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The redesign, which includes more than 10 products, uses colors such as pink, orange, and gold (in addition to the updated blue logo lockup) to visually show the benefits of each, while making it easy for consumers to differentiate on-shelf.
Containers & Closures
Q-tips Moves into its Second Century with Brand Refresh
Iconic cotton swab brand gets a facelift following its 100th birthday that balances brand equity with modernity and showcases the many ways Q-tips can be used.
May 14, 2024

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Recycling
Sustainable Pack for Coffee
Private labeler Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee has added the Boardio pack format, an alternative to plastic, glass, and metal containers that it says delivers the same level of freshness and food safety with less waste.
May 10, 2024
A paper/foil lamination characterizes the pack. Rolls of laminated material are cut into four flat blanks that are sent to customers like Mother Parkers, and there at the customer’s plant the canisters are formed and filled.
Rigid
3D-Printed Molds Speed New Unilever Bottle Designs to Market
For Unilever, bottles that are stretch blow molded with a 3D printed tool are nearly indistinguishable from the final product produced through traditional metal tooling processes, and get product to market more quickly.
April 18, 2024
Bottles produced with a 3D printed tool are nearly indistinguishable from the final product produced through traditional metal tooling processes. From left to right: the two-part mold 3D printed with Rigid 10K Resin, a bottle produced with the mold 3D printed with Rigid 10K Resin, a bottle produced with a metal mold, and a labeled prototype bottle for customer testing.
Containers & Closures
Coke's ‘First in Decades’ PET Lightweighting Project Sends Supply Chain Ripples
A new lightweighting project reduces the weight of 12-, 16.9-, and 20-oz PET bottles from 21 to 18.5 g. That'll help reduce PET by 3 million metric tons by 2025, but how will the supply chain react? We asked Alejandro Santamaria, Coke's senior director.
March 27, 2024
All small PET bottles in 12 oz, 16.9 oz and 20 oz will be lightweighted from 21 g to 18.5 g for all The Coca-Cola Company’s sparkling brands, Minute Maid Refreshments, and Minute Maid Aguas Frescas in the U.S. and Canada.
Containers & Closures
Salt Shaker Redesign Results in Maximum Recyclability
A new shaker for JOZO table salt is made entirely from recyclable PP, including the in-mold label, which detaches from the container during recycling for a higher-quality recyclate.
March 25, 2024
JOZO’s new salt shaker container is made entirely of polypropylene, including the in-mold label. During recycling, the label detaches from the container, resulting in a high-purity PP recyclate.
Sustainability
PulPac Modula Now Operational in the U.S.
PulPac
PulPac's Modula machine for dry molded fiber is up and running for high-volume production at JOA in Wisconsin.
March 12, 2024
The PulPac Modula by Curt G. Joa is installed, operational, and showcased at JOA's site in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
Sustainability
Arglass Secures Over $230 Million for New Furnace
Arglass
The second furnace to be built on Arglass' Georgia campus is expected to be able to produce more than 350 million sustainable glass containers per year.
March 12, 2024
Arglass
Containers & Closures
Califia Farms Moves to 100% rPET Bottles
Plant-based beverage producer Califia Farms switches all its refrigerated milk, creamer, coffee, and tea products to from bottles made from virgin plastic to 100% rPET packaging.
March 5, 2024
According to Califia Farms, the move to 100 rPET bottles will help reduce its GHGs by at least 19% and cut its energy use in half.
Labeling
Investment Project at Sappi Gratkorn on Schedule
Sappi
Sappi’s new Parade Label WS wet-glue label paper has been produced and converted successfully.
March 4, 2024
Sappi
Cartoning
Multipack Success at Maui Brewing Leads to New Line
Hawaii’s largest craft brewer installs a new high-speed canning line to complement new cartoning capabilities after a switch from plastic carriers to multipack cartons proves popular with consumers.
March 1, 2024
With its new cartoner, MBC is creating 12- and 24-ct variety packs, a format it learned early on was popular among tourists.
Sustainability
Paboco Launches Next Gen Paper Bottle
Paboco
The Paper Bottle Company gears up for full-scale production with a goal of delivering more than 20 million eco-friendly bottles by 2025.
February 29, 2024
Paboco Next Gen Paper Bottle
Sustainability
Metsä Board Paperboard Earns Top Recyclability Rating
Metsä Board
How2Recycle pre-qualifies Metsä Board FBB and WKL Paperboard grades as Widely Recyclable.
February 27, 2024
Metsa
Sustainability
Xampla Welcomes Former P&G Chemist to Team
Xampla
The deep tech company has grown its team by more than 25% in the last year, with Dr. Francys Fernandez Zavarce the latest recruit.
February 27, 2024
Dr. Francys Fernandez Zavarce
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