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Premier Tech Hosts Food Powders Webinar

On June 25, Premier Tech will host PT Live Talks—Food Powders webinar featuring in-depth sessions with industry experts in food powders for North America.

June 22, 2020

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Sustainable Packaging

AIR Bottle for Personal Care Line Reduces Plastic by 50%

New personal care line, MyKirei by Kao, reflects the company’s Kirei, or ‘beautiful,’ Lifestyle Plan, with sustainable packaging that uses two pouches to create a ‘revolutionary’ rigid bottle.

June 22, 2020

Sustainability

Colbert Packaging Adapts TICCIT 2020 Program

Colbert Packaging Corp.

Schoolchildren sheltered-at-home can learn about the life cycle of paperboard containers due to the partnership of Colbert Packaging and the Paperboard Packaging Council’s “Trees Into Cartons, Cartons Into Trees” (TICCIT) program.

June 22, 2020

Palletizing/depalletizing

Schneider Packaging Hosts Creating Pallet Patterns Webinar

Schneider Packaging Equipment, Co.

On June 25, Schneider Packaging Equipment will host a webinar on how to create pallet patterns directly on an HMI with its OptiStak palletizing software solution.

June 22, 2020

Sustainability

Perfume Carton the Result of Sustainable Thinking

New Finnish luxury fragrance brand selects a lightweight, durable paperboard for its new line of products that mirrors its brand concept and values.

June 19, 2020

Flexible packaging

Pregis Donates Insulated Packaging to Chicago Food Pantry

Pregis

Pregis recently donated more than 5,000 Penguin Pack insulated box liners to Lakeview Pantry, Chicago’s largest food pantry.

June 19, 2020

Additives, coatings & inks

Crown Brand-Building Packaging Wins INX Contest

INX International Ink Co.

Crown Brand-Building Packaging utilized the INX Metal Color Catalog to win the Colored by INX Can Design contest.

June 18, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Proposed U.S. Legislation Puts Focus on Plastic Waste Reduction, Recycling

Key components include improving the global competitiveness of the U.S. plastics recycling industry, U.S. leadership in waste reduction and recycling research and in standards development, and an investment of $85M in 2021.

June 17, 2020

Shrink wrapping

Plexpack Corp. Promotes Adrian Hermosillo to Sales Manager

Plexpack Corp.

Adrian Hermosillo was promoted to Sales Manager for Plexpack Corp. He will be responsible for all Plexpack brands—Emplex, Damark, and VacPack—as well as lead Plexpack’s sales team and global distribution network.

June 17, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Neste and Jokey Collaborate to Develop Rigid Packaging from Renewable and Recycled Materials

Jokey Group

Neste and Jokey, a manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging, have started collaborating to develop the market for rigid packaging from sustainable renewable and recycled materials for food and non-food applications.

June 17, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Tetra Pak Commits to Net Zero Emissions

Tetra Pak Inc.

Tetra Pak announced its commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its own operations by 2030, with the ambition to achieve net zero GHG emissions for the entire value chain by 2050.

June 17, 2020

Beverage

New Line Features Two Blow/fill Systems

To maximize the ability to change over from one neck diameter to another and to fill either aseptic, CSD, or still products, Bickford’s doubled down on blow/fill technology.

June 16, 2020

Coding, Printing & Labeling

NiceLabel Introduces Cloud-based Business Model

NiceLabel

NiceLabel introduces a cloud-based business model for its channel partner program that will enable its partners to deliver labeling solutions-as-a-service securely and remotely.

June 16, 2020