Sustainability

'Green' tray for takeaway food

Operating the Churchill’s, Fishnchicken, and Bankers brands, Chesterford Group is the UK’s largest independent chain of fish and chips shops.

January 30, 2015

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Cartons and boxes

The magic flute

Corrugated board resembles a sandwich, and likewise, is defined by what’s in the middle.

January 28, 2015

Flexibles

Clear stand-up pouch is a first

Pakistan’s Engro Foods, a Karachi-based producer of dairy products, frozen desserts, and fruit drinks, recently became the first to commercialize a clear version of an aseptically filled stand-up pouch that has some pretty unique characteristics.

January 28, 2015

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MWV and RockTenn agree to combine creating $16 billion global packaging provider

Rock-Tenn, packaging solution provider and containerboard/paperboard manufacturer, and MeadWestvaco have announced that they have entered into a definitive combination agreement to create a global provider of consumer and corrugated packaging in a transaction with a combined equity value of $16 billion; the combined company, to be named later.

January 27, 2015

Containers

Craft brewer crazy about aluminum cans

Tin Man Brewing Company not only selects aluminum cans for its craft beer varieties, but it also hosts a website to publicize the benefits of this packaging format.

January 27, 2015

Flexibles

Snap-Quick reclosure comes to novel aseptic pouch

Among the very first to commercialize a clever reclosure feature for stand-up pouches of aseptically filled milk is a Colombian dairy by the name of Alqueria.

January 22, 2015

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DuPont Awards deadline is looming

As the February 2 deadline for entry in the DuPont Packaging Awards competition grows near, DuPont has finalized the list of judges who will choose which packaging solutions demonstrate excellence in technological advancement, responsible packaging, and enhanced user experience from the pool of global nominations.

January 13, 2015

Operational Excellence

Survey uncovers key trends in temperature-controlled packaging

What to look for in the next two to three years in pharmaceutical logistics and temperature-sensitive healthcare markets.

January 9, 2015

Cosmetics/Personal care

Cosmetics and Beauty Care trends at PACK EXPO 2014

Gentle container handling at high speeds, the need for robotics and vision combined, controls that allow ‘adaptive’ accumulation of containers, system modularity, and small machine footprint are all priorities.

January 9, 2015

Contract Packaging

Private label: on-trend and growing

This year’s PLMA Show in Chicago boasted nearly 3,000 booths, many of which displayed the latest in good-for-you and good-for-the-planet products and packaging.

January 9, 2015

Reusable/Returnable

Mondelez embraces the future with integrated control solution

Mondelez International is as global as it gets, so having an integrated line control and line performance solution suitable for global implementation means the world to them.

January 9, 2015

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Examining coding and marking issues

In this Q&A, Tim Kearns, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Manager, Videojet, discusses track-and-trace and serialization issues and the use of printing and marking equipment to help its customers comply with regulations in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

January 8, 2015

PMMI News

3D printing’s promise for medical devices

Don’t blink, because the world of healthcare packaging, particularly in medical devices, is undergoing dramatic innovation.

January 8, 2015