Packaging Strategies

2021 April

We take a look at some of the ways the packaging industry is moving forward with sustainability in this issue. We also cover how one company is dealing with the cardboard shortage, and why some cardboard, namely from pizza boxes, may not need to be tossed into the garbage.

Continued Innovations in Sustainable Packaging

While the level of sustainability varies, the packaging industry continues to push forward with sustainable packaging.

Derrick Teal

April 7, 2021

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Defining what constitutes an advancement in sustainability is harder than it seems at first glance because the scope needs to be defined. What one person might categorize as a sustainable advancement might be rudimentary from another person’s perspective.

Celebrating Sterile Packaging Day with Dr. Henk Blom and Marie Tkacik

March 9, 2021

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Sterile Packaging Day recognizes the important role of all partners in the medical device supply chain.

Data Watch: Why Outsource Logistics and Contract Packaging

Outsourcing responsibilities allows e-retailers to focus on other activities

April 12, 2021

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During this unprecedented time, e-commerce companies are struggling to keep up with the drastic increase in online orders, the unstable labor market and lack of affordable well-positioned distribution locations.

Q&A: Mergers & Acquisitions

Clairvest Group’s Doug Horn answers questions about the M&A landscape

April 12, 2021

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When is the right time to consider a merger or acquisition? We caught up with Doug Horn, who leads the packaging investment practice at the Clairvest Group, to ask him about that and to get his thoughts about the market in general.

Case Study: Automation

Taking the Next Step in Automation

Overcoming the Challenges to Automate Manufacturing

Del Williams

April 10, 2021

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Working with an expert fabricator and integrator flexible enough to customize can help meet requirements while expediting completion.

Cardboard Recycling

Rome’s Colosseum and Pizza Box Recycling

Gretchen Friedrich

April 9, 2021

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It seems to have slipped into long-lost history, but right after World War II, archaeologists began working in and around the Colosseum in Rome.

How One European Packaging Supplier is Dealing with the Cardboard Shortage

March 3, 2021

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We spoke with Chris Liddell, product and purchasing director at RAJA UK, about the cardboard shortage and why his company has seen an increase in business.

Editors Note

Take Care of Employees Before They Make the Great Escape

Derrick Teal

April 11, 2021

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Many employees are pushing extra hard to stay employed during the pandemic, but employer actions now help determine if those employees will stick around afterward.