This $2.5 million investment supports the region’s growing technology, automotive and manufacturing sectors, enhancing local packaging innovation and customer collaboration.
While some companies plan to spend as much as they did in 2024 on connected packaging campaigns, some companies will be spending less, and the number of companies currently using connected packaging has dropped.
In their recent Global Connected Packaging Survey 2025, Appetite Creative, in collaboration with Polytag and Digimarc, found that 88.8% of respondents believe connected packaging will become increasingly important in the packaging industry over the next year.
Initiative is estimated to remove 660 tons of plastic and reduce 6,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the air, equivalent to eliminating over 37 million single-use plastic water bottles annually.
Alberta’s EPR framework, designed in collaboration with industry and community stakeholders, includes thousands of different single-use plastic packaging and paper products (PPP) and hazardous and special products (HSP) like batteries and pesticides.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., the combined company will continue to operate under the Novolex name as one of the largest food packaging leaders with a broad manufacturing and distribution footprint across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
With its expertise in custom foam fabrication, Kirkland Sales is viewed by Conner as an ideal acquisition to broaden its integrated packaging offerings to both new and existing customers.