Bagging & Pouching

Equipment tailored to Taiwan's needs

At Taipei Pack 2014, exhibitors display packaging equipment designed to meet the health, safety, cost, automation, and convenience requirements of Taiwan’s CPGs and consumers.

August 28, 2014

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Containers

Aluminum bottles unveiled at CW4K

At Canned Water 4 Kids, joining the 12-oz aluminum can is a sleek 16-oz reclosable aluminum bottle.

August 28, 2014

Filling/capping, dry

Coca-Cola masters ROPP cap on aluminum bottle

Groundbreaking work with roll-on pilfer-proof technology has helped Coke move from an impact-extruded aluminum bottle to a much lighter drawn and ironed bottle.

August 27, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Corn: Boon or bane for bioplastics packaging?

Can bioplastics thrive on a diet of corn?

August 27, 2014

Labels

Cooking sauces satisfy in IML thin-wall containers

Unique cooking sauce product is packaged in a thin-wall, IML-decorated container with high-impact graphics that highlight its roots in dairy.

August 20, 2014

Containers

skinnygrape expands to 330-mL barrier PET

Andrew Peller Ltd., a leading producer and marketer of quality wines in Canada, has introduced skinnygrape spritzers, a popular low-calorie spritzer in a sleek-looking premium 330-mL barrier PET bottle.

August 19, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Report highlights CPGs' sustainability achievements

Industry association publishes report on the successes of some of its members in making sustainability advancements in the areas of air, waste, and water.

August 18, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Dr Pepper Snapple conserves 60.7 million lb of PET

In DPSG’s 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, the company celebrates its goal of reducing its PET usage by 60.7 millon lb since 2007.

August 18, 2014

Recycling

Innovation on display at interpack

New developments in pharmaceutical and medical device packaging exemplify the innovation on display at interpack 2014 in the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center.

August 15, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Brochure: Packaging provides defense against food waste

A free brochure from AMERIPEN explains the many benefits of packaging in the fight to maintain a sustainable food supply.

August 12, 2014

Sustainability

Cider maker achieves 18% reduction in packaging weight

A redesigned glass bottle from U.K. company Thatchers Cider includes design touches that increase shelf appeal and offers an 18% reduction in packaging weight.

August 12, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

K-Cup coffee packs to be used to help power cement plant

A partnership between a cement supplier and Keurig’s Canadian subsidiary will enable 70,000 lb/yr of K-cups to be used as an alternative fuel source.

August 7, 2014

Sustainable Packaging

Overstock.com provides reusable shipping case for donations

A new partnership between Overstock.com and Give Back Box provides customers of the online retailer with a reusable case they can use to donate items to charity.

August 7, 2014