch King equipment will help brand manufacturers transition to environmentally friendly packaging and meet consumer and industry demand.

January 25, 2023

Secondary Packaging

The Importance of Pallet Patterns

This article addresses the subject from the perspective of homogenous loads comprised of goods in corrugated cases.

January 25, 2023