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WD-40 Specialty Line Gets Redesigned for Easy Recognition

The WD-40 Specialist ® line (launched in 2011) of professional-grade lubricants, penetrants, greases, cleaners and degreasers, and rust-management solutions, has an opportunity to be identified on the shelves faster by end users wiith new packaging.




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IoPP Announces 2020 AmeriStar Package Award Winners

There were 27 winners, including six student award winners, selected as recipients of a 2020 AmeriStar Package Award, one of the packaging industry’s most prestigious design awards programs,produced by IoPP, The Institute of Packaging Professionals.




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New Sustainable Packaging from Henkel Laundry & Home Care

The new packaging for toilet cleaners is made with less plastic and more recycled material.




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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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Cabot Introduces New Label for Wood Care Products

The new labels are designed to attract attention and are easy to read on store shelves.




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Awareness Spurring Demand for Metal Cans

A report from Future Market Insights finds that growing awareness of non-carcinogenic packaging materials is driving growth.




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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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Rising shipping costs: How custom packaging protects your brand and bottom line

Custom packaging can help offset rising freight costs by optimizing packaging size and weight, reducing damage, streamlining logistics, and enhancing brand recognition.




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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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Tide launches revolutionary new tile form to transform laundry day

Tide evo’s debut will begin a new chapter in laundry's evolution, from soap to detergents to powders to liquids to PODS, and now, to fiber tiles.




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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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PODCAST | Fresh-Lock’s Award-Winning Flexible Packaging for Laundry Detergent Pacs

Packaging Strategies recently sat down with Natalie Kaczorowski and Todd Meussling of Fresh-Lock® to discuss the company’s development of the award-winning Costco Kirkland Signature® Ultra Clean Premium Laundry Detergent Pacs.




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Graham Packaging Optimizes Lightweighting and Sustainability with AccuStrength

Targeted plastic placement results in a lighter, stronger container that maximizes performance and minimizes environmental impact.




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Vital Proteins Debuts New Paper-Based Canister for Its Collagen Peptides

The latest step in brand's sustainability journey is expected to reduce more than 90 percent of plastic use across all canister offerings.




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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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Berlin Packaging expands to Japan with acquisition of Nissho Jitsugyo

Acquisition expands the company's local footprint in Asia-Pacific and offers exciting new packaging solutions to customers worldwide.




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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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MarijuanaPackaging Rebrands as Gamut Packaging, to Offer Wide Range of Solutions

The new logo, featuring a wave in the letter 'M' that mirrors the visual color spectrum, symbolizes Gamut's broad capabilities. This design underscores the company's diverse industry reach and versatility as a provider.




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Dan Felton Steps Down as Executive Director of AMERIPEN

The association is activating its succession plan to guide the process of selecting a new Executive Director. It has formed a committee to oversee the search process that will commence in September.




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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: Dana Austin, IWK North America General Manager

Meet Dana Austin, General Manager for IWK North America.




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Harpak-ULMA Enters Distribution Agreement with Cabinplant

The agreement significantly increases the range of automation and packaging combinations available to Harpak-ULMA’s served markets.




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Nxu and Verde Bioresins Announce Proposed Merger with Eye on Sustainability

Verde’s biobased, biodegradable and recyclable PolyEarthylene resins – already being sold to global brands and large plastics converters – could potentially be incorporated into Nxu’s EV charging systems.




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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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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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How sweet it can be

Earlier this month, Candy Industry Magazine hosted its 17th annual European Suppliers Roundtable in London.




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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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Growing Flexible Packaging Demand

Environmentally conscious consumers are looking for packaging that uses fewer resources and less energy than other forms of packaging. Flexible packaging minimizes transport costs between the converter, packager/filler, retailer and end user.




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Cannabis Packaging is Growing Like a Weed

Despite being surrounded in controversy, the U.S. cannabis industry is experiencing rapid growth. Experts estimate legal cannabis will grow from $7.3 billion to $24.5 billion between 2016 and 2020. Currently, 65 percent of cannabis sales stem from medical marijuana.




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Advancing Careers for Women in Packaging

Women comprise nearly half of the working population (47.5 percent), yet they are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry — making up only about one-third of the manufacturing workforce in the United States.




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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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Podcast | PACK EXPO Las Vegas Interview

In this episode, our special guest is PMMI President and CEO, Jim Pittas. We discuss PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2021 including how many attendees and exhibitors he expects, the new exhibits, and how the pandemic changed tradeshows and the industry.




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Here Comes the Sol with a Brand Redesign

MillerCoors recently relaunched Mexican import beer brand Sol, and partnered with brand agency Soulsight to redesign a vibrant new look and feel.




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How to Prepare Food & Beverage Packaging for E-Grocery

Do you know how to prepare your packaging for the grocery side of e-commerce? This Q&A, with Tetra Pak's Alexandre de Souza Carvalho, will answer this question and more for food and beverage manufacturers, producers and retailers.




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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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How HEINEKEN Vietnam Is Boosting Beer Production

HEINEKEN Vietnam wanted to significantly increase the beer production output of its Tien Giang site. And they needed to do it quickly. Long-term partner Sidel offered a complete line project, featuring among other solutions, the new EvoFILL Can filler.




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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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How the Psychology of Color Reinforces Brand Identity

Colors are everywhere. They can affect our perceptions and the way we react to the world around us. Our brains respond to specific colors differently, and this can influence our mood, behavior and decision-making.




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Lightweight PET Bottle for Brazilian Pasteurized Beer

Amcor has adapted its design technology to develop the first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for pasteurized beer in Brazil.




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New Sustainable Can Carrier Made of Paperboard

Graphic Packaging International (GPI) has developed KeelClip, a paperboard packaging solution for cans that offers sustainability advantages and merchandising benefits as compared to other packaging options. 




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2020 WorldStar Packaging Award Winners Announced

World Packaging Organisation has announced the 214 winners of the WorldStar Packaging Awards 2020. The judging session was held in Bali in November, during the 2nd WPO Board Meeting of 2019. 




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Global Brewers Could See 5-10% Drop in Can Costs for 2020

Global brewers should see 5%-10% drop in can costs for 2020 as a result of declines in previously high aluminum prices after they had been a drag on profits for brewers in past two years; brewers in U.S., Western Europe, Japan set to benefit most.