The U.S. cannabis industry has grown over 200 percent in the past five years, topping $7.3 billion according to the "Here to Stay or Up in Smoke: A Look at the U.S. Cannabis Market" infographic by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.
FPA's new report on sustainable packaging, "A Holistic View of the Role of Flexible Packaging in a Sustainable World," is now available. The report focuses on the industry segment that adds significant value to flexible materials, usually by performing multiple processes such as printing, laminating multiple layers and adding coatings. It focuses on the U.S. perspective, though global data is utilized to provide a broader picture.
The Glass Packaging Institute is now accepting submissions for the 2018 Clear Choice Awards. The awards program recognizes the contribution glass packaging makes to the image and success of everyday products. Products may be entered for an award in one of nine categories, with a new Sustainability Award category this year.
Matt Homan has been selected to lead Liberty Diversified International as its President and CEO. He will assume leadership for the day-to-day management of the company.
Primera Technology Inc. announces its newest desktop color label printer, the LX910. The new machine is Primera’s fastest desktop color label printer that prints a 4” x 3” label with 50 percent coverage in less than 6 seconds.
Georgia-Pacific has launched Hummingbird digital packaging solutions, providing digital pre-print for a full range of customer needs, from specialty versions to everyday large runs and beyond. Hummingbird offers 110-inch wide web capability for digital pre-print at lengths limited only by converting capability.
According to a new research report by Global Market Insights Inc., the packaging materials market size is expanding at over 3 percent CAGR and will cross USD $1.3 trillion by 2024. Developments in the Asia Pacific food & beverage sector will be a major reason behind the market growth.
Tiche’s Lithuanian mineral water bottle offers exceptional strength and attention to detail in its new 750ml bottle. Ardagh Group developed the new bottle profile.
PDC International Corp. celebrates 50 years of engineering and packaging machinery innovation. The company, founded and still headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., specializes in packaging machinery for heat shrinkable sleeve labels and tamper evident seals.
PET Technologies has launched the 4th generation of PET stretch blow molding machines APF-Max with output range 6,000–14,000 bph for bottles volume of 0.2–3.0l. The product range consists of three models: APF-Max 4, APF-Max 6, APF-Max 8 and its modifications.
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