Sustainability

Jones Family of Companies Hires Senior Vice President of Operations

Mike Jewell was hired as Senior Vice President of Operations for the Jones Family of Companies.

February 5, 2021

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 478

Sustainability

Krones Joins the EU’s Circular Economy Initiative

Krones, Inc.

The Krones Group joined the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform.

February 4, 2021

Thermoform/fill/seal

Multivac Appoints Vice President of Subsidiary Operations

MULTIVAC Group

Philipp Losinger was appointed Vice President of Subsidiary Operations in the Corporate Sales & Marketing division at Multivac. He is responsible for the management and strategic development of the subsidiaries in Africa, the Arab Emirates, and Oceania.

February 4, 2021

Converting equipment

Stretch Blow Molding Machine Lne Increases Product Range

PET Technologies offers wide range of blow molding machines for PET market producers to blow PET bottles formats from 0.1 to 6.0 liters.

February 3, 2021

Cartoning

ProMach Acquires Serpa Packaging Solutions

ProMach

The acquisition of Serpa Packaging Solutions expands ProMach’s secondary packaging solutions for pharmaceutical applications and enhances its turnkey line integration capabilities.

February 2, 2021

Sustainability

Packadore Collective Rethinks Packaging Closures

Packadore Collective

SGK Anthem, Vrijdag Premium Printing, Generous Minds, Neurensics, Kurz, Merck, and Haval joined forces under the name Packadore Collective to design a reusable packaging closure—Cap Off.

February 2, 2021

Coding/marking

Domino North America Appoints Director of Marketing

Domino North America

Nikki Johnson was appointed Director of Marketing for Domino North America.

February 2, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Annie's Organics and Post-Consumer Recycled Content

General Mills Inc.

Pat Keenan, organic snack producer, talks with Matt Reynolds about his brand, Annie's, and the journey to achieve sustainable cereal bag liner using post-consumer recycled content.

February 2, 2021

Converting equipment

PCMC Appoints Business Development Manager

Paper Converting Machine Co.

Andy Piotter was appointed Business Development Manager, Packaging Systems for Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC)—a division of Barry-Wehmiller.

February 1, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Loop Reusable/Returnable Packaging Platform Launches in Canada with Retail Partner Loblaw

Loop’s global expansion continues, bringing waste-free shopping for a range of food and household products, including Loblaw own-brand items, in reusable packaging to Canada

February 1, 2021

Flexible packaging

Paper-based Diaper Pack Makes Recycling Easy

Drylock Technologies, a global hygiene products manufacturer and producer of baby diapers, approached packaging and paper supplier Mondi to create a more sustainable alternative to its existing plastic diaper packaging.

January 29, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Dove’s Sleek New Refillable Deodorant Pack

The global health and beauty brand launches new deodorant packaging that is circular by design, with a reusable stainless-steel case that can be refilled with deodorant sticks.

January 28, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Indicators Facilitate Changeover

Reliable operator guidance for size changeover on end-of-line packaging machinery is provided by AP05 electronic position indicators

January 27, 2021