Sustainable Packaging

TotalEnergies Joins NEXTLOOPP Recycling Initiative

TotalEnergies joined NEXTLOOPP, an initiative bringing together 47 companies from the plastics value chain that aims to create food-grade recycled polymer from advanced mechanical recycling.

January 10, 2023

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Conveying & accumulation

Jon Doughty Appointed Regional Sales Manager for Dorner

Dorner

Doughty will cover the Northeast portions of the U.S. and work with sales channel partners and key accounts to grow the company’s industrial, automation, and sanitary conveyor business within his region.

January 9, 2023

Cartoning

Justin Neece Appointed Vice President and General Manager of Serpa

Serpa, a ProMach brand

Neece will replace Fernando Serpa, who is remaining with the company as its new Vice President of Technology Development.

January 9, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging Policy Update and 2023 Outlook

AMERIPEN Executive Director Dan Felton and the association’s principle lobbyist, Andy Hackman of Serlin Haley, break down current state and federal policy and what to expect in the coming year.

January 9, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Estrella Galicia Replaces Paperboard with Adhesive-Only, 'No Pack' Multipacks

The No Pack uses a line of glue dots where one can abuts another in a 6-pack, obviating the legacy paperboard multipacks to minimize waste and carbon footprint.

January 7, 2023

Containers

Wild Tonic’s Packaging Goes from Boring to Bee-utiful

Unique Jun-style kombucha brand Wild Tonic updates its packaging graphics to focus on the heart of the brand: honey, bees, Sedona, and Jun in general.

January 6, 2023

Sustainability

Paul Leibinger Inc. Expands Leadership Team

Paul Leibinger Inc. expanded its leadership team in East Troy, Wis. with the addition of industry veterans Derek Morin as General Manager - Americas and Ryan Friend as Sales Director - Americas.

January 5, 2023

Sustainable Packaging

Connect Snacks Designs PFAS-Free Packaging for Microwave Popcorn

Connect Snacks removes the plastic, PFAS-based liner typically used in microwave popcorn packaging, eliminating the possibility of the ‘forever chemical’ from leaching into its product.

January 5, 2023

Sustainability

NeoPharm Cuts Product Loss, Boosts Reputation with Protective Paper System

Motivated by aesthetics and ESG concerns, the medical skincare company moved from plastic air pillows to paper pads for transport packaging. With product lines catering to infants and children, they’re demonstrating support for environmental health.

January 5, 2023

Cartoning

Top 10 Articles of 2022 - #1: Ammunition Automation Overshoots Today’s Needs

Join us as we look back at the most-read Packaging World stories of 2022. At #1, find out how Underwood Ammo skipped a few steps in its packaging equipment journey, opting to go from manual to fully automated packaging operations.

January 4, 2023

Flexible packaging

BW Packaging Systems Rebrands as BW Packaging

BW Packaging (a Barry-Wehmiller Company)

Effective today, Barry-Wehmiller’s global team of packaging professionals will go by BW Packaging, officially dropping the “Systems” from its name.

January 4, 2023

Sustainability

Creation Accelerates Its Sustainability Drive for 2023

Creation Reprographics

Creation Reprographics, a dedicated prepress and repro partner to packaging and label printers, will advance its operations and range as it looks to remain the go-to name in printing prepress sustainability.

January 4, 2023

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-Commerce Packaging Innovations by Avery Dennison, DoorBox, and Greenskin Wine

ThePackHub

See a few examples of e-commerce packaging solutions by Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, DoorBox, and Greenskin Wine from ThePackHub’s November Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

January 2, 2023