Recycling

Vacuum skin-packed salmon

More and more skin packs are showing up on retail shelves around the world these days, as the advantages of this pack format can be pretty compelling.

August 29, 2018

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Converting equipment

Smurfit Kappa transforms corrugated production

Dublin, Ireland-based Smurfit Kappa Group is upping its game with the installation of what’s described as an “ultra-high-speed” digital printing press for corrugated packaging.

August 22, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Corrugated packaging market forecast to increase from $315 billion to $380 billion by 2023

E-commerce, sustainability and digital printing help demand for corrugated to grow 3.5% to 4% annually, says a new study, The Future of Corrugated Packaging to 2023, from Smithers-Pira.

August 21, 2018

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Micvac expands chilled ready meal production to South Africa

Swedish food tech company, Micvac’s key to the freshness and quality of its meals are in-pack cooking and pasteurization as well as its patented packaging components: the Micvac tray and the unique Micvac valve.

August 20, 2018

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Coexpan and Emsur to showcase packaging solutions at PACK EXPO International

Coexpan and Emsur will exhibit their rigid and flexible packaging solutions at PACK EXPO International 2018.

August 20, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Video: So Cal retail development kicks off recyclable paper cup initiative

Pacific City retail development debuts a new recyclable paper cup that is part of a closed-loop recycling initiative launched in Southern California.

August 20, 2018

Sustainability

Corrugated plays pivotal role in e-commerce supply chain equation

The packaging industry needs to get a clear picture of where the growth is, and the public needs to learn about environmental footprint.

August 13, 2018

Labels

Special Ops-tested laundry detergent tub exudes masculinity

Home cleaning products company targeting the specific needs of men selects a rugged container with military-inspired graphics on an in-mold label to introduce its laundry detergent pacs.

August 11, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sovena ensures print-code quality for olive oil packaging

Continuous ink-jet equipment prints production dates onto olive oil product bottle necks, providing reliable traceability to markets around the globe.

August 9, 2018

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AWT Labels & Packaging renews PIM Great Printer Certification

Certified annually since 2008, 2018 marks AWT Labels & Packaging’s 10th anniversary of receiving the Printing Industry Midwest Great Printer Certification.

August 7, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Bolder sustainable packaging commitments from Kraft Heinz

Company aims to make 100% of its packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable by 2025 and increase its use of recycled materials, and pledges to set science-based GHG reduction targets.

August 4, 2018

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The ground has shifted, in a bad way

If anyone asks you in the next few months what the big new legal trend affecting packaging is, I suggest you tell them it’s the “Worldwide Plastics Smackdown.”

August 3, 2018

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Will Plastics Pact tide wash over American shores?

In a move that hasn’t gone unnoticed here in the U.S., the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in England, collaborating with the British NGO WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme), has launched a global environmental initiative to address “the root causes of plastics pollution.”

August 3, 2018