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BillerudKorsnäs Joins Fight Against Ocean Litter

BillerudKorsnäs is encouraging action against ocean litter in a series of U.S. events, in theme with this year's World Oceans Da...

RPA Launches Website as Resource on Benefits of Reusable Transport Packaging

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) launched a new campaign promoting the value of reusable transport packaging systems for the...

The 2018 Paperboard Packaging Competition Adds Digital Category

The Paperboard Packaging Council’s (PPC) 2018 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition will feature a new cat...

SIG & GE Digital Partner for IoT Applications in Food & Beverage Packaging

GE Digital and SIG, are in a strategic partnership to power digital innovation in food and beverage packaging. SIG will deploy GE Di...

LabelExpo Americas Registration Opens

Registration for the 16th edition of Labelexpo Americas, a leading trade show for the label and package printing industry, is now open. T...

Mondi Group Joins Pressure Sensitive Tape Council

Mondi Group has joined the Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), the leading North American trade association for release liners. Over ...

CarbonLITE Announces New PET Recycling Plant

CarbonLITE, a PET bottle-to-bottle recycling leader, plans to build a new plant in Pennsylvania. The facility will enable the company to ...

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Supplier Products

Automatic Cartoners Get Productivity and Flexibility Enhancements

ESS Technologies has enhanced the design of its line of automatic horizontal and vertical cartoners. The SC Series and VC Series cartoners offer reliable performance and fast changeover, with the …

Rigid Containers

La Bella Debuts Kids Shampoo & Body Wash in Sesame Street Character Packaging

Hispanic beauty brand debuts La Bella Niños Extra Gentle 3-in-1 Body Wash, Shampoo & Conditioner. The packaging features the beloved Cookie Monster character from Sesame Street. …

Flexible Packaging

A New Culture in Snacking

Many well-known brands and start-ups are introducing snack products. The accelerating pace of product introductions is creating opportunities in multiple packaging segments, ranging from flexible pouches to single-serve cups. …

Supplier Products

New Variable Speed Drive Designed for Smart Machines

Schneider Electric has expanded its AltivarTM family of variable speed drives with the new Altivar Machine ATV340. Designed to address the challenges of the smart machine era, the ATV340 drive …

Controls/Robotics

Robotic Solution for Food Packaging

Nigel Smith

Fold it, seal it, tape it, box it, pick it, place it — automate it. These are the separate processes that Finland-based Orfer Oy needed to automate to speed up …

Rigid Containers

Egg-Shaped Household Cleaner Packaging Shows Off Shrink Sleeve Design

Ecoegg's new cleaning product comes in an egg-shaped package, and Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Bury was responsible for the eye-catching shrink sleeve design. …

Snack Food Packaging

Metallized Films for Foil Replacement

Tammy Williamson

Given the U.S. Department of Commerce’s recent decision to impose tariffs on aluminum foil imported from China, Toray Plastics anticipates that end users will want to substitute foil with metallized …

Growing Flexible Packaging Demand

Maria Ferrante

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.

Beverage Packaging

Opportunities and Challenges for Packaging

Richard Cope, senior trend consultant at Mintel, was in Prague in April to give the keynote at Let’s Paper The World 2018, the first European shopping bag summit. In an interview with the Mondi Newsroom, Cope expanded on insights he shared with the summit’s participants.

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Blogs

6 Product Packaging Mistakes That Are Costing You Money

By David Roberge

Product packaging is important. You've heard this before, and it's still true. If your product packaging isn't the best it can be, it's probably costing you more money than it could be. To help your brand shine on and off the shelf, here are 6 packaging mistakes that are costing you money and how to remedy them.

How Eco-Packaging Impacts Sustainability

By David Roberge

Why You Can't Ignore Shrink Packaging

By David Roberge

Controls/Robotics

Product Focus: Robotics

Supplier products featuring innovations in robotics.

Household Packaging

Boosting Sustainability and Your Bottom Line with Folding Boxboard

Ian Lifshitz

Folding boxboard (FBB) innovation is changing the global standard. As this on-the-rise packaging technology continues to become more prevalent globally and in the North American market, printers must be aware of both why the market is on the up and up, and how they can best adapt to this technology to give their package printing customers the end-results they desire.

Beverage Packaging

Study Confirms Cleanliness of Corrugated Shippers

Rachel Kenyon

As supply-chain dynamics continue to be scrutinized for food safety issues, scientific research repeatedly confirms that corrugated is also a safe container for shipping fresh produce.

Rigid Containers

Rigid Containers Get a Modern Twist

Hallie Forcinio

Kathie Canning

Dairies and cheesemakers often choose rigid containers to set products apart from the competition and meet sustainability targets. And new rigid container offerings can help dairy processors enhance shelf impact, sustainability and convenience.

Packaging Strategies

2018 June

In this issue of Packaging Strategies, we take a look at self-care product packaging trends, metallized films technology, and much more!

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