Sustainability

Insights from Circularity 22 and E-Pack Europe

After a two-year COVID hiatus, Circularity and E-Pack Europe conferences go live, with content on advanced recycling and sustainable packaging for e-commerce, respectively.

July 1, 2022

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 375

Additives, coatings & inks

Spartech Announces New Staff Promotions

Spartech Corporation

Spartech promoted Danny Puran to Operations and Technology Manager, Polycast, Stamford, Conn. location; Jason Thomas to Plant Manager, Greenville, Ohio location; and Todd Chastain to Converting Operations Manager, Crawfordsville, Ind. location.

June 30, 2022

Palletizing/depalletizing

Toyota Material Handling Hires Daniel Schumacher as Director of Information Technology

Toyota Material Handling

Schumacher joins Toyota from Komatsu, where he served as Global Director of IT Applications and Digital Innovation.

June 30, 2022

Robotics

Epson Robots Names Advanced Motion & Controls a Distributor in Canada

EPSON Robots

Epson Robots named Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd (AM&C), a Canadian distributor of factory automation products and solutions, an official distributor of its automation solutions for the Ontario region.

June 30, 2022

Sustainability

Ball Corp. Launches Low Carbon Footprint Aluminum Aerosol Can

Ball Corporation

The sustainable aluminum aerosol can is made with up to 50% recycled content and will be available to customers around the world.

June 29, 2022

Sustainability

Silgan Dispensing Launches Fine Mist, Pump Solutions

Silgan Dispensing

The range of new products offer beauty and personal care brands additional sustainable alternatives without sacrificing performance or prestige.

June 29, 2022

Sustainability

Companies Find Innovative and Sustainable Ways to Protect and Preserve Products

ThePackHub

See a few examples of product protection and preservation innovations from ThePackHub’s June Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

June 29, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Hotel Toiletries in Bioplastic Packaging Serve the Eco-Friendly Traveler

Public Goods offers a line of toxin-free personal care products in bioplastic packaging, some of which is reusable/refillable, for hoteliers looking to meet guests’ growing sustainability preferences.

June 29, 2022

Labels

Nobelus Launches New Films for Prime Labels

Nobelus

Laminate supplier offers label converters a complete portfolio for label lamination.

June 29, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Sustainable Alternatives to Conventional E-Commerce Packaging

Companies are finding sustainable alternatives to common e-commerce packaging solutions using paper and bio-based materials. Packaging World's Matt Reynolds and U.K. sustainable packaging expert Paul Jenkins of ThePackHub explore the latest innovations.

June 29, 2022

Conveying & accumulation

Bastian Solutions Awarded Several Workplace Honors

Toyota Automated Logistics

Three of Bastian's offices have been named including, Best Place to Work in Indiana and Kentucky and a Top Workplace in St. Louis, Mo.

June 28, 2022

Flexible packaging

Entries Open for 2022 Packaging Innovation Awards

Dow

The entry period for the 2022 Packaging Innovation Awards is now open.

June 28, 2022

Robotics

Pearson Packaging, PMMI Fund Donation to Saint George’s School Robotics Program

Pearson Packaging Systems

Pearson Packaging Systems and PMMI partnered to provide Saint George’s K-12 school robotics program with a matching fund donation through the PMMI U Skills Fund.

June 28, 2022