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"Golden Design Rules" to Tackle Plastic Waste

July 14, 2021

The rules also cover the use of clear and accurate on-pack recycling instructions, which will help consumers to ensure that packaging is sorted for the appropriate end-of-life solution.

Fresh Food Packaging Market Size Worth $181.7 Billion By 2028

July 13, 2021

The flexible segment accounted for a significant revenue share of 47.6% in 2020.

Graphic Packaging International New Dual Ovenable Paperseal Cook Range

July 13, 2021

In line with its Vision 2025 goals, the company aims to make 100% of its products fully recyclable by 2025.

Recycling Investment

Eastman Chemical to Build a $250 Million Advanced Recycling Plant

Depolymerization technology will take polyethylene plastic waste and convert it to a 'polyester renewal technology.'

Grant Gerke

July 13, 2021

Advanced recycling, or chemical recycling, is receiving a lot of attention from investors across the world as more companies explore commercialization. In the 2019 Closed Loop Ventures report, “Accelerating Circular Supply Chains for Plastics,” the findings revealed that 40 startups or companies are currently running commercial-scale recycling facilities in the U.S. or Canada, or have plans to do so in the next two years.

James Feeney, First President of Windmöller & Hölscher, Dies at 85

July 12, 2021

Feeney was an enthusiastic member and respected voice of the packaging industry.

5 Ways to Build Industry 4.0 Efficiencies into Existing Manufacturing Processes

Adem Kulauzovic

July 12, 2021

How to utilize Industry 4.0 to address common and costly production issues and improve production line efficiency.

NOVA Chemicals' New Moisture Barrier Resin Technology

July 12, 2021

SURPASS HPs267-AB resin — a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) that offers levels of moisture barrier performance for multilayer flexible packaging.

Podcast | Impacts of Label Tech on the Supply Chain

As label technology continues to advance, CPGs need to understand how that impacts the supply chain in order to ensure the end label meets their, and their customers’, needs.

Derrick Teal

July 11, 2021

A Freedonia Group forecast from May expects the demand for printed labels to rise 3.2% per year through 2025. The organization found that “printed labels will benefit from the increased utilization of labels for advanced product promotion, which will drive the use of more appealing, 360-degree coverage and more complex, high-quality graphics.”

Editors Forum

The Missing Link

Consumers want a circular economy that the industry is trying to provide, but there’s something missing from the chain.

Derrick Teal

July 11, 2021

I wish I were a smarter person. That’s not a self-deprecating statement, either, because I wish I were smart enough to specifically do one thing: make being a recycler profitable.