Sustainability

Marge Eggie Receives Award from the International Bottled Water Association

Marge Eggie, Sales Specialist for Polymer Solutions International, received the Kristin Safran Directors’ Award for 2020 from the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA).

December 21, 2020

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Logistics/Supply Chain

EFP Supplies Cold Chain Solutions for Safe COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

EFP, LLC.

EFP ramps up production of temperature-controlled packaging to deliver vaccines nationwide.

December 18, 2020

Digital Printing

Digital Press Delivers on Corrugated

This leading West Coast packaging converter has launched a new digital corrugated solution that brings speed to market and scores sustainability points, too.

December 18, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Serac Hires Regional Sales Manager, Mexico

Serac Inc

Rodrigo Melo Sanfuentes was hired as Regional Sales Manager, Mexico for Serac Inc.

December 18, 2020

Plastics/resins

Toray Plastics Adds Sales Representative

Toray Plastics (America), Inc.

Corbin Nichols joined Toray Plastics (America), Inc. as a sales representative in its Torayfan Division.

December 17, 2020

Digital Printing

Classic Packaging Purchases Eaglewood Technologies Equipment

Eaglewood Technologies

Classic Packaging Co. purchased a Sitexco SL 1.5 Laser Anilox Cleaning System from Eaglewood Technologies, in partnership with Anderson & Vreeland.

December 17, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Edible-Oil Bottle is 22% Lighter Than Competition

Brazilian company launches a new PET bottle for its edible oil that weighs four grams less than standard bottles while providing greater productivity and sustainability benefits.

December 17, 2020

Sustainability

Protein Juice Hits Shelves in Custom PET Bottle

This protein-infused juice application uses a custom PET bottle that the company says is both sustainable and able to withstand the rigors of a hot-fill process.

December 16, 2020

Thermoform/fill/seal

Harpak-ULMA Launches Bakery and Confectionery Market Initiative

Harpak-ULMA Packaging, LLC.

Harpak-ULMA launched a North American initiative to help the bakery and confectionery market improve flexibility and operational performance in response to COVID-19 business disruptions.

December 16, 2020

Flexible packaging

Sustainable Packaging Innovation Workshop White Paper

RCD Packaging Innovation

RCD Packaging Innovation hosted the Redefining Flexible Films Innovation Workshop and offers the results of the workshop in a white paper.

December 16, 2020

Cartoning

Universal Robots Reaches Milestone with 50,000 Collaborative Robots Sold

Universal Robots

Universal Robots reaches an industry milestone with the delivery of its 50,000th unit to German company VEMA GmbH.

December 16, 2020

Sustainability

WestRock Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer

Smurfit Westrock

Brandi Colander was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer for WestRock.

December 15, 2020

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Spartan Parts Filling Valve Conversion from Vacuum to Gravity

Spartan Parts

Spartan Parts, a subsidiary of Fogg Filler Co., designed a vacuum filler valve to retrofit to a vacuum filler allowing the user to simply turn the vacuum off and increase quality of life.

December 15, 2020