Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Rohrer Makes Key Appointments to Its Leadership Team

Rohrer Corp., named Ed Steele president, Print Solutions and Danny Teixeira Vice president & general manager, Thermoforming Solutions.

June 14, 2023

Rigid: Page 16

Closures

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Grants PulPac Patents for Its Dry Mold Fiber

PulPac

One is related to the basic process of dry molded fiber, the second is related specifically to bottle forming, and the third concerns the layering of the cellulose web in the dry molded fiber process.

June 13, 2023

Sustainability

Absolut Commercializes First-ever Single-mold Paper Bottles at Tesco

Absolut Vodka says it’s the first global spirits brand to sell single-mold paper-based bottles commercially in the UK, part of its journey to create a fully bio-based bottle.

June 13, 2023

Sustainability

Glass Imaginings: Small, Modular Plants; Biodegradable/Biorecyclable Containers

Arguably the oldest packaging material, glass is exuding youthful vigor in its recent explorations of new (some would say revolutionary) manufacturing technologies, formats, material characteristics, and product applications.

June 7, 2023

Flexible packaging

Selig Group Launches New Website

Selig Group

The new website consolidates Selig’s container sealing and venting technologies as well as its flexible packaging solutions. A new feature is an all-inclusive Solutions Guide.

June 5, 2023

Sustainability

Label-less Bottle Puts Focus on Wine, Not Waste

New wine brand Crate forgoes bottle labels to reduce packaging waste, creating a sparse but still eye-catching package that complements the brand’s sustainable positioning.

May 31, 2023

Containers

New Tub for Domino and C&H Sugar Changes the Shape of Things

ASR Group reduces the use of plastic in its Easy Baking Tub by 28% for its Domino Sugar and C&H Sugar brands by moving from a round to square package.

May 22, 2023

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

One Retirement, Two New Sales Managers for Spee-Dee

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc.

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery announced that long-time Regional Sales Manager, Rick Chrzan, has retired. In place of Chrzan, the company promoted Danny Harmann and welcomed Todd Kasik to the role of Regional Sales Manager.

May 10, 2023

Filling/capping, dry

Live at interpack: Cremer Launches Compact Counting & Dispensing Machine

Cremer Speciaalmachines B.V.

This week at interpack, Cremer debuted a smaller-scale version of its HQS 1250 Compact Counting & Dispensing Machine designed specifically for gummy applications in the cannabis, nutraceutical, and confectionery sectors.

May 10, 2023

Sustainability

Evanesce Expands Leadership Team

Evanesce

Evanesce, a sustainable packaging technology company, added Kevin McEuen as global vice president of sales and Peter Davies as global vice president of research and development.

May 10, 2023

Sustainability

Live at interpack: MCC Verstraete Launches Sustainable Paper Label Solution for Fiber Molded Packaging

MCC Verstraete

This week at interpack, MCC Verstraete demonstrated its Molded Fiber Labeling (MFL) sustainable paper label solution for fiber molded packaging developed in collaboration with Pagès Group.

May 8, 2023

Sustainability

Live at interpack: Resealable Pure-Line Rigid Film Packaging from SÜDPACK and Weber

SÜDPACK

The week at interpack, SÜDPACK and Weber demonstrated how the film manufacturer’s mono-materials can be processed easily and efficiently as conventional composites on standard packaging machines.

May 8, 2023

Flexible packaging

Live at interpack: STELLA Cosmetics Refills Use 90% Certified Renewable Polymers

This value chain collaboration achieves what's said to be a cosmetics market breakthrough, with refill containers and caps made almost entirely using mass balance-certified polymers from SABIC.

May 7, 2023