Corrugated packaging and recycling industry groups recently met to review recommendations for increasing residential recovery of old corrugated containers (OCC). The recommendations are a result of research conducted by RRS for the Fibre Box Association (FBA).
The initial phase of the first-ever industry effort designed to provide packaging manufacturers the ability to assess the sortability of their products in the waste stream was unveiled at the The Association of Plastic Recyclers’ (APR) Member Meeting earlier this month in Houston.
WPO (World Packaging Organization) has opened the entries for the WorldStar Packaging Awards. Packages eligible for WorldStar are those that have already received a national award recognized by WPO.
Innovia Films is launching a new biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) Rayoface facestock film specifically designed for reclosable applications, such as wet wipes.
MULTIVAC Inc. chooses two industry veterans for new and important roles, continuing the succession plan that resulted from the recent appointments of Matt Malott to President/CEO and Jim Campbell to Chairman of the Board.
Wisconsin-based Matrix Packaging Machinery, a product brand of ProMach, is in its 30th anniversary year. Willden brothers, Marcel and Marc, along with their father, Dee, started the packaging machinery company in the family’s garage in 1988.
BillerudKorsnäs is encouraging action against ocean litter in a series of U.S. events, in theme with this year's World Oceans Day earlier this month. The Swedish company has a mission to challenge conventional packaging and bring more sustainable practices to the industry.
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) launched a new campaign promoting the value of reusable transport packaging systems for the movement of food from farm, producer or processor to point of sale that includes a new website to serve as the central platform to communicate the total supply chain performance advantages of reusable transport packaging (RTP).
The Paperboard Packaging Council’s (PPC) 2018 North American Paperboard Packaging Competition will feature a new category for folding cartons and rigid boxes manufactured using digital technology. The new category, as well as redesigned trophies, celebrate the competition’s 75-year legacy while looking ahead to the future.
GE Digital and SIG are in a strategic partnership to power digital innovation in food and beverage packaging. SIG will deploy GE Digital’s Predix Asset Performance Management and Predix ServiceMax industrial applications across more than 400 customer factories worldwide.