Sustainable Packaging

Environmental reporting gains priority for pharmaceutical industry

During Pharmapack Europe 2019, Lorax Compliance COO Michelle Carvell urged the pharmaceutical industry to prioritize its environmental reporting obligations for packaging or risk high financial penalties.

February 18, 2019

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Sustainability

Flower-patterned labels appeal to the senses

A new line of hair and skincare products that seeks to deliver beauty while protecting the planet uses packaging decorated with a profusion of colorful flower illustrations.

February 18, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Starbucks proves out closed-loop system for coffee cups

Working with a fiber recovery company, a papermaker, and a cup converter, Starbucks proves that a closed-loop recycling system for PE-lined fiber hot cups is achievable.

February 18, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Report: ‘2018 was a very good year for bio-based polymers’

The most important market drivers in 2018 were brands that wanted to offer their customers environmentally-friendly solutions and critical consumers looking for alternatives to petrochemicals.

February 17, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Posital: Inclinometers

Posital’s TILTIX inclinometers are available with the Modbus RTU communication interface.

February 15, 2019

Containers

Halal shampoo label inspired by batik art

Chain store Watsons Personal Care in Asia creates a line of all-natural, halal shampoo products packaged in bottles adorned with handcrafted floral artwork inspired by Indonesian batik art.

February 15, 2019

Filling/capping, dry

Dr. Pharm: High speed tablet press

Dr. Pharm’s GZPS-83 is designed for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. It is capable of bi-layer tablets, different colors, annular as well as well as round, engraved, and even irregularly shaped tablets at speeds up to 796,000 tablets/hr.

February 14, 2019

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Brands redesign packaging for e-commerce shipping

CPGs make changes to existing packages to provide greater product protection, eliminate product leakage, reduce the amount of dunnage needed to secure the product, or solve other shipping-related issues.

February 14, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

EarthCoating awarded Triple A certification for recyclability from The Green Dot

Smart Planet Technologies’ reCUP recyclable paper cup with EarthCoating is awarded the highest-possible certification for recycling from The Green Dot in Europe.

February 13, 2019

Contract Packaging

CPA to participate in 2019 ProFood Tech Partner Program

CPA’s Sourcing Center booth will provide information to attendees on CPA members’ packaging and manufacturing services and how to engage these service providers.

February 13, 2019

Labels

Form, function define ice cream pack

The high quality, user-friendliness, and eye-catching decoration of this new ice cream package were key factors in its selection for a new range of ice-creams from Russian manufacturer Taice.

February 13, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Turnkey line for PET

Tousnina Sarl, a water bottler in Algeria, recently installed a turnkey line for PET bottles that runs at 20,000/hr.

February 13, 2019

Material handling

Albertsons Companies makes environmental switch for pharmacy shipments

Food and drug retailer to begin using paper-based containers for its temperature-sensitive shipments in late February, with the goal of diverting up to 75,000 lb of packaging from landfills every year.

February 12, 2019