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

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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

Containers & Closures

CCT Partners with Broker to Bring EEASY Lid to Customers in Spain and Latin America

Consumer Convenience Technologies

Ur Bofill, founding partner of Vemsa 1857 Packaging Solutions, S.L., will help Consumer Convenience Technologies expand the availability of its push-button-open jar lid.

July 10, 2024

Containers & Closures

How Baileys Paper-Based Bottle is Made

An extraordinary network of inventors, developers, OEMs, and stakeholders emphasize ‘progress over perfection’ as they commercialize a breakthrough bottle.

July 8, 2024

Sustainability

Method Bottles Made with 100% Recycled Recovered Coastal Plastic

A partnership with SC Johnson and Plastic Bank exemplifies method’s commitment to sustainability, transforming recovered coastal plastic into packaging for household products.

June 28, 2024

Package Design

Neopac Wins Tube of the Year Award for World’s Smallest Child-Resistant Tube

Hoffmann Neopac AG

Noepac’s 10mm Polyfoil tube with child-resistant nozzle cap wins European Tube Manufacturers Association’s “Prototype” category.

June 27, 2024

Containers & Closures

MRP Solutions Names Mark Shafer as CEO

MRP Solutions

Appointment of the industry veteran ushers in new phase of growth and innovation for MRP.

June 26, 2024

Thermoform/fill/seal

Centralized Vacuum Drives Tortilla Pick-and-Place, MAP Packaging

A central vacuum system designed for ten packaging machines helps Paulig Belgium save more than $21,000 per year on energy and maintenance costs.

June 26, 2024

Containers & Closures

Sonoco Strengthens Metal Packaging Presence with $3.9 Billion Eviosys Acquisition

Sonoco

Sustainable packaging provider Sonoco Products Company expands its reach in the global metal packaging market by acquiring Eviosys, Europe's leading food can manufacturer.

June 25, 2024