Archive for June 2019
CTI Introduces Solvent Thermochromic Color-Changing Inks
Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has launched the packaging industry’s first thermochromic ink for use in solvent ink applications.
Read MoreRovema Receives Supplier Excellence Award for Innovation from Hershey’s for VFFS-produced Doy-style Bags
Rovema North America was honored with the 2019 Supplier Excellence Award for Innovation from the Hershey Company.
Read MoreHippo Premium Packaging Designs Unique Pre-Roll Container for ABV Cannabis Co.
Hippo Premium Packaging announced it designed a new packaging system for ABV Cannabis Co.
Read MoreArevalo Safeguards Tortilla Quality with Profile Advantage Metal Detectors from Mettler-Toledo Safeline
Arevalo Foods installed three of Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s Profile Advantage metal detectors to help protect its final product quality.
Read MoreFazer, Marvaco and Pyroll Pilot GreenerPrinting™
Fazer, Marvaco and Pyroll take a step towards more sustainable packaging production on a large scale as they pilot GreenerPrinting™
Read MoreThat’s Twisted: Corona Unveils Stackable Cans That Can Be Twisted Together
Corona Fit Packs are specially designed to allow cans to interlock together.
Read MoreTC Transcontinental Packaging Steals the Show for Sustainable Packaging at the 2019 PAC Canadian Leadership Awards
TC Transcontinental Packaging announced that it has won the entire Sustainable Packaging category at the 2019 PAC Canadian Leadership Awards.
Read MorePharma Packaging: Saving Lives
By Joan Mantini The pharmaceutical packaging market continues to advance; however, we are still seeing areas that need to be addressed more closely due to the life or death situations they can create. According to the non-profit organization Safe Kids Worldwide, some 59,000 children in the U.S. are treated in emergency rooms for accidental poisoning…
Read MorePlastipak and Garbo Announce Exclusive Partnership for Industrial Scale PET Chemical Recycling
Plastipak Italia Preforme s.r.l. and Garbo S.r.l. have entered into an exclusive relationship in Italy to develop and bring to market industrial scale PET chemical recycling
Read MoreSmurfit Kappa Receives Top Innovation Award From Kellogg’s
Smurfit Kappa recently announced it has been awarded with the ”Transforming Innovation” award from Kellogg´s in the Americas.
Read MoreRegistration Open for the AICC 2019 Annual Meeting and Independent Package Design Competition
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, has opened registration for the AICC 2019 Annual Meeting.
Read MoreThe Six F’s in Flexible Packaging
By Danny Beard, President of Packaging Specialists At the risk of sounding obvious, the best attribute of flexible packaging is its, well, flexibility. I don’t mean flexibility only in the classic definition – soft or malleable – although that is one of the features of flexible packaging. The flexibility of flexible packaging is much more…
Read MoreNature’s Way® Unveils New Sustainable Packaging with Innovative Square Design
Nature’s Way unveiled a new line of sustainable packaging for its herbal line consisting of over 300 items
Read MoreLeak Detection Associates Announces Partnership Agreement With Shanghai Zillion
Leak Detection Associates (LDA) announced that a formal partnership agreement with Shanghai Zillion has been signed.
Read MoreADF&PCD Returns to New York With Exciting Market-Driven Improvements and Features
ADF&PCD New York — held September 17 & 18, 2019 at the Altman Building & Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC — is North America’s only dedicated event for the aerosol, dispensing, perfume and cosmetic packaging community. It’s a highly efficient forum for packaging professionals to cultivate relationships that bring teams together, improve product sourcing time and…
Read MoreColgate’s Recyclable Tube First to be Recognized by Association of Plastic Recyclers
Colgate has finalized the design of a first-of-its kind recyclable toothpaste tube.
Read MoreJUSTIN’S® and ProAmpac Pioneer Sustainable High-Barrier FDA-Compliant Flexible Pouch Using Post-Consumer Recycled Content
ProAmpac recently announced that it is producing a high-barrier pouch made with 25 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials.
Read MoreE-Commerce, Amazon, & Unboxing
AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, offered 17 member companies insight into Amazon’s packaging demands.
Read MoreColbert Packaging Celebrates 60th Anniversary Milestone
Colbert Packaging Corporation announces the celebration of its 60th anniversary.
Read MoreBonterra Organic Vineyards Introduces California’s First Organically Farmed Wine in Cans
Bonterra Organic Vineyards announced the launch of California’s first nationally available organically farmed wine in cans.
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