According to the new report “The Aluminum Can Advantage: Key Sustainability Performance Indicators 2016,” consumers recycle aluminum beverage cans at rates 13-24 points higher than glass or plastic (PET) bottles.
The overall global demand for caps and closures is expected to grow at 5.6% annually through 2019, according to Freedonia’s (freedonia.com) study “World Caps & Closures.”
Sharp Packaging Solutions has increased its packaging capacity by 30% for its life science customers with a $45 million investment in a new Center of Excellence for specialty/biologic/cold chain packaging and in the addition of four new bottling lines within its adjacent 270,000-square-foot contract packaging facilities.
American Glass Research (AGR), in partnership with Molson Coors, has unveiled an innovative new beer bottle design for one of the brewing company’s popular brands in India, Thunderbolt.
The Contract Packaging Association (CPA) hosts the Contract Packaging Sourcing Center at PACK EXPO International in Chicago on Nov. 6-9 at McCormick Place.
Ball Corporation confirms that the Federal Trade Commission has formally approved its proposed acquisition of Rexam PLC, and thereby granted final regulatory clearance in the United States for Ball's offer for Rexam PLC.
The latest joint research from The IWSR and just-drinks has predicted that the global market for ready-to-drink (RTD) products will go from "strength to strength" over the next five years.
Packaging companies will substantially increase investment in Research & Development (R&D) over the next five years, meaning an R&D arms race may emerge as companies seek to develop more unique and novel pack designs, according to consumer insight firm Canadean.