Sustainability

Developing Economies, Sustainability Driving Growth for Labels Market

Smithers Pira says economic, lifestyle changes and the focus on sustainable packaging will drive market growth by 5.4% annually through 2021.

June 30, 2016

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Packaging excellence personified

New in the 2016 DuPont Awards are six Diamond Award Finalists plus a new Leadership in Innovation Award. A PET jar with remarkable thermal properties wins the Diamond Award.

June 28, 2016

E-commerce/D2C packaging

How will e-commerce affect package design?

With a product no longer needing to differentiate itself on a physical shelf, how will primary package design change—if at all—for products sold online?

June 28, 2016

Recycling

Report Announces Top 10 Global Packaging Vendors

Technavio’s report calculates market revenue generated through the sales of different types of packaging materials.

June 28, 2016

Containers

A first in Brazil for UHT milk

This blow/fill/cap line for injection stretch blow molded PET bottles of shelf-stable milk is the first in Latin America that takes advantage of dry preform decontamination.

June 27, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Green packaging market set to grow through 2020

Study estimates the future growth of global green packaging and lists drivers for that growth, including consumers’ increasing interests in health and the environment.

June 26, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Corrugated recycling hits all-time high

At 92.9%, the recycling rate for corrugated is higher than any other material in the municipal waste stream.

June 25, 2016

Flexibles

Dow technology enables recyclable flexible film packaging

RecycleReady Technology helps create recyclable flexible stand-up pouches with barrier properties.

June 23, 2016

Sustainability

100% compostable packaging for bakery products

Family bakery’s new compostable packaging for its organic product line reduces its carbon footprint by 72%.

June 21, 2016

Conveying & accumulation

Plastic Technologies develops web-based video training.

The PTI Online Academy formed to provide self-paced educational assistance for plastics industry professionals.

June 15, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

A simple recycling ‘fix’ with big potential for packaging

Referred to by The New York Times as ‘one of the most important environmental fixes taking root today,’ Recycle Across America’s standardized recycling label goes viral.

June 13, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

APR Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability updated

The updated guide is now more user friendly, is aligned with APR test protocols, and provides a variety of additional resources for designing packaging for recycling.

June 11, 2016

Recycling

Medical device wins IoPP’s Best of Show award

The Amara View Full Face Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Mask with Headgear by Philips Respironics is a full face-mask design featuring lightweight materials and core full-face components.

June 8, 2016