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July 2020

Packaging World July 2020

Sustainable Packaging

20 New Sustainable Packaging Innovations

Packaging consultancy shares 20 new sustainable packages and technologies that reflect broader industry trends, including compostability/biodegradability, reusability, and recyclability, among others.

June 28, 2023

Sustainable Packaging: Dish detergent

Sustainable Packaging

Unilever Partners in ‘Refill on the Go’ Reuse Model

CPG joins Chilean company Algramõ in a pilot that employs RFID-equipped, reusable containers, IoT technology, and electric tricycles to deliver product ‘by the gram’ to consumers’ doorsteps.

July 10, 2020

For the pilot, Unilever is offering its Omo and Quix detergents in its standard retail packaging, to which are added an RFID tag and an Algramõ-Unilever co-branding label.

Flexible packaging

COVID-19 Might Forever Change the Service Provider/End-User Relationship

Through the years, I have seen a variety of events and situations cause changes in the packaging industry.

July 6, 2020

Brian Stepowany

Why Would FDA’s Emergency Actions Stick Around After the Emergency is Over?

While some of the Food and Drug Administration’s actions in response to COVID-19 have been traditional, many others have been simplifications of regulatory requirements, and those simplifications could be made permanent.

June 29, 2020

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

MyKirei three bottles

Recyclable Mono-material Pouch Uses One-Way Valve to Keep Soft Pet Chews Fresh

Pet food maker Mera is the first to use pre-made, mono-material, recyclable plastic FlexiBags for its semi-moist dog treats.

June 9, 2020

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Flexo-Quality Print on Recycled Board Spruces Up CBD Shipper

Spruce CBD uses a new print technology that prints fine lines and artwork on 100% recycled corrugated, without the time and cost associated with flexo printing, for its e-commerce shippers.

June 5, 2020

PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO Rakes in Industry Acclaim

Trade Show News Network and Trade Show Executive each place biennial event among top trade shows in 2019.

June 3, 2020

Trade Show News Network and Trade Show Executive each place biennial event among top trade shows in 2019.

Sustainable Packaging

Reusable Packaging State of the Industry 2020

With increased interest in sustainability, brands and their supply chain partners are taking a holistic view of greener processes, products, packages and distribution practices. Reusable transport packaging industry expects growth.

June 3, 2020

Pallets make up largest segment of transport packaging followed by a variety of totes, crates, containers and boxes.

Flexible packaging

Bumble Bee Tuna Package Redesign Retires Mascot, Focuses on Flavor

Bumble Bee Tuna’s iconic brand got a modern design update last month. Notably, the longstanding cartoon bumble bee mascot, Horatio, is no longer part of the design architecture.

May 26, 2020

Now the packs use an abrupt, well-delineated break from the white at the top to the color at the bottom with no gradient, just the two contrasting colors.

Plastics/resins

IML Bottle

Berry Global introduces an 128-oz bottle compatible with in-mold label (IML) decoration that is suitable for a variety of industrial products.

May 26, 2020

7009 Iml Bottle

Shuttle Offers Faster, Safer Loading and Unloading

Telescoping loader/unloader eliminates the need for a powered conveyor inside a retort.

May 19, 2020

Allpax Automated Basket Shuttle

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