One of the cornerstones of the folding carton industry, and a reason for its continued stability, is the fact that most paper-based packaging is used for consumer staples.
The global flexible packaging industry enjoyed a strong year in 2017 with a sales growth rate once again significantly higher than U.S. GDP. All segments of the flexible packaging industry took part in this growth, but growth for value-added flexible packaging was even higher.
The recent series of Vision 2025 focus groups conducted by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, captured an increasingly popular sentiment throughout the packaging community.
Youth, freedom, festivity, freshness and debauchery are some of the sensations transmitted by the new perfumery packaging line from Pujolasos. Her & Him, the new Street Trends collection, breaks with the industry's schemes for its development and fluorescent tonalities.
Nestlé Waters North America announces a new Regional Spring Water Brand Sparkling portfolio with 10 new flavors, bold design changes and all new packaging for the Poland Spring, Deer Park, Zephyrhills, Ozarka, Ice Mountain and Arrowhead brands. The new Regional Spring Water Brand Sparkling line includes a new can format and bottle design.
Packagers who receive their glass or plastic containers in necks down reshipper cases can automate their hand dumping operation, reduce costs, increase line speeds and ensure a consistent bottle supply to their filler with A-B-C’s Model 49 decaser. The Model 49 accepts cases from the conveyor either back-to-back or spaced, unloads and single files containers, and uprights the empty cases for transfer to case packing.
Nature’s Path, North America’s largest independent organic breakfast and snack food brand, introduces a bold and bright new look for its main line and its EnviroKidz line. The new look reinforces the company's commitment to transforming the world one cereal box at a time.
Pretium Packaging has launched a 2-liter version of its SureHandle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container, featuring its an integrated handle. The line extension is three-quarters of an inch taller than its 64 ounce counterpart.