The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has appointed Jane Chase, CPP, College of Fellows, as its new executive director. She succeeds Patrick Farrey, who departed IoPP recently to pursue other opportunities.
The Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA) and its Recycle Everywhere program are thrilled to announce that the recovery rate of empty beverage containers in Manitoba increased to 70% by the end of 2016.
Mondi recently developed an innovative packaging solution for the watermelon supply chain, which also enhances product appearance at the point of sale.
Imagine being able to save approximately $300K a year by implementing a new package design and labor structure. And to top it off the new package design used less materials which freed up millions of square feet of unnecessary over-packaging.
Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs’ collaboration on sealed paper packaging has won the 2017 Sustainability Awards in the Bio-Based Packaging category.
The Corrugated Packaging Alliance released a new U.S. corrugated industry life cycle assessment, which shows the corrugated industry’s environmental progress.
A cartoning machine seems pretty simple, but for those who aren’t involved in the cartoning field, it can be a little tricky. As packaging structures evolve and change sizes and forms, so must the machines that fold them.