Mar/Apr 2024

Packaging World Mar/Apr 2024

The Case for Chemical Recycling of Polyolefins

Plastic plays a vital role in protecting food products but chemical recycling is crucial for a long-term sustainable solution.

May 8, 2024

Oxygen Transmission Rate and Barrier Flexible Packaging

All of us need oxygen to live, but it can make a brand owner’s life difficult.

April 15, 2024

Sterling Anthony

Contract Packager Scales Confidently with Tailor-Made ERP

As its major retailer customers expand their ranges of SKUs with increasingly complex orders, Enterprise CP is using Power Central’s ERP software to all but eliminate human error in packaging inventory management and planning.

April 12, 2024

Enterprise CP’s new ERP software adds transparency and accuracy to its inventory tracking and allows the copacker to forecast several months in advance.

Packaging Technology

Coke's ‘First in Decades’ PET Lightweighting Project Sends Supply Chain Ripples

A new lightweighting project reduces the weight of 12-, 16.9-, and 20-oz PET bottles from 21 to 18.5 g. That'll help reduce PET by 3 million metric tons by 2025, but how will the supply chain react? We asked Alejandro Santamaria, Coke's senior director.

March 27, 2024

All small PET bottles in 12 oz, 16.9 oz and 20 oz will be lightweighted from 21 g to 18.5 g for all The Coca-Cola Company’s sparkling brands, Minute Maid Refreshments, and Minute Maid Aguas Frescas in the U.S. and Canada.

Salt Shaker Redesign Results in Maximum Recyclability

A new shaker for JOZO table salt is made entirely from recyclable PP, including the in-mold label, which detaches from the container during recycling for a higher-quality recyclate.

March 25, 2024

JOZO’s new salt shaker container is made entirely of polypropylene, including the in-mold label. During recycling, the label detaches from the container, resulting in a high-purity PP recyclate.

Biopolymer Coating Makes Paper Noodle Cup Compostable

Learn how South Korean C-store CU introduced a microwavable noodle product in a paper cup that, with one tweak, is now both home- and industrially compostable.

March 22, 2024

Biopolymer coated cup

Cobot Palletizers Brew Big Benefits for Coffee Company

Chicago-area coffee company Napco Brands installs two cobot palletizers to speed production and free up eight operators to handle more specialized tasks.

March 21, 2024

The Robotiq Palletizing Solution with the UR10e cobot handles 1,500 boxes per day in a two-shift operation

KDP Unveils Plant-based, Compostable, Single-Serve Coffee Pod Concept

Plastic- and aluminum-free single-serve coffee pods use an alginate-based primary package material with some barrier properties. The system will employ recyclable secondary packaging with additional barrier. Many packaging details remain to be sorted.

March 15, 2024

The plant-based coating doesn’t dissolve into the coffee—it stays intact during the brewing process. So, after the K-Rounds are brewed, consumers will have to dispose of the remaining spent coating. It is expected to be certified compostable.

PepsiCo’s Rockstar Brand Visually Aligns On-Pack Designs Across Portfolio

Learn which well-known energy drink employed a new visual identity system that prioritizes constancy across the portfolio.

March 13, 2024

The fresh, more consistent and unified look will extend across all international Rockstar Energy flavors in multi-touchpoint campaigns, and anywhere else you find Rockstar in 2024.

Mattress Company Moves to Paper for Roll-Packed Products

A successful switch from PE to paper for organic mattress and bedding company Naturepedic is a case study in CPG and machinery supplier collaboration.

March 7, 2024

For the switch from PE to paper packaging for its roll-packed mattresses and bedding, Naturepedic enlisted C3 to create a combination paper and machinery solution.

Amazon Invests in AI-Powered Packaging Sortation Robots for MRFs

Glacier gets $7.7M in funding from Amazon among others. The AI-based robotic tech improves sortation at recycling centers, promising actionable insights to companies like Amazon that both package products, and consume recycled materials in their packaging

March 6, 2024

Glacier co-founders Areeb Malik (left) and Rachel Hu (center) speak with Amazon Climate Pledge Principal Nick Ellis (right) at a Phoenix-area municipal recycling facility.

House Plant Box's D2C Biz Blossoms with Protective E-Comm Packaging

The rough and tumble, many-touch world of D2C and e-comm shipping can take a toll on any product, but live house plants were a particular challenge for brand House Plant Box. A sustainable, stylish, and robust pack system with bracing tabs did the trick.

February 15, 2024

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