Sustainable Packaging

Counting Down the Top Four Dow Awards: #1 Henkel Invests in Recycled Plastic with a Social Cause

This award winner represent the most innovative packaging breakthroughs in categories ranging from food and beverage to personal care, with a strong focus on sustainability and the circular economy.

January 7, 2021

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Flexible packaging

Selig Group Acquires Performance Systematix

Selig Group

Selig Group, owned by CC Industries, completed the acquisition of Performance Systematix (PSI) a supplier of container and packaging venting solutions.

January 6, 2021

Plastics/resins

U.K’s Ribena Blackcurrant Beverage Flowers

Modern new packaging for four of Ribena’s beverage lines cements the brand’s future within the competitive and dynamic beverage category, while retaining its iconic identity.

January 4, 2021

Sustainability

Counting Down the Top Four Dow Awards: #4 Economical Inner Barrier Film Deposition Process for PET Bottles

This award winner represent the most innovative packaging breakthroughs in categories ranging from food and beverage to personal care, with a strong focus on sustainability and the circular economy.

January 4, 2021

Closures

Counting Down the Top Three AmeriStar Awards: #1 Gorilla Super Glue Micro Precise Structural Design

This top 2020 AmeriStar Award winner makes the packaging industry proud by giving consumers great interactions and experiences with creative pack designs.

January 3, 2021

Beverage

Counting Down the Top Three AmeriStar Awards: #2 New Can Helps Consumers Get Their Game On

This top 2020 AmeriStar Award winner makes the packaging industry proud by giving consumers great interactions and experiences with creative pack designs.

January 2, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Edible-Oil Bottle is 22% Lighter Than Competition

Brazilian company launches a new PET bottle for its edible oil that weighs four grams less than standard bottles while providing greater productivity and sustainability benefits.

December 17, 2020

Sustainability

WestRock Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer

Smurfit Westrock

Brandi Colander was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer for WestRock.

December 15, 2020

Flexible packaging

Liquibox Opens Flexible Packaging Facility in Spain

Liquibox

Liquibox opened a 140,000-sq-ft flexible packaging “super-factory” in Madrid, Spain to meet the rising EU demand for bag-in-box products.

December 7, 2020

Sustainable Packaging

Bacardí Scales Biodegradable Bottle

Bacardí Ltd.’s approach to reducing marine plastic pollution is somewhat counter-intuitive.

December 3, 2020

Containers

Wine Brand’s Foundations Reflected in Package Design

New Lalomba premium wine brand uses a label shape and texture that harken back to the natural elements of its terroir, with a touch of metallic desaturated tones to convey refinement.

December 2, 2020

Containers

Custom ‘Guinness Gives Back’ Pack Funds Community Relief Efforts

Guinness is launching custom cans that trigger donations to community charities helping those in need over the holidays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic or other challenges.

December 2, 2020

Flexible packaging

Amcor Flexibles Offers Full-day Virtual Conference

Amcor Flexibles North America

Amcor Flexibles North America (AFNA) is offering customers a full-day virtual conference to address marketplace insights, trends, and technical enhancements that deliver value and unlock growth potential through packaging.

December 2, 2020