Containers & Closures

Plastipak Announces Transition of Global Leader and Ceo William C. Young

The industry trailblazer’s 56-year tenure will conclude in October with Edward V. Morgan assuming the role of CEO and President.

October 11, 2024

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Containers & Closures

Manfred Zurkirch to Take Over as CEO of Hoffmann Neopac on January 1

Hoffmann Neopac AG

Zurkirch, the former CEO of Thielmann AG, Ferag AG, and PackSys Global AG, succeeds Mark Aegler, effective in 2025.

October 7, 2024

Containers

Bormioli Pharma and Asamedic Announce Partnership for Life-Saving Drug Coxor™

Bormioli Pharma

Asamedic and Bormioli Pharma join forces to commercialize Coxor™, a liquid-form heart attack medication, utilizing Bormioli Pharma's EasyRec dual-chamber packaging system for faster administration and improved effectiveness.

October 4, 2024

Recycling

Plastic Packaging Recycling: Conflicting Truths and Waning Patience

CPG companies should re-evaluate their reliance on plastic packaging and explore alternative strategies to reduce waste and promote sustainability.

October 4, 2024

Multipacking

Timing Screws are Key to Blue Bell's Multipacking

From mass conveying to single-filing to stacking to a short ride down an elevator and finally to controlled indexing of six-high stacks into a sleever, this system is a wrap for Blue Bell.

September 27, 2024

Containers & Closures

Dry Molded Fiber Cap Testing with Bottle Collective

PulPac

PulPac and PA Consulting developed the Dry Molded Fiber bottle caps, which now are being tested by the Bottle Collective as a sustainable alternative to traditional plastic caps.

September 26, 2024

Containers & Closures

Elopak invests in further capacity for U.S. market to accelerate growth

Elopak

This expansion will contribute up to $110 million in revenues with an incremental investment of around $25 million.

September 18, 2024

Containers & Closures

McDonald's McFlurry Drops Plastic Lid for Four-Flap Paper Cup

Paper flaps around the paper-based cup's neck will serve as a closure, replacing the plastic lid and reducing single-use plastic to advance McDonald's sustainability goals.

September 12, 2024

Containers & Closures

KM Packaging Welcomes Martin Penney as Customer Operations Specialist

KM Packaging Services Ltd.

Penney brings expertise in customer service and operations management to KM Packaging, focusing on enhancing customer satisfaction and leveraging AI for increased efficiency.

August 27, 2024

Containers & Closures

Zotefoams’ ReZorce Circular Packaging Beverage Carton Wins German Packaging Award

Zotefoams

The judges described ReZorce fully recyclable HDPE mono-material barrier packaging range as a ‘sustainable alternative to beverage cartons.’

August 26, 2024

Containers & Closures

Aluminum Bottle Selected for Ocean-Friendly Supplement

Differentiating its new omega supplement by making it with plants rather than fish, youtheory complements the product with an aluminum bottle that eliminates ocean-polluting plastic.

August 15, 2024

Containers & Closures

From Thermoforming to Tray Sealing—Ossid Bringing All-Star Lineup to PACK EXPO International

Ossid LLC

Visit Booth S-3530 at PACK EXPO International 2024 to see how Ossid's technologies, like the Reepack ReeForm Thermoformer, can add efficiency to your packaging application.

August 13, 2024

Recycling

Blue Bunny Opts for Translucent, Recyclable Pints

Blue Bunny expanded its Twist Cones soft-serve frozen treat line into 16-oz single-serve, freezer-grade twist pints that use cups that are translucent to help display the two-tone ice cream. Both the cups (PP) and closures are widely recyclable (HDPE).

August 12, 2024