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Cover Story: Flexible Packaging

Growing Flexible Packaging Industry Proves Its Staying Power

This burgeoning segment boasts benefits for both brand owners and consumers.

Liz Cuneo

February 5, 2013

The flexible packaging segment is proving its staying power as sales are up and more and more food and beverage products roll out onto store shelves in this format.

Materials Technology: Sustainable Materials

Sustainable practices: Leading by example

Insights on the innovative materials and processes driving the paperboard packaging market.

Liz Cuneo

February 5, 2013

Over the last decade, the paperboard industry has seen sustainable practices go from the occasional application to the industry standard, achieving new benchmarks in packaging innovation.

Market Trends: Dairy

Inside the dairy kingdom

A look at the dairy leaders and the packaging formats that elevate this segment to true nobility.

Liz Cuneo

February 5, 2013

Dairy has been a long-time favorite in families; the gallon of milk, wedge of cheese and cups of yogurt are in most consumer homes in North America.

Sun Chemical releases sustainability report

Sustainability report highlights environmental footprint of suppliers

Sun Chemical reveals sustainability assessments

January 30, 2013

Sun Chemical released its 2012 Sustainability Report, which showcases Sun Chemical’s leadership in eco-efficiency through established data-driven metrics, as well as examples of how raw material suppliers are contributing to the company’s environmental footprint.

Eternal water switches to pressure sensitive label

Eternal Water case study: pressure-sensitive film delivers premium look

January 29, 2013

As sustainability continues to be on the forefront not only for natural water sources but also for bottle-to-bottle recycling, Eternal Water decided to switch to a thinner pressure-sensitive label to help lessen the environmental impact and also benefit the label’s graphic profile.

Coffee company introduces compostable packaging

Sustainable film uses cellulose-based NatureFlex.

January 24, 2013

McCullagh Coffee, a US coffee roasting company, introduces a compostable pack, for its Rainforest Alliance Certified Ecoverde Coffee brand, using cellulose-based, NatureFlex™ from Innovia Films.

Carton Council achieves 40% access to carton recycling in the U.S.

January 14, 2013

More than 47.9 million U.S. households can now recycle cartons thanks to efforts led by the Carton Council, a group of carton manufacturers committed to reducing the environmental impact of cartons. This is an increase of 128% in just three years.

US demand for post-consumer recycled plastic is forecast to rise 6.5% per year to 3.5 billion pounds in 2016

US Demand for Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics to Reach 3.5 Billion Pounds in 2016

January 11, 2013

US demand for post-consumer recycled plastic is forecast to rise 6.5% per year to 3.5 billion pounds in 2016.

Carton pack generates less CO2, adds screw cap

January 7, 2013

The combibloc EcoPlus carton pack generates less CO2, and is now also available with the very lightweight and therefore extremely resource efficient combiCap screw cap – a packaging solution that combines environmentally friendly features and exceptional convenience.

Rapidly renewable fiber plantation for sustainable packaging

Better-than-recycling sustainable packaging

Rapidly-renewable fiber generates sustainable paper packaging

Ian Lifshitz

January 3, 2013

Rapidly renewable fiber is sustainably-sourced from tree plantations in regions like Southeast Asia, whose tropical climate year-round allows for accelerated tree growth and shortened maturity cycles for harvesting.

Morris Packaging to Build $61 Million Flexible Packaging Facility in Kentucky

Announcing the Inaugural Recipient of the Steve Fairfield Memorial Award

AMERIPEN Applauds Maryland Legislators for Passage of Packaging EPR Bill

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