There are ways to design a package that will look even better on the shelf or at a point of sale display. Does it matter? 

Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs’ collaboration on sealed paper packaging has won the 2017 Sustainability Awards in the Bio-Based Packaging category. 

Forty-eight percent of consumers said they are trying to eat less sugar, according to a survey by Leatherhead Food Research. 

 

The Klöckner Pentaplast Group announces the successful completion of the acquisition of LINPAC Senior Holdings Ltd. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. LINPAC is a  film producer and converter for food packaging in Europe.

Mactac® Performance Adhesives Group has launched the first products in its revolutionary all-temperature CHILL AT™ product line.

Surplus asset management company, EquipNet Inc., has launched a revolutionary new sales channel, OWN IT NOW. The platform currently features hundreds of assets valued at U.S. $4 million, which will be available through the coming months. 

The PET plastic bottle is the second most popular consumer pack type, after flexible plastic (in 2016 retail unit volume sales), and is set to grow by 3.9% over the next five years. 

The new pack now features a black lid, while the neck of the jar has been slimmed down and the shoulders widened, showing a more modern and sophisticated look.

American Film and Machinery, manufacturer of shrink sleeve and label solutions, introduces the WSN-Gen S Steam Heat Tunnel, an all-in-one model that includes its own steam generator.