Containers

Cognac bottle embraces the French Touch

A limited-edition bottle from Martell for its cognac varieties celebrates French house music with a label design that glows and appears to rotate under UV light.

April 9, 2016

Rigid: Page 103

Filling/capping, dry

Chicken packaging do-over

New software-assisted tooling for vacuum skin packaging brings a number of advantages, while a switch in lidding material and new thermoformed trays complete the upgrade.

April 4, 2016

Containers

Transdermal eye, lip patches are ‘genius in a jar’

Hydrating cosmetic patches for lips and eyes from Patchology are packaged in jar, rather than a sachet, making the products more affordable for everyday use.

April 4, 2016

Plastics/resins

MJS Packaging Named 3M’s Top Supplier Two Years in a Row

MJS Packaging

For the second consecutive year, MJS Packaging was named by 3M as a recipient of its Certified Supplier of Products Certification Award.

April 1, 2016

Plastics/resins

MJS Packaging Wins Three NACD Awards

MJS Packaging

MJS Packaging was honored with three packaging awards from the National Association of Container Distributors (NACD).

April 1, 2016

Sustainability

Campbell Soup commits to zero BPA in cans by 2017

After testing hundreds of alternatives to BPA for its can linings, Campbell Soup Company finds safe alternatives that will allow it to complete the transition to zero BPA by mid-2017.

March 31, 2016

Flexibles

DS Smith Plastics names Peter Lamb Managing Director of Rapak Asia Pacific

Lamb will be responsible for Rapak business development in Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.

March 29, 2016

Containers

Updated spirits packaging blends heritage with modernity

Buchanan’s Scotch whisky bottle gets a facelift, retaining those design elements that speak to the brand’s legacy, while adding touches that convey a premium product.

March 26, 2016

Containers

New cup is a cool solution

A multilayer on-the-go cup for a new ready-to-drink iced coffee comes from one of the fastest growing coffee shop brands in the world.

March 25, 2016

Converting equipment

Martens Brewery goes direct print on PET again

First came PET bottles with direct digital print for Martens' Dagschotel "talking bottles." Now comes a PET bottle capitalizing on this advanced new printing technology on Martens' own Pils.

March 23, 2016

Plastics/resins

Currier Plastics invests in wide mouth PET jar machines

Currier expands capabilities for wide mouth PET jars with two new Aoki ISBM machines.

March 21, 2016

Plastics/resins

In-house blow molding reduces CO2 by 90%

Swedish ketchup producer Orkla brings PET bottle blow molding in-house to reduce its environmental footprint, allow for cold filling, and increase its production line efficiency.

March 21, 2016

Sustainability

Rigid plastics recycling surges 27%

A new report shows post-consumer rigid plastics recycling reached a new high of 1.28 billion pounds in 2014, with the greatest increase in volume from pre-picked bales.

March 20, 2016