Sustainability

PulPac Modula Now Operational in the U.S.

PulPac's Modula machine for dry molded fiber is up and running for high-volume production at JOA in Wisconsin.

March 12, 2024

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plastics/resins

MRP Unveils New Customer Care Team

MRP Solutions

The completely new customer service experience is tailored specifically to meet your needs as an MRP customer.

February 22, 2024

Containers & Closures

Mono-material Cheese Pack Launch Coincides with Recycling Center

The PP mono-material pack provides high barriers against oxygen and water vapor, keeping the product fresh on the shelf. It also protects the cheese with high puncture resistance. And printability allows the brand and recycling messages to pop.

February 21, 2024

Sustainable Packaging

Rumpke and Eastman Join Forces to Expand Recycling of PET Waste

Eastman

Recycler Rumpke will collect hard-to-recycle plastics and feed them to Eastman's molecular recycling process to create virgin-quality materials and boost circularity across industries.

February 20, 2024

Containers & Closures

Accessible Lidding Your Partner Won't Have to Open For You

Traditional jarred products on a store shelf require more than 40 in-lb of torque to open, with some requiring more than 50 in-lb of torque. With the EEASY Lid, it only takes an average of 9 in-lb of torque to open a jar.

February 16, 2024

Sustainability

An Innovation Snapshot from The Packaging Conference

The Packaging Conference features discussions on new packaging technologies, with sessions on bioplastics, digital can printing, and a circular solution for all plastics, among others.

February 13, 2024