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Thermoformed Tool Enhances Performance for Screen Protector Kit
A redesign by Plastic Ingenuity of OtterBox’s screen protector installation tool increases consumer ease of use and accuracy of installation, reduces costs, and significantly improves material sustainability.
December 8, 2023
The new tool holds the glass screen protector and is adhered to a sleeve that is packaged in an outer carton.
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Compostable Biodolomer Cups Debut at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The new biodolomer substrate can be used for everything from grocery bags to cover film for agriculture. It is 100% compostable, CO2 neutral, and does not result in any microplastics, the company says.
December 8, 2023
Biodolomer, devised by Swedish material tech company Gaia Biomaterials, is a bioplastic primarily made from natural minerals and vegetable oils. It comes in granules and can be used in most plastic production methods.
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Refillable Jars for Beauty Brands
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FASTEN Packaging's Goodloop refillable jars allow beauty brands to strengthen brand identities while also meeting sustainability goals.
December 7, 2023
Goodloop Pr1
Materials & Containers
Diageo & Bacardi's Circular Spirits Format Emerges by Land, Sea, & Casino
The big spirits brands and their channel partners seek to eliminate tons of single-use packaging waste in bars, casinos, and even cruise ships with the disruptive ecoTOTE and SmartPour reusable packaging format.
December 7, 2023
A bar or restaurant that serves a sufficient quantity of a certain spirit—say Smirnoff as a house vodka, or Bacardi Superior as a house rum—can simply swap out these large glass bottles into a dispensing device behind the bar, akin to a watercooler or beer tap.
Materials & Containers
Paper-Based Carriers Help Coca-Cola Bottler Replace Plastic Multipacks
This Coca-Cola bottler says it will replace 200,000 lb. of plastic a year with the addition of a paper-based mulitpack solution. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages partnered with WestRock to replace plastic multipack rings with paper in this application.
December 4, 2023
The 12-oz (355-mL) and 16.9 oz (500-mL) products packaged with the durable, easy-to-hold carriers will be distributed throughout Liberty’s multi-state territory.
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Sonoco Acquires Inapel Embalagens Ltda.
Sonoco
Inapel will add to Sonoco’s existing flexible packaging operation in Brazil.
December 4, 2023
Sonoco
Materials & Containers
Lightweight Glass Bottles for Cosmetics
SGD Pharma
NOVA bottles from SGD Pharma are made using narrow neck press and blow techniques and are extremely lightweight, which significantly reduces CO2 emissions both in manufacturing and distribution.
December 1, 2023
Nova Sgd Pharma
Materials & Containers
Eco-Friendly Glue Receives Patent
Cal Poly
An eco-friendly adhesive designed by a Cal Poly chemistry research team in collaboration with Geisys Ventures has been approved for a U.S. government patent.
November 30, 2023
A close-up view of debondable glue sticks designed by Cal Poly Professor Phil Costanzo and his students.
Supplier News
AkzoNobel Invests in a New Manufacturing Facility to Produce Bisphenol-Free Coatings
AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel is investing €32 million in a new plant at Vilafranca del Penedès in Spain to manufacture bisphenol-free coatings for the metal packaging industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
November 27, 2023
The Minister of Employment in Catalonia, Roger Torrent attends the breaking ground ceremony for AkzoNobel’s new production centre for bisphenol-free coatings, which will support stringent bisphenol regulations in force in Europe.
Flexible Packaging
PCR Retort Pouches
ProAmpac
ProAmpac’s ProActive PCR retort pouches contain post-consumer recycled material designed for products requiring ultra-high barrier and high-heat resistance, such as shelf-stable ready-to-eat proteins.
November 27, 2023
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Materials & Containers
Kraft Heinz Introduces First Fully Recyclable Ketchup Cap
Together with Berry Global, Heinz has now switched to a mono-material cap, manufactured in polypropylene. This means it meets requirements for recyclability.
November 27, 2023
The project has been eight years, 45 prototypes and more than 185,000 hours in development, to ensure the optimum balance between functionality and sustainability.
Package Design
Recognizing Packaging’s Positives in Sustainability, Equity, and Inclusion
Packaging has been under significant scrutiny for some time, absorbing a lot of negative press about what needs to be fixed—namely eliminating packaging as waste.
November 22, 2023
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Biodolomer, devised by Swedish material tech company Gaia Biomaterials, is a bioplastic primarily made from natural minerals and vegetable oils. It comes in granules and can be used in most plastic production methods.
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A bar or restaurant that serves a sufficient quantity of a certain spirit—say Smirnoff as a house vodka, or Bacardi Superior as a house rum—can simply swap out these large glass bottles into a dispensing device behind the bar, akin to a watercooler or beer tap.
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