Jan/Feb 2024

Packaging World Jan/Feb 2024

Alliance Works to End Plastic Waste

Packaging World delves deep into the work of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste in this exclusive interview with the organization’s president and chief executive officer, Jacob Duer.

January 3, 2024

Jacob Duer, President and CEO, Alliance to End Plastic Waste

Refillable Package for Skincare Driven by Consumer Preferences

Junoco engineers a refillable/reusable packaging system with interchangeable refill pods for its skincare products to address its consumers’ requests for refillable packaging.

December 22, 2023

Junoco reusable packaging 1

New Paper Carton with Venting Keeps Fried Chicken Crispy

To improve upon the crispiness and flavor of its grab-and-go Fried Chicken for Kroger, Home Chef revamps its recipe and develops a new paper package with venting.

December 20, 2023

The new packaging for Home Chef’s Fried Chicken consists of a paper gable box with handles that features venting holes that allow condensation to escape the packaging and a window through which consumers can see the product.

VFD, PLC, and HMI Automation Switch Spells Productivity, Precision

Supply chain delays pushed Balpack to investigate new servo-electric VFDs, PLCs, and HMI components. Integrator HPE suggested Mitsubishi Electric.

December 14, 2023

Balpack’s new Star Wheel Capper.

Compostable Biodolomer Cups Debut at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

The new biodolomer substrate can be used for everything from grocery bags to cover film for agriculture. It is 100% compostable, CO2 neutral, and does not result in any microplastics, the company says.

December 8, 2023

Biodolomer, devised by Swedish material tech company Gaia Biomaterials, is a bioplastic primarily made from natural minerals and vegetable oils. It comes in granules and can be used in most plastic production methods.

Diageo & Bacardi's Circular Spirits Format Emerges by Land, Sea, & Casino

The big spirits brands and their channel partners seek to eliminate tons of single-use packaging waste in bars, casinos, and even cruise ships with the disruptive ecoTOTE and SmartPour reusable packaging format.

December 7, 2023

A bar or restaurant that serves a sufficient quantity of a certain spirit—say Smirnoff as a house vodka, or Bacardi Superior as a house rum—can simply swap out these large glass bottles into a dispensing device behind the bar, akin to a watercooler or beer tap.

Paper-Based Carriers Help Coca-Cola Bottler Replace Plastic Multipacks

This Coca-Cola bottler says it will replace 200,000 lb. of plastic a year with the addition of a paper-based mulitpack solution. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages partnered with WestRock to replace plastic multipack rings with paper in this application.

December 4, 2023

The 12-oz (355-mL) and 16.9 oz (500-mL) products packaged with the durable, easy-to-hold carriers will be distributed throughout Liberty’s multi-state territory.

SOMIC Opens Subsidiary in Bangkok

In December 2023, German packaging OEM manufacturer SOMIC is expanding its sales, after-sales, and engineering expertise covering the South-East Asian markets from its newly founded subsidiary SOMIC Packaging Asia Pacific Co. Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand.

November 27, 2023

Kraft Heinz Introduces First Fully Recyclable Ketchup Cap

Together with Berry Global, Heinz has now switched to a mono-material cap, manufactured in polypropylene. This means it meets requirements for recyclability.

November 27, 2023

The project has been eight years, 45 prototypes and more than 185,000 hours in development, to ensure the optimum balance between functionality and sustainability.

Pat O’Connor to Retire From Columbia Machine - Palletizer Division

O’Connor will retire from Columbia Machine, Inc. after more than 12 years of distinguished service. He joined Columbia in August 2011 as the business development manager for the Palletizer Division before being promoted to the role of president in 2014.

November 27, 2023

Encoder Products Names Tim Kelley Technical Sales & Marketing Manager

Rotary encoder manufacturer Encorder Products Co. named Tim Kelley as technical sales & marketing manager. He will be based in Tampa, Fla.

November 27, 2023

ProMach Acquires Sentry Equipment & Erectors Inc.

The acquisition expands ProMach's product portfolio and bolsters its position as a provider of systems integration solutions.

November 22, 2023

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