Royal DSM has launched a new resin product, via the Skins® family, to enable a silky feel design for packaging across a wider range of applications.

Amcor has launched AmLite Ultra Recyclable, the first packaging product made from the company’s revolutionary, more sustainable high-barrier polyolefin film that came out last year.

The retort packaging market was valued at U.S. $36.21 billion in 2018 and is expected to register a CAGR of 7.11 percent over the forecast period 2019-2024. The ease and adaptability of retort packaging technology has resulted in rapid growth of the market.

PTI, a global leader in plastic packaging development, has named Sumit Mukherjee as chief technology officer.

The global aluminum foil packaging market is expected to post a CAGR of close to 5 percent during the period 2018-2022, according to Technavio. However, the growth momentum of the market is expected to decelerate due to a decline in the year-over-year growth. 

The five folding carton and rigid box winners represent some of the best paperboard packaging manufactured by North American converters during the past year.