Containers & Closures

Mannol Debuts Patented Lenticular Cap Tech to Combat Counterfeiting

Mannol's cap features a lenticular logo effect, embossed branding, and a printed inner seal to enhance product authentication across its global lubricant portfolio.

February 5, 2026

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Containers & Closures

Hartmann North America Plans Further Capacity Expansion Through 2027

Hartmann North America

Building on recent investments, the expansion will add production and warehouse capacity to support demand for sustainable molded fiber egg packaging across North America.

February 3, 2026

Recycling

Mastellone Introduces a Pioneering Paperboard-based Cup for Dairy

The company behind the renowned La Serenísima brand has launched its Finlandia spreadable cheese in a pioneering package: a paperboard-based cup with 8% less virgin plastic and a premium aesthetic. This is how the innovative packaging came to life.

January 28, 2026

Containers

MegaFood Unveils Package Refresh and New Brand Campaign

The brand uses a variety of packaging formats designed to protect its products, minimize environmental impact, and deliver a seamless consumer experience.

January 26, 2026

Containers & Closures

Column: On Taping the Bottoms of RSCs

What do Regular Slotted Cases (RSCs) have in common with the stock market? It’s bad when the bottom falls out.

January 7, 2026

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #3: Tropicana Weathers Blowback from Package Redesign

The number 3 most downloaded episode: Changing packaging design without upsetting the consumer can be challenging to navigate. Tropicana once again redesigned packaging in such a way that cost the company 19% in sales. Packaging World spoke to expert Brent Lindberg of Fuseneo, designer of the legacy pack that's being replaced.

December 16, 2025

Containers & Closures

McCormick's Old Bay Leads Charge of Spices Back to Tin

McCormick's Old Bay, and newer clean-label players, are bringing spices back to printed tin, pairing shelf impact and vintage charm with potential sustainability upside as EPR pressures grow.

December 12, 2025

Package design

Science-backed Women’s Health Essentials in Packs Designed for Every Hormonal Stage

Biologica launches in art deco tins meant to be displayed as part of a daily ritual.

December 9, 2025

Recycling

Sustainability Progress in Bottle Closures

Innovation in bottle closures is helping the industry balance consumer needs, recycling efficiency, and mounting sustainability and regulatory pressures.

November 17, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Linear Transport System Syncs 120 Axes for Ultra-fast Capping

A new cap applicator from Tetra Pak uses the Beckhoff XTS linear servo transport system to deliver 25,000 precisely sealed cartons per hour, tripling output over conventional portion-package cappers that run at 9,000/hour, while combining digital control with flexible, high-speed motion.

November 12, 2025

Recycling

Colgate & Amazon Turned Recycling Data into Insight; Now Other CPGs Can, Too

Pilots with Colgate-Palmolive and Amazon helped shape Glacier’s new DataStream platform, a subscription tool launched today that lets CPGs verify recyclability performance and close the loop between packaging design and real sortation and recovery outcomes.

November 4, 2025

Bio-based

Great Earth Expands Use of Fiber-Based Closures to Entire Line

Swedish nutraceutical brand rolls out paper screw caps across all supplement jars, a first large-scale commercial use of Blue Ocean Closures’ molded fiber technology.

October 17, 2025

Podcasts

Through the Line Podcast: Paper Cup Melds Finnish Licorice with Forest Innovation

Kouvolan Lakritsi has partnered with Metsä Board to unveil a new recyclable and reclosable paper cup—a packaging innovation that embodies regenerative forestry, circular economy thinking, and co-creation at scale.

September 23, 2025