Flexible packaging

Evertis Ibérica Receives ISO 14001 Certification

Evertis Ibérica received official certification to ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System Standard).

June 24, 2021

Recycling: Page 107

E-commerce/D2C packaging

A Year of Reckoning for Grocery E-Commerce

Digital Commerce 360

Grocery retailers must continue to increase their e-commerce offerings to meet continuing online demand in 2021. This is no time to ease off.

June 24, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

How To Re-use Corrugated Shippers 20 Times

Two Australian manufacturers are trialing an innovative system for the return and reuse of corrugated cases.

June 22, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Global Call Launched for Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging

More than 100 businesses in the packaging supply chain publicly recognize the need for EPR for packaging via a live launch and statement, led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

June 22, 2021

Sustainability

PakTech Named One of the Top Innovative Food Companies to Watch in 2021

PakTech

PakTech Named One of the Top Innovative Food Companies to Watch in 2021 by CIOCoverage magazine.

June 21, 2021

Sustainability

Diaper Balm Tube Enables Mess-Free Application, Inspires Children’s Creativity

A fully recyclable push-up paperboard tube not only allows both parent and toddler to easily apply product, but also encourages play and can be reused in clever ways.

June 21, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Kellogg Says Embracing E-Commerce Helped it Weather the Pandemic

Digital Commerce 360

Kellogg says its ecommerce investments over the past two years helped it respond quickly and seize opportunities when lockdowns related to COVID-19 sent online grocery sales to record levels.

June 18, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Beverage Manufacturers Respond to Consumer Trends on Plastic Packaging

Plastic has become an issue for consumers, particularly related to plastic waste in the environment. This directly impacts the beverage industry, which is made up of 45% rigid plastic packaging, only 25% of which ends up being recycled in the US.

June 17, 2021

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Co-pack/Co-man Bets on Beverage Market Transformation

Wisconsin-based beverage co-packer Octopi positions itself to address a rapidly changing beverage market, as well as a shift from bottles to cans, with two canning lines, the newest of which will produce up to 1,200 cans/min in seven sizes.

June 17, 2021

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Amazon Expands Frustration-Free Packaging Programs to Include Smaller Eligible Product Sizes

The Frustration-Free Packaging Programs Incentive Expansion, announced June 1, 2021 for North America and following later this year in Europe, has expanded its product size range downward, to include ASINs starting as small as 6 x 4 x 0.375 ins.

June 16, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Love Beauty and Planet Debuts Reusable Aluminum Bottle

Unilever hair and skincare brand Love Beauty and Planet is the first major beauty brand to launch a reusable aluminum bottle for shampoo and conditioner for mass market.

June 16, 2021

PMMI News

Successful Enlace EXPO PACK Truly Joins Industry Together

Event offers Latin American packaging and processing engagement through Dec. 9

June 15, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Tea Bag-Style Coffee Pack is ‘Steeped’ in Sustainability

Premium coffee producer Mr. Espresso enters the single-serve market with a tea bag-style product from Steeped that uses plant-based, compostable materials for the bag and outer film sachet.

June 15, 2021