At ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the Geismar Olefins facility, NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced a $50,000 donation to establish an endowed scholarship at River Parishes Community College in Gonzales, Louisiana.
BRANDPackaging announced the winners of its 2018 Design Gallery People's Choice awards. The awards recognize the industry's best packaging designs based on how effectively the packaging uses graphics and structure to tell a brand's story.
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics has announced Tim Boven as the new recycling commercial director for Latin America and North America and Carsten Larsen as recycling commercial director for EMEA & APAC.
Sensory Analytics, manufacturer of SpecMetrix coating thickness and film layer measurement systems, has named Mike Loesher as industry manager for films and flexible packaging.
With Halloween here, there are raising concerns about marijuana candy. Washington State just banned gummy and candy edibles, citing youth safety. At least a couple of other states also have a ban on the candy lookalikes. And, if consumers think buying online will be a breeze, think again.
Constantia Flexibles has partnered with Wikitude, an independent augmented reality technology provider, to create Constantia Interactive, a platform for incorporating digital information into packaging.
KushCo Holdings, Inc., the parent company of innovative cannabis companies such as Kush Supply Co., Kush Energy, The Hybrid Creative, and Koleto Packaging Solutions, has announced that it has joined the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC).