Coding/marking

PACK EXPO International 2018 Innovations Report: Machinery

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year.

January 9, 2019

Recycling: Page 181

E-commerce

P&G Eco-Box irks bloggers

This just in from the department of no good deed goes unpunished.

January 9, 2019

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Henkel shaking up detergent packages

Henkel is rolling out a host of sustainability-minded innovations across its product lines and brands as part of a bid to become three times more efficient by 2030.

January 9, 2019

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Specialty pouches stand out for specialty diet brand

The STANDCAP Pouch landed another U.S. application, this one as a premade pouch pack for a start-up condiment line aimed at the Ketogenic diet crowd.

January 9, 2019

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Canadian packaging materials and machinery end-use market #1 - food

January 8, 2019

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

RPET clamshells provide clarity for organic herb line

See-through packs in smaller sizes maximize shelf life for highly perishable herbs, while aligning with Shenandoah Growers’ organic farming and sustainability efforts.

January 3, 2019

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Mitsubishi HiTec Paper: Coated specialty papers

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper offers THERMOSCRIPT® thermal papers, JETSCRIPT® inkjet papers, GIROFORM® carbonless papers, and BARRICOTE® barrier papers designed for label and packaging applications.

January 2, 2019

Cartons and boxes

Gabletop cartons help a2 Milk extend U.S. distribution

Paperboard cartons help Australian firm expand its four milk varieties across the U.S., with graphics describing how using only the A2 protein may help alleviate the stomach discomfort some people experience when drinking milk.

January 1, 2019

Sustainable Packaging

Top 10 Greener Package stories of 2018

Efforts at home and abroad to curb the use of plastic packaging was a popular topic in 2018, especially those that involved innovative new solutions.

December 31, 2018

Recycling

Seven influences on the growth of flexible packaging

Smithers Pira identifies key reasons for the growth of flexible packaging.

December 21, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

CPGs: Do you know the size of your fiber footprint?

More than 45 million acres of working forests are at risk of fragmentation or conversion for other uses, threatening the future of the paper packaging supply chain, jobs, and the environment.

December 15, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Nestlé Waters North America to achieve 25% recycled plastic by 2021

Beverage firm plans to continue expanding its use of recycled materials, with the aim of reaching 50% recycled plastic by 2025.

December 13, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Cannabis packaging, PCR material availability to be examined at The Packaging Conference 2019

The Packaging Conference, produced by PTI and SBAcci, has a decade-plus reputation as the must-attend event for the debut of new technologies and other key industry announcements.

December 5, 2018