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Innovia introduces thinner, high yield, cavitated BOPP IML film

EUP50 is perfect for labels for small- to medium-sized packaging in all food areas, whether molding to polypropylene or polyethylene containers.




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Tata Elxsi Creates Innovative Packaging Design for Vatika Shampoo

Tata Elxsi played a pivotal role in crafting a fresh design language system, which visually represented Vatika’s commitment to sustainability and connoted as a natural haircare brand.




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Beauty Packaging Manufacturer Quadpack Touts Mono-material Ultra Solo

All of Ultra Solo’s components – cap, pump engine, actuator and bottle – are polyethylene (PE). As such, the whole product boasts 100% recyclability.




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GEKA launches formulation-compliant recycled PP material for cosmetics packaging

The new PCR PP behaves identically to virgin material, so there's no need for manufacturers to adjust tooling or processing equipment.




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Personal Care Packaging Pursues Green Path

Check out these stories showing that everything old is new again — literally, in the context of recycling.




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Berry Global Develops PCR Plastic Bottle for Personal Care Applications

The 250ml Domino bottle includes a 75-mm-wide front face and customizable side panels.




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TOPPAN Digital to Showcase NFC Packaging at LUXE PACK Monaco

The TOPPAN booth will focus on cosmetics, featuring a lineup of digital solutions addressing the challenges faced by the luxury cosmetics industry, such as achieving both brand differentiation and labor-saving as well as enhancing customer service.




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TriMas Packaging to Showcase Sustainable Innovations at Beautyworld Middle East

The event is expected to attract more than 70,000 visitors and 2,000 exhibitors, making it an excellent opportunity to connect with industry leaders and explore the latest developments in the Middle East’s beauty industry.




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Better With Less: The Jury Sounds Off on Sustainability & Innovation

The Better With Less – Design Challenge had an international jury including packaging design experts from various fields related to packaging, design, brand strategy and innovation. After the judging concluded and the finalists chosen, a roundtable panel discussed what they saw as well as the challenges facing the packaging community.




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Innovations in Paper Labels

Sustainability is an important topic for brands and converters, and this applies to paper, film, plastic and any product on the market. Pressure-sensitive labels play a big part in sustainability. Although over the years there has been a reduction in paper use, companies are still looking for ways to better enable recycling.




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The First Neuromarketing Service that Optimizes the Impact of Packaging on Consumers

ANALYTICA, a behavioral sciences-based company in Edinburgh, as launched the first service that optimizes packaging using consumer psychology and neuroscience-led customer tests.




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LINDAL Group and APS Collaborate to Create miniMist

miniMist is a dispensing system designed to offer a reusable and sustainable alternative to the existing aerosol format.




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ALPLA UK Focuses on Regional PET Recyclate

ALPLA will collaborate with Biffa to increase the proportion of British recyclate used in the UK to manufacture packaging for home care products.




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New Laser Coding and Marking Solution for Metal Decoration

The new UV offset litho metal decoration coating from DataLase is designed for use on offset litho presses equipped with UV curing units.




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New Actuator with Integrated Overcap

LINDAL Group’s Flip440 is a new spray head with an attached overcap, suitable for both technical and home care applications.




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Colgate-Palmolive Launches Softsoap Foaming Hand Soap Tablets

The reuse and refill tablets can help reduce plastic bottle waste. 




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Cleancult Debuts Home Care Products Packaged in Aluminum at Walmart, Albertsons

The refillable aluminum line pairs with Cleancult’s game-changing 100% recyclable paper-based refill cartons to remove 90% of plastic waste from cleaning rituals.




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PINALEN Announces New Line of Concentrated Products Featuring Reduced Packaging

The reduced packaging size will not only minimize resource consumption but also enhance logistical efficiency, leading to a reduction in carbon emissions.




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International Molded Fiber Association Unveils Speakers for September Conference

Lineup includes keynote speaker Francisco Garcia, COO & Co-Founder of E6PR and Co-Founder of ENTELEQUIA, the largest compostable packaging company in Mexico. 




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Colbert Packaging Corporation Celebrates 65th Anniversary

Founded in Chicago in 1959 by the late Charles Colbert, the company has grown organically and through acquisition, and remains an independent, family-owned business.




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Nestlé replaces more packaging with paper innovations

As part of Nestlé’s continuous efforts towards more sustainable packaging solutions, the company is launching paper-based innovations across major brands.




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Sealed Air Helps Best Buy Use More Recycled Content in Packaging Materials

Bubble cushioning, inflatable air pillows and bubble mailers supplied by Sealed Air all include recycled content.




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Automatic process control seen as testing opportunity for Food & Bev packaging

In this year’s research by Industrial Physics, 47% of packaging professionals surveyed shared that they’ve had to delay innovation while they search for an external packaging and material testing expert. 




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U.S. Plastics Pact Updates PCR Toolkit to Help Businesses Cut Plastic Waste

The update emphasizes collaboration among cross-functional stakeholders—such as procurement, R&D, and corporate sustainability—who often have competing priorities like sustainability commitments and cost control. 




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Registration Now Open for IBIE 2025, Which Will Spotlight Packaging Innovation

The big news for 2025 is the focus of the Product Innovation awards on producers of packaging – one of the hottest areas of sustainability innovation today.




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Sun Chemical Showcases UV-LED Printing Solutions at BOBST Grand Opening Event

Sun Chemical’s SolarWave Integra and SolarWave FSP are both UV-LED curing ink solutions designed to meet diverse printing needs.




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Stem in the Spotlight: Kate Gilpin, Product Manager, Luxury Packaging, James Cropper

Meet Kate Gilpin, Product Manager of Luxury Packaging for James Cropper.




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How HPP offers that added layer of food safety

Despite the nation’s economic turmoil and the ongoing food recalls and contamination problems, the world of high-pressure processing (HPP) has remained robust.




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Extruding creativity

Ingredient diversity—combined with creative died and a revival of extrusion technology—has injected a strong level of innovation into the extruded snack world of late.




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Kroger takes a fresh approach to dairy beverages at its new plant in Denver

Best practices at the highly automated Mountain View Foods plant in Denver preserve milk’s freshness and help Kroger develop innovative dairy-based products.




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Trends: What's next? Gluten-free sriracha?

Without a doubt, food manufacturers have not slowed product development in the gluten-free realm.




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Industry addresses food waste, works to defeat hunger at PROCESS EXPO 2015

Two special events—SAVE FOOD and DEFEAT HUNGER—will take once again at PROCESS EXPO 2015, scheduled for September 15-18 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.




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A look at Global Pouch West

Global Pouch West returns to the heart of West Coast packaging activity in the fourth year of this growing conference focused on flexible packaging in the Western states.




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Cans Lead as Packaging Innovations Drive Beverage Market Growth

Packaging innovations are helping to drive growth in the beverage market, according to the “Beverage Packaging and Innovation Trends” report published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.




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A Glimpse at Pack Expo Las Vegas

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019, co-located with Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2019, is the year's most comprehensive packaging event on the continent. The shows will offer the latest packaging technologies to help manufacturers improve operations and stay competitive.




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How Smart Labels and Materials are Reshaping Packaging

Smart packaging is developing rapidly. A major factor driving the growth of the smart packaging market is increasing demand for packaging that indicates and maintains product quality throughout the supply chain.




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Elevating Brand Value with Digital Package Printing

Three experts from around the industry weigh in on the latest trends, technologies and practices that brands can leverage to effectively tackle multiplying stock keeping units (SKUs) and bolster efficiency, sustainability, security and brand experience through customization and personalization.




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Ardagh Group Glass Facility Achieves Certification for Environmental Management of Businesses

Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a division of Ardagh Group, has  achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification at its Dolton, Ill., facility. ISO 14001 is the internationally recognized standard for the environmental management of businesses.




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Strong Name with Delicate Design for Cider Brand

Strongbow Blossom Rosé Sparkling Apple Cider, for Carlton & United Breweries (part of the AB InBev family), aims to bring growth and inject excitement back into the cider category.




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Nestlé Waters North America Signs Agreement with Recycled PET Supplier

Nestlé Waters North America has signed an agreement with recycled PET plastic (rPET) supplier CarbonLITE, which will expand its U.S. operations by building a third facility in Pennsylvania.




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Next-Generation Can Carriers Aimed at Craft Beer

Roberts PolyPro's next-generation craft-beer can carriers are now available, offering the ability to place customer branding or messaging directly on the carrier.




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Nestlé Waters Named 2019’s Design for Recycling Award Winner

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) names Nestlé Waters North America as its 2019 Design for Recycling® (DFR) Award winner, in recognition of its innovative use of recycled plastic and its product design centered on recycling.




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Graduation Caps, Gowns Made of Recycled Coca-Cola Bottles

Graduates of the 2020 high school class in Atlanta, Georgia, are going to be wearing their graduation garb made of recycled plastic bottles. Coca-Cola began collecting plastic bottles at its headquarters as part of Earth Day activities. The goal is to gather 7,000 bottles, enough to make graduation outfits for 200 graduates. 




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National PTA, Nestlé Waters North America and Nestlé Pure Life Team Up for Healthy Hydration

Through a healthy hydration program developed by the alliance, grants, recycling bins and thousands of bottles of water will be awarded to PTAs across the country with the goal to help families live healthier lives by encouraging them to choose water.




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Nestle Waters North America's ReadyRefresh Delivery Service Expands Beverage Portfolio

Nestlé Waters North America’s ReadyRefresh by Nestlé delivery service has expanded its beverage portfolio as part of ReadyRefresh’s mission to deliver healthy, convenient and great-tasting hydration to its customers. 

 




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Graphic Packaging International Hosts Plastic to Paperboard Multipacks Webinar

The free webinar on Mar. 25 will examine the transition from plastic to paperboard for multipacks.




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Smurfit Kappa creates TopClip beverage bundling system for mid-sized breweries

Packaging option is a 100% paper-based alternative to shrink wrap for bundling beverage multi-packs. 




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Jennerjahn Machine Plans to Rebuild After Late-December Fire in Indiana

Company has temporary office space available and intends to have its Service, Engineering, Sales, IT and Administration departments set up and operating by January 5.




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Coesia Acquires Automation & Modular Components to Bolster Presence in US Market

Automation & Modular Components, LLC. (AMC) is a manufacturer of material handling automation systems with integrated controls, as well as conveyors for integration into assembly systems and production lines, headquartered in Davisburg, Michigan, USA.




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FPSA Rebrands as Food Production Solutions Association, Welcomes New Members

The name change better reflects who FPSA members really are: companies that provide solutions for food production.