Containers

Anniversary bottles enable Redhook fans to partake, reminisce

Craft beers are hot with consumers, but even they can’t rest on their laurels. At some point, the longstanding among these upstart brews move toward status as mature brands, and they have to reinvent themselves.

May 7, 2011

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Containers

PET for honey re-launch

Eye-catching new bottles are behind the high-profile re-launch of Rowse Honey, a leading UK honey brand.

April 21, 2011

Contract packaging

Companies

April 12, 2011

Flexible packaging

U.S. pharma packaging market to grow 5.5% annually through 2014

Demand for pharmaceutical packaging in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico) will increase 5.5% annually to $18.4 billion in 2014, according to a Freedonia Group Inc. report on pharmaceutical packaging prospects.

April 11, 2011

Sustainability

Bottle made of OCC and ONP

Holding 50 oz of laundry detergent, this molded-pulp bottle—recyclable and compostable—is actually a shell with a LDPE liner inside that holds the product.

April 11, 2011

Conveying & accumulation

Bucket elevator sweetens chocolate egg production

Madelaine Chocolate’s product distribution system permits the smooth handling of 36% more product while ensuring considerably less damage to the chocolate pieces being wrapped in foil.

April 11, 2011

Containers

Balluff: Capacitive proximity sensors

Balluff’s economical Global.CProx line of capacitive proximity sensors reliably solve object and level detection applications.

April 8, 2011

Containers

LIV athletic drink goes to a full-body shrink label

Princeton, NJ-based LIV Organic gets a brand lift for its re-launch to meet new demographics and protect product contents.

April 4, 2011

Containers

Recycled can brings new life to reconditioned waste ink

A new paint, manufactured entirely from waste emulsion, is being trialed by a U.K. DIY retailer in a plastic pail that incorporates 25% post-industrial content.

March 28, 2011

Sustainability

Evian crushes carbon footprint with lighter, easier-to-recycle bottle

Newly designed bottle uses 11% less plastic and up to 50% rPET, and features new look that reflects ‘Live young’ theme.

March 24, 2011

Closures

Berlin Packaging gains recertification to the ISO 9001:2008 standard

Berlin Packaging has announced their recertification to the ISO 9001:2008 standard from Perry Johnson Registrar.

March 18, 2011

Sustainability

PepsiCo to launch 100% plant-based PET bottle in 2012

Made entirely from bio-based raw materials, the ‘green’ bottle mimics the properties of PET and is fully recyclable.

March 15, 2011

Sustainability

Cat litter bag stands up and stands out on-shelf

Forty-two pounds of scoopable cat litter are now more visually inviting on shelf, easier to carry, and more sustainable, with The Clorox Pet Product Co.’s switch from a polypropylene pail to the FlexZiBox® flexible stand-up, handled bag from Nordenia.

March 10, 2011