August 2022
Packaging Design Red Alert: AI Is Crushing It
Artificial intelligence does 80% of the work in a packaging design experiment featuring a conceptual canned beverage brand. …
Pfizer Exec on What Pharma Needs from Packaging
In his “exit interview,” trailblazer Rich Hollander of Pfizer fame challenges pharmaceutical packaging professionals for the future and sets up shop to give back to the industry. …
Extended Producer Responsibility: Gateway to the Circular Economy or Stealth Tax?
A key part of California’s single-use plastics law, Extended Producer Responsibility eventually could lead to cost savings through better product design and materials recovery, according to one analyst. …
Bioplastics Companies Struggle to Meet Demand
Brand owners are pressuring the biopolymers industry to commercialize materials and ramp up production, IDTechEx reports. …
Coors Banquet Beer Packaging Salutes Firefighters
Proceeds from the beer brand’s limited-edition Protect Our Protectors packaging supports the Wildland Firefighter Foundation and other fire organizations nationwide. …
Medical Packaging Invests in the Next Generation
Five packaging students received financial support to attend the[PACK]out conference. Hear their enthusiastic stories about what they learned from the experience and how it may impact their careers. …
New Reality Show Dramatizes Packaging Design Challenges
Think it’s easy to create a successful sustainable package? How would you perform if put to the test? …
How Supply Chain Visibility Improves Your Sustainability
Improving collaboration between customers and suppliers will reduce waste, which benefits businesses and the environment. …
Compostable Packaging: Tipa Talks Markets, Applications
Food and fashion markets headline growing interest in the company’s flexible packaging. Stella McCartney fashions and Sunrays grapes are among customers. …
How Can We Streamline Stability Testing for Medical Packaging?
Kilmer Innovations in Packaging’s seven-member Wicked Stability team is challenging the status quo of stability testing — and they’re appealing to the medical packaging community for support. …