Packaging Digest
Polypropylene Recycling Venture Sets 2023 Launch in the Americas
NextLooPP shows that polypropylene recycling reduces the carbon footprint by more than PET/rPET as its food-grade rPP program comes to the US. …
Could Synthetic Quartz Castings Improve Machine Performance?
Machine base castings made of synthetic quartz may help engineers produce complex shapes, increase tool life, and meet precise tolerances, among other feats. …
PepsiCo’s Compostable Packaging Test-and-Learn Plan
The food and beverage giant doubles down on compostable packaging, driving knowledge, technology, education, and (ultimately?) acceptance. …
Paper Cans of Sangria Make a Splash in the US
Paper cans of Splash Beverages’ Pulpoloco Sangria gain ground in the US with distribution to 7-Eleven and other retail outlets. …
Sealed Air Rebrands to SEE
Sealed Air has evolved its corporate and iconic brands to SEE, showcasing a market-driven, customer-first solutions company. …
Winning Plastics Circularity Startups Revealed
Sunglasses from multilayer flexible packaging, a solar-powered plastics exchange, and vending machines collecting plastic wrap from toilet paper rolls were global plastics circularity winners, say sponsors Hillenbrand, The Coca-Cola Company, and Net Impact. …
Yuengling Brewery Redeploys Camo Cans Packaging for Beer
Yuengling unveils limited-edition camo cans packaging that offers QR code interaction and donates $55,000 as part of the brewery’s Stars & Stripes Program honoring military veterans. …
How Do Spinning Disk Cappers Work?
A lot of rigid containers are topped with continuous-thread closures. One way those caps are automatically applied to bottles is with a spinning disk capper. …
Nova Chemicals, Pregis Develop Recycled Polyethylene Food Packaging
Collaboration focuses on food-grade flexible packaging made from mechanically recycled polyethylene (rPE) that balances performance with sustainability. …
How to Create the Best Packaging Design
Data-driven decisions are far more successful than “going with your gut” when choosing the best packaging design for your brand. …