While consumer preference has been trending toward warmer tones in recent years, Clariant color-trend watchers see a shift to cooler blues and greens in the palette they developed for 2020.
AMERIPEN and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation have issued “Unwrapping Ambitious Packaging Commitments in the U.S.," a report highlighting opportunities and challenges in pursuit of 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging goals.
Procter & Gamble has purchased startup brand Walker & Co. to help reach African-American consumers who are frustrated with a lack of shaving and shampoo choices.
Berry is now an official provider of design and development services to vendors, sellers or manufacturers for packaging that is in compliance with Amazon’s guidelines and certification test methods.
The OPTIMA FM1 filling machine and the OPTIMA CM1 sealing machine enable quick entry into the cosmetics, food and chemicals markets. This is due to the machines’ short delivery time, plug-and-play design and low space requirement.
Consumers will soon see the How2Recycle label on some Costco Wholesale Kirkland Signature™ brand products in stores across the U.S. The retail giant will use the label to make recycling different types of packaging easier.
A new security ink by Paul Leibinger GmbH looks like a classic black ink, but under a special UV-light, tiny fluorescent pigments begin to glow greenish. If the distributor shines a UV-flashlight onto the product packaging, he can identify whether the product is an original.
The World Packaging Organisation has announced the 189 winners of the WorldStar Packaging Awards 2019. The three countries most awarded are Japan, with 26 awards for the second year running, followed by Turkey, taking 22 and China, 21.
If you have ever been tasked with considering what types of intellectual property protection were available for a new packaging design, copyright may not be the first thing that came to mind. After all, it is trademark law that is designed to protect the public’s association with a commercial name or logo.
The exponential growth of e-commerce, coupled with technological improvements in material options, is changing the way most companies are picking their protective packaging solutions.