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Materials Technology: Rigid Containers

Rigid Packaging Suppliers Target Improved Supply Chains

The focus is on raw materials, manufacturing, transportation and consumer experience.

January 8, 2019

Manufacturers of rigid plastics packaging are increasingly responding to the demands of brand owners and co-packers who seek nimbler, more efficient supply chains and are interested in new ways to differentiate their containers and improve the sustainability of operations and packaging.

Subscription Packaging Trends

Pets Are Consumers Too

December 14, 2018

Subscription packaging has boomed in 2018, and it’s not just in cosmetics and male grooming products, pet food has also seen a major uplift in popularity.

Leading-Edge Rigid Plastic Designs Address Trends

October 4, 2018

Milliken & Company will feature its expansive portfolio of plastic packaging solutions at PACK EXPO. The materials meet consumer demand for packaging that conveys clarity and quality, contributes to a healthier planet and enables innovative designs.

Metallized film for coffee, nuts, dried fruits and powdered drink packaging

Materials Technology: Films

Metallized Films for Foil Replacement

Considerations in redesigning a foil-based packaging structure with a MET film.

Tammy Williamson

June 12, 2018

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 films at an even greater rate.

CarbonLITE Announces New PET Recycling Plant

June 11, 2018

CarbonLITE, a PET bottle-to-bottle recycling leader, plans to build a new plant in Pennsylvania. The facility will enable the company to increase the number of post-consumer PET beverage bottles it recycles annually by 50 percent, to more than 6 billion.

First Joint PET Conference Held in U.S.

March 19, 2018

The Packaging Conference and PETnology join forces to present their first joint PET conference. The conference was created to meet the needs of the PET industry, including innovation, technology and business opportunities.

Protecting Products, Profits & Brands with High-Wavelength UV Absorber for PET Packaging

Prem Patel

February 6, 2018

Foods and beverages, personal care products and household cleaners packaged in clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles face a threat to their formulations and ingredients from ultraviolet (UV) light. In particular, UV light can cause color fading and shifting, create off-flavors and aromas, and reduce vitamin potency. Ultimately, lower product quality and shorter shelf life resulting from UV damage can impact profitability and brand reputation.

evian Sets Sight on Becoming a 100% Circular Brand by 2025

January 24, 2018

evian announced that it will make all of its plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastic by 2025, a move that will see the natural spring water brand adopt a ‘circular approach’ to its plastic usage, where plastic is kept within the economy and out of nature. Working in close relationship with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to define this roadmap, evian will move from a linear model to a circular one.

Tejava tea now available in single-serve pod packaging

Tejava tea now available in single-serve pods

August 21, 2017

Crystal Geyser Water Company, in partnership with Intelligent Blends, announces that the award-winning Tejava iced tea is now available in single serve pods.

PET packaging outperforming other material forms

July 17, 2017

The PET plastic bottle is the second most popular consumer pack type, after flexible plastic (in 2016 retail unit volume sales), and is set to grow by 3.9% over the next five years.