Material handling

Wroclaw Hospital Safeguards Cytotoxic Drug Transport

NFC-enabled data loggers, isothermal containers help monitor and maintain temperature-sensitive drugs during transport for the Independent Clinical Hospital in Wrocław, Poland.

November 15, 2016

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Filling/capping, dry

EatingWell brings VSP frozen entrées to the table

Using vacuum skin packaging, new EatingWell frozen entrées deliver preservative-free recipes and visual transparency to the fresh ingredients in the freezer section.

November 13, 2016

Labels

Cardboard sleeve for dairy cup enhances sustainability

An Austrian company that has just opened a U.S. plant in Pittston, PA, Greiner brings to the market plastic cups, primarily for dairy, with multiple decorating options. It's unique K3 label adds a cardboard sleeve to the cup, for plastic lightweighting, recyclability, and enhanced marketing opportunities.

November 9, 2016

Flexibles

An impact-resistant film also provides better clarity

The SealTOUGH family of coextruded films can replace sealant layers for equal strength at lower gauges.

November 8, 2016

Home

3D cold formable paper replaces plastic packaging

Billerudkorsnäs' FibreForm, the first 3D cold formable paper, enables up to 10 times the embossing depth compared to traditional papers.

November 7, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Pregis launches Easypack paper-based protective packaging equipment

Aware that e-commerce is more important than ever and only looking to increase in importance to brand owners, Pregis is launching a new line of paper-based protective packaging.

November 7, 2016

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

World’s first sealed paper packaging

Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs, Solna, Sweden, say they have developed the world´s first sealed paper packaging.

November 7, 2016

Flexibles

Barrier stand-up pouches that are easily recycled

Berry Plastics used PACK EXPO International as a springboard to launch Entour™, a new line of pouch packaging solutions said to offer all the functionality and performance of traditional laminated pouches without limiting recyclability.

November 6, 2016

Flexibles

Green Day wants you to start your day in a green way

Coffee company owned by two Green Day band members partners with San Francisco Bay Coffee to introduce fully compostable single-serve coffee pods and coffee bags.

November 5, 2016

Sustainable Packaging

Can the circular economy deliver endless regeneration?

As energy production, package converting, and material disposal put a strain on fragile environments, the ‘circular economy’ grows ever more appealing.

November 4, 2016

Home

How far will plain packaging penetrate?

Did you know that plain packaging could be coming to a marketplace near you?

November 4, 2016

Home

Industry Watch—November 2016

A quick look on the latest supplier news, mergers, expansions, and people as listed in the November 2016 issue of Packaging World.

November 3, 2016

Flexibles

U.K. project helps drive flexible packaging recycling options

The REFLEX Project reveals results of its two-year research project, which confirms the economic and functional viability of recycling flexible packaging materials.

November 3, 2016