Berlin Packaging has acquired Consolidated Bottle Corporation, a leading packaging supplier in Canada, which significantly expands Berlin Packaging’s footprint in Canada. Following the acquisition, the company will be known as Consolidated Bottle Corporation, a  Berlin Packaging company.

Liqui-Box has agreed to acquire DS Smith plc’s Plastics Division to create a comprehensive, innovative leader in flexible and rigid packaging.

Pretium Packaging has won two international Worldstar awards for its SureHandle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container with integrated handle. 

Veritiv Corporation announces it has completed the acquisition of All American Containers, a family-owned and operated leading distributor of rigid packaging including plastic, glass and metal containers, caps, closures and plastic pouches.

RPC Bebo has now developed an innovative coffee capsule material that can be industrially composted while still delivering long-term protection of the contents and being able to withstand the high pressurised operation of coffee machines.

PepsiCo has launched LIFEWTR, a high-profile premium bottled water brand to appeal to millennials. 

P&G's Olay, Ivory and Old Spice brands launch Duo, a dual-sided body cleansing buffer that combines a bar, body wash and a puff in one product.

Soaper Duper, a new clean and green bath and body range, has launched in the U.K. with environmentally friendly packaging by B&B studio.