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Registration Opens for PPC Spring Conference

Registration Opens for PPC Spring Conference

March 2, 2018

The Paperboard Packaging Council has opened registration for its Spring Outlook and Strategies Conference, April 11-13, 2018, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel, in the heart of Baltimore’s popular inner harbor. CEOs and executives from both integrated and independent folding carton and rigid box manufacturers are expected.


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Independent Carton Group Shares Member Successes

February 23, 2018

Now in its 35th year, the Independent Carton Group's (ICG) members, independently owned and operated folding carton manufacturers who are not affiliated with a major paper mill, represent a collective $800 million in annual sales. The group shares member success stories including building expansions and awards.


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Beauty Line Gets Eye-Popping Packaging Redesign

Beauty Line Gets Eye-Popping Packaging Redesign

February 21, 2018

Woosh beauty brand had the chance to leap into ULTA Beauty stores. In order to successfully compete with established beauty brands in the retail space, the founders knew they needed to stand out on shelf while staying true to their brand and target audiences.


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Largest Packaging Deal for HP Quadruples ePack Production Capacity

February 21, 2018

ePac Flexible Packaging, an all-digital flexible packaging converter, purchased 10 HP Indigo 20000 digital presses to expand operations across the U.S. through mid-2019. The order quadruples production capacity for ePac and is the largest packaging deal for HP to date. The purchase is ePac’s second expansion with the high-capacity HP Indigo 20000 flexible packaging press since launching just 18 months ago with one HP Indigo unit. 


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All Packaging Company's SlideBox CR SB200
Market Trends: Pharmaceutical Packaging

Pot Luck: Cannabis Packaging Reaches New High

Kristen Kazarian
February 16, 2018
Cannabis continues to grow with many countries legalizing its usage, creating a new packaging segment. In 2018, Canada is expected to fully legalize marijuana, and the U.S. appears to be heading down the same path as more states approve its medical and recreational use.
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Taylor Weiss, assistant professor at Arizona State University (ASU)
Materials Technology: Sustainable Materials

Scaling Up Manufacture of Bioplastics

February 13, 2018
University researches method to make biodegradable plastic using bacteria and algae. The world is awash in discarded plastics. A recent estimate of the amount of plastic in the earth’s environment puts it at 6.3 billion metric tons.
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Thermal Packaging Provider va-Q-tec Comes to U.S.

Thermal Packaging Provider va-Q-tec Comes to U.S.

February 13, 2018

va-Q-tec, a provider of thermal packaging solutions for temperature controlled transportation, has opened a headquarters and operations facility in Langhorne, PA. The site will become the U.S. welcome and innovation center and showcase va-Q-tec’s latest products. The company will manufacture small box containers in the new facility, and use the location as a key hub for its rental and repair station.


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