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Egg-Shaped Household Cleaner Packaging Shows Off Shrink Sleeve Design

June 13, 2018

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.

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.

Self-care Product Packaging- June 2018 Cover Story

Cover Story: Personal Care Packaging

Personal Care Packaging Must Reflect Consumer Needs & Desires

Consumers in today’s “selfie lifestyle” increasingly indulge in high-end personal care products, so the packaging must reflect their needs—and desires.

John Kalkowski

June 8, 2018

Personal care represents a wide gamut of the consumer packaged goods market, with products ranging from diapers and soaps to high-end beauty products. Consequently, it’s difficult to generalize about the packaging that must fulfill demands for such a wide range of products.

A Commitment for Packaging Waste on World Ocean Day

A Commitment for Packaging Waste on World Oceans Day

June 8, 2018

Consumers and the industry play vital parts in keeping waste out of oceans. The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is recognizing World Oceans Day today, June 8, by highlighting the industry’s reduction in plastic use, and educating consumers about ways they can help keep waste out of our oceans and litter off our shorelines.

Cannabis: A Budding Market with Legal Inconsistencies

June 6, 2018

The U.S. cannabis industry has grown over 200 percent in the past five years, topping $7.3 billion according to the "Here to Stay or Up in Smoke: A Look at the U.S. Cannabis Market" infographic by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Clear Choice Awards for Glass Packaging Now Open

June 4, 2018

The Glass Packaging Institute is now accepting submissions for the 2018 Clear Choice Awards. The awards program recognizes the contribution glass packaging makes to the image and success of everyday products. Products may be entered for an award in one of nine categories, with a new Sustainability Award category this year.

Packaging Materials Market to Hit $1.3 Trillion by 2024

May 31, 2018

According to a new research report by Global Market Insights Inc., the packaging materials market size is expanding at over 3 percent CAGR and will cross USD $1.3 trillion by 2024. Developments in the Asia Pacific food & beverage sector will be a major reason behind the market growth.

Lindal Group Facility Opens in Indiana

May 29, 2018

Lindal Group has opened a new, state-of-the-art,100,000-square foot Columbus facility with manufacturing, R&D, offices and warehousing of innovative aerosol packaging solutions.

2018 AmeriStar Winners Announced

May 23, 2018

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) announces the winners in its 2018 AmeriStar Package Awards Competition. Judges considered more than 70 packages for nine category awards, four student awards and AmeriStar’s top three awards.

Call for Applications: Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award

May 23, 2018

Applications for the 7th annual Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) Excellence in Reusable Packaging award are now being accepted. The award recognizes primary (end) user companies and organizations that have developed and implemented measurable and innovative reusable transport packaging solutions in their supply chain.