Contract Packaging

New Programs on the Rise

The CPA experiences great success at events and will have new programs available through strategic partnerships.

July 21, 2022

Recycling: Page 77

Sustainability

Dow Collaborates with Mura Technology, Valoregen to Accelerate Mechanical and Advanced Recycling Solutions

Dow

Dow announces plans to accelerate mechanical and advanced recycling and develop solutions to ensure a higher number of used plastics can be recycled into new products containing more recycled content so less waste goes into landfill or incineration.

July 21, 2022

Sustainability

AmSty’s Connecticut Plant Receives ISCC PLUS Certification

AmSty

AmSty’s Allyn’s Point plant in Gales Ferry, Conn., is its most recent site to achieve International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS recognition.

July 20, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

P&G uses Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Packaging Design

Victoria Jung, Packaging Technology Leader for P&G’s Surface Care Portfolio, explains how the company uses LCA to guide its packaging design, using Swiffer, Mr. Clean, and Dawn as examples.

July 20, 2022

Sustainability

Sabic Launches Blockchain Pilot

SABIC

Sabic launched a pilot project with Finboot, Plastic Energy, and Intraplás to investigate the possibilities of blockchain technology in supporting end-to-end digital traceability of circular feedstock in customer products.

July 19, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Creative Solutions to Reduce Plastic Use From Lego and Others

ThePackHub

See a few examples of plastic reduction innovations from ThePackHub’s July Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

July 19, 2022

Sustainability

Paper Packaging Makes Inroads into Liquid Applications

This trio of new paper-based packaging applications might seem counterintuitive since the product is liquid. But when paired with a plastic liner or pouch to act as a barrier, paper as a base substrate can make sense for a lot of different reasons.

July 15, 2022

Plastics/resins

McCormick Launches 100% rPET Food Color Bottle

A life cycle assessment estimates McCormick will realize a reduction of 86.8 metric tons of CO2 emissions with the new PCR bottle in comparison to the same bottle made from virgin material.

July 14, 2022

Sustainability

Placon Launches Sustainability Blog

Placon

Placon's new blog, Placonomics™, focuses on topics in sustainable packaging.

July 14, 2022

Sustainable Packaging

Natural Plastic Reduction Solutions from MOB Beauty and Others Support Environmental Health

ThePackHub

See a few examples of natural solutions for plastic reduction from ThePackHub’s July Packaging Innovation Briefing Report.

July 13, 2022

E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-Commerce Companies Explore Reusable Container Solutions

Reusable and refillable container solutions have grown in popularity among e-commerce brands. Packaging World's Matt Reynolds and U.K. sustainable packaging expert Paul Jenkins of ThePackHub discuss the packaging varieties used in this trend.

July 13, 2022

Robotics

ABB Opens Global Innovation and Training Campus for Machine Automation at B&R in Austria

ABB

The campus will serve as ABB’s global R&D center for machine and factory automation, AI, and software solutions. It was expanded significantly to host machine builders, manufacturers, start-ups, research, and educational institutions.

July 12, 2022

Closures

Absolut Testing Paper-Based Bottle Caps

Pernod Ricard spirits brand Absolut is in the prototyping phase of packaging format testing with a press formed, paper-based beverage cap application.

July 11, 2022