Sustainability

Post-Consumer Recycled Material Getting Traction

Argentine dairy producer Mastellone Hnos of Buenos Aires positions its La Serenísima Original milk brand as a natural product.

March 25, 2021

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Additives, coatings & inks

Spartech’s Oregon Facility Announces Organizational Changes

Spartech Corporation

Spartech announced the following organizational changes to its McMinnville, Ore. location.

March 18, 2021

Sustainability

Graphic Packaging to Host Plastic to Paperboard Multipacks Webinar

Graphic Packaging International

Graphic Packaging International will host a free webinar on Thursday, March 25 that will examine the transition from plastic to paperboard for multipacks.

March 18, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Exclusive Interview: Palmolive Ultra Moves to 100% rPET Bottle

Speaking with Packaging World in advance of the launch, Greg Corra, Global Packaging Innovations & Sustainability, Colgate-Palmolive, discusses the development of the new 100% recycled-content, recyclable bottle.

March 17, 2021

Containers

New Probiotic Soda Gets Package Design that Pops

A brand and package design for new-to-market functional soda Culture POP feels familiar, with subtle nuances, and drives consumer trial in the natural and mass retail channels.

March 17, 2021

Retail display packaging

Wellspring Capital Acquires Rohrer Corp.

Rohrer Corporation

Wellspring Capital Management, a New York-based private equity firm, acquired Rohrer Corp., a retail-packaging designer and manufacturer.

March 16, 2021

Flexible packaging

Jokey Group Appoints Chief Operating Officer

Jokey Group

Thomas Becker was appointed Chief Operating Officer to replace Ralf Kemmerich as Head of Production and Technology for the Jokey Group.

March 15, 2021

Flexible packaging

Tekni-Plex Names President and CEO

TekniPlex Consumer Products

Brenda Chamulak was named President and CEO of Tekni-Plex effective June 30. She succeeds Paul J. Young, who will become chairman of Tekni-Plex’s Board of Directors.

March 11, 2021

Flexible packaging

Scholle IPN Acquires Bossar

Scholle Corporation

Scholle IPN, a supplier of flexible packaging solutions, completed the acqusition of Bossar, a supplier of flexible hf/f/s packaging equipment.

March 11, 2021

Plastics/resins

TricorBraun Acquires RODA Packaging

TricorBraun

TricorBraun acquired Quebec-based RODA Packaging, further expanding its presence in Eastern Canada.

March 9, 2021

Containers

Berlin Packaging Acquires Roma International PLC

Berlin Packaging

Berlin Packaging acquired Roma International. The acquisition will expand Berlin Packaging’s capabilities for cosmetics and personal care products in Europe.

March 8, 2021

Sustainability

PreZero US Acquires Roplast Industries

PreZero US Inc.

Southern California recycling company PreZero US Inc. acquired Roplast Industries Inc., a sustainable PE film and bag manufacturer based in Oroville, Calif.

March 5, 2021

Sustainability

Companies Form Alliance to Launch Circular Packaging Solutions for the BIO Dairy Sector

Jokey Group

The Spanish multinational Repsol reached an agreement with rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Jokey Group and Spanish organic dairy company Cantero de Letur to launch new packaging circular solutions for cheese products.

March 4, 2021