Christian Traumann, Managing Director and Group CFO of MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG, was elected as president of interpack 2020. Since 2015, Traumann has been the chairman of the Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association within VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association) and served as president for interpack in 2011.
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.
U.S. demand for retail e-commerce packaging is projected to expand, due to online shopping growth, due to its convenience and ability to provide a wider selection than brick and mortar stores. The ease of viewing and comparing products via computers and mobile devices will continue to boost growth for e-commerce retail sales, as will the added spending power of millennials, the largest demographic of online shoppers.
TC Transcontinental Packaging has earned the Gold Award for Sustainability for its compostable peanut bag at the 2018 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition.
Four new directors and the return of three directors were appointed at the annual election to the Board of Directors of the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) for the 2018-2019 term.
Transcontinental has acquired Multifilm Packaging Corporation, a flexible packaging supplier located in Elgin, Ill. The company specializes in high-end candy and chocolate packaging verticals in North America, and specializes in piece-wraps and high-barrier laminates for the confectionery, snacks and dry foods markets.
Karlville has opened new office in Switzerland to focus pouch converting machinery efforts in Europe. Karlville maintains French operations as a main hub for packaging equipment specific to Shrink Sleeve Application, Tape Multipacks and Pouch Filling.
Somic America Inc. signed a lease on new office space for North American headquarters in suburban Minneapolis, Minn., and plans on moving into the new building this month.
More than 3 in 5 Americans (63 percent) say bottled water (still and/or sparkling) is among their most preferred beverages, followed by coffee (62 percent), according to a new Harris Poll survey. Nearly all Americans (94 percent) believe that bottled water is a healthier choice than soft drinks, and 93 percent say bottled water should be available wherever drinks are sold.
Three demands from consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies — single source solutions, increased machine versatility and a move to flexible packaging—are pushing the packaging industry toward unprecedented heights, according to PMMI’s 2017 State of the Industry – U.S. Packaging Machinery report.