Great Northern Stratagraph Wins Two Excellence Awards for Package Design

Great Northern StrataGraph (gncstratagraph.com) receives two Excellence Awards in the 2017 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. StrataGraph’s Excellence Award Winners include an innovative package design for Griffon Vault – Premium Vodka in a Box, using an eco-friendly packaging concept which features a dispenser integrated within the package design. This is the second PPC award a…

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MGI Receives “Readers’ Choice” Top 30 Award from DPS Magazine

For the second year in a row, MGI (mgiusa.com) has received a DPS Magazine “Readers’ Choice” Top 30 Award for innovation in print technology. The leading monthly periodical addresses key trends and applications in the digital print, packaging and publishing market segments. Each year the publication’s dedicated readership community recognizes the most influential and significant…

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MGI JETvarnish 3D Series Honored for Innovation

The prestigious annual DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation program has granted a second, consecutive honor to the MGI Group (mgiusa.com). An international jury of expert judges from global corporate brand manufacturers and package printers selected the JETvarnish 3D “Digital Decoration Process” as being worthy of a 2017 Diamond Finalist Award for the advancement of packaging…

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The Global Packaging Coatings Market Is Expected to Grow

The global packaging coatings market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 5% from 2017-2021, according to a new market research report by Technavio (technavio.com). Technavio’s report on the global packaging coatings market analyses the business dimensions and presents a comprehensive breakdown in terms of market segmentation by substrate, including paper and…

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Matrix Packaging Machinery Creates Marketing Management Position

Matrix (matrixpm.com), a member of the ProMach family of brands, announces that Christine Duncan has been appointed Marketing Manager to handle marketing strategy and development for the company. Based out of Saukville, Wisconsin, Duncan works with both Matrix and ProMach corporate management to further the brands for the company. “Christine brings a unique combination of…

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A Look into The Retail E-commerce Packaging Market

Retail e-commerce packaging involves packaging products such as protective packaging (bubble wraps, air pillows, and loose fill peanuts), boxes (corrugated and folding cartons), labels, tapes etc. These products are typically used as secondary packaging to protect the packaged contents from damage during transportation activities. E-commerce sector has been expanding at an alarming rate. The latest…

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Packaging Film and Sheet Manufacturing Market Sees Solid Growth

New developments in packaging in terms of pack size and convenience are driving the demand for plastic packaging film and sheet manufacturing. Convenience features, such as easy-opening, stand-up pouches and smaller pack sizes for single-servings, are increasing the consumption of plastics. BCC Research (bccresearch.com) projects the global plastics packaging film and sheet manufacturing market to…

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Global Low-Density Polyethylene Market Is Set to Grow

Technavio (technavio.com) market research analysts forecast the global low-density polyethylene (LDPE) market to grow at a CAGR of close to 3% during the forecast period, according to their latest report. The report further segments the global low-density polyethylene market by application (films, extrusion coating, and injection molding) and by geography (APAC, EMEA, and the Americas).…

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Corrugated Box Making Machine Market Analysis by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application

Corrugated Box Making Machine market research from 360 Market Updates (www.360marketupdates.com) provides actionable intelligence on major parameters impacting the market; analyses the market performance of key companies; market dynamics of key segments; outlines the market performance across global regions. Industry experts project Corrugated Box Making Machine market to grow at a CAGR of 2.18% during the period 2017-2021. Corrugated boxes are used…

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Packaging Fail

A Package Must Perform for The Consumer, Or It Risks Failure. By: Elisabeth Cuneo As a consumer, have you ever experienced a packaging fail? I have just recently and it has inspired me to write this blog. Now, I don’t want to name names because I have tremendous respect for this company, so I won’t.…

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Mintel Announces Five Global Packaging Trends For 2018

Mintel (mintel.com) announces five trends set to impact the global packaging industry over the coming year. In 2018: Packaging will play a pivotal role in reducing global food and product waste. Online brands will reinvigorate their packaging in order to enhance the e-commerce experience. Brands who adopt clear and succinct package messaging will be rewarded…

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Adents to Host Series of Global Serialization Innovation Summits

Adents (adents.com), a leading provider of premier, versatile serialization and track & trace solutions, is planning a series of serialization conferences in Paris (April 5-6), Philadelphia (June) and Shanghai (October). The series of educational forums will include presentations from leading tech companies, including Microsoft and Siemens, as well as government entities overseeing the push for…

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MoistTech Corp. and Weighing & Inspection Announce Partnership

MoistTech Corp™ (moisttech.com) and Belgium-based company Weighing & Inspection (http://www.wibe.be) announce a strategic partnership to provide advanced moisture measurement capabilities for manufactured materials to customers in the Benelux region. The partnership will deliver a unique workflow capability focused on improving productivity and efficiency, streamlining operations for customers by implementing Near-Infrared (NIR) technology for moisture measurement…

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Supply Chain Wizard to Oversee Nordic Group’s Large-Scale European Serialization Project

Supply Chain Wizard (supplychainwizard.com) a leading full-service global consulting firm specializing in serialization and traceability, as well as supply chain strategy and operational transformation programs – has been selected to oversee execution of Nordic Group’s large-scale European serialization project. Supply Chain Wizard will oversee multiple serialization solution providers to implement serialization activities and disciplines across…

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Insulated Shipping Container Demand to Grow 4.7% Annually Through 2021

Demand for insulated shipping containers is projected to increase 4.7% annually to $1.0 billion in 2021. Gains will be fueled by the rising online sales of meal kits and other perishable food and beverage products. Growth for insulated shipping containers in the pharmaceuticals market will be more modest, as this is a more established application.…

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PPC Caps 2017 with Growing Membership and More Data

With 2017 quickly coming to a close, the Paperboard Packaging Council (paperbox.org; PPC) has reported increased membership, more data programming and several successful events over the past year. The North American association for the converters of paperboard packaging and their suppliers, PPC welcomed 17 new member companies during 2017. The new converters included Abox Packaging, ACG-EcoPack, Autajon Packaging, Challenge Printing, El Paso Paperbox,…

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Pressure Sensitive Label Demand to Exceed $15 Billion in 2021

Demand for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), or self-adhesive, labels is expected to rise 3.5% per year to $15.1 billion in 2021. Demand for pressure sensitives, which accounted for 76% of total label demand in 2016, will benefit from greater demand for value-added types and smart labels. The almost exclusive use of PSAs in fast growing…

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Six Key Factors in The Liquid Paperboard Market

Production of liquid paperboard reached 7.2 million tonnes in 2016, equating to a value of $9.5 billion to the paper mills. Production of these materials is highly concentrated, especially liquid packaging board, which is produced in only ten countries around the world. As with other packaging sectors, there is an impetus for suppliers to develop…

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Bridging the Gap from Manual to Automated Labeling

A new product; a short run market test; a new product shape that is not conducive to traditional product handling automation; these are the issues that confront many production or contract packager organizations. A unique label, marketing’s idea of an eye-catching promotion that cannot be applied to the product using conventional labeling methods; the answer…

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