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USA – Sustainable packaging provider Sonoco is permanently closing its Hutchinson Paper Mill, affecting 116 employees who were informed of the closure on 6th March. The reasoning for the shutdown hasn’t been disclosed, but it’s another economic blow to an area already impacted by recent layoffs. Sonoco had filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice Monday informing…
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USA – American packaging company Berry Global has introduced a child-resistant closure, Digi-Cap that has been designed to improve medication adherence by integrating digital technology. The new Berry Digi-Cap™ digital child-resistant closure is ideal for clinical trials, drug development, research and academic studies. According to Berry Global, data on patient behavior is used to improve adherence to medication and to…
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NORTH AMERICA – US-based packaging company TricorBraun has signed an exclusive agreement with turn-key sustainable solutions provider BioBottles to provide biodegradable bottles to nutraceutical companies in the US and Canada. Utilizing proprietary technology, BioBottles are an environmentally responsible and cost-effective alternative for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical packaging needs. An industry-first, BioBottles with Plastic IQ™ technology turns ordinary HDPE and PP bottles,…
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UK – Nestlé’s coffee brand Nescafé has developed what it claims to be the first instant coffee refill pouch that can be recycled in stores and helps save money while reducing packaging in the UK. Designed for Nescafé Gold Blend and Nescafé Original, the recyclable pouch is intended to improve efficiency while reducing packaging material. It weights 150g, making it…
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BRAZIL – US-based aluminum packaging provider Novelis has opened a customer solution center (CSC) for the beverage packaging market in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Novelis says the new center will focus on advancing aluminum beverage can innovation and sustainability solutions in response to growing market demand. It will also serve as an innovation hub in a facility designed for…
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CANADA – Plastics and chemical company NOVA Chemicals has introduced what it describes as the ‘first’ FDA-compliant mechanically recycled polyethylene. The company says the new grade, which debuted in early 2023 and is being included in its Syndigo rPE portfolio, is its first mechanically recycled food-contact resin. Syndigo rPE-0860-FC is reportedly a lower-emission option compared to virgin PE and enables…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Dairy product manufacturer Fair Cape Dairies has added CFA 812 filling machine from aseptic carton supplier SIG to expand its flexibility with regard to packaging formats and volumes. The CFA 812 filling machine allows Fair Cape Dairies to offer its products in South Africa using SIG‘s combistyle carton packs. Available in 1 liter and 500ml sizes, combistyle…
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SCOTLAND – Waste management company, Biffa has announced plans to invest up to £6 million (US$7.10m) in the Motherwell facility, forming part of a network of facilities that will sort and bale materials collected via the deposit return scheme (DRS). Biffa says the 40,000 tonnes per year capacity facility will count and bale DRS collected packaging which will then be…
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EUROPE – The European Tube Manufacturers Association (ETMA) has reported that the tube market grew by 2% in 2022 attributed to growth in tube deliveries. ETMA said that the European tube market was robust last year with a rise of under 2% to a total volume of 11.8 billion units. Shipments to the pharmaceutical market grew 13%, dental care was…
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UK – PepsiCo is set to trial new paper-based outer packaging across its Walkers Baked multipacks, in a first for savory snacks flexible packaging in the UK. PepsiCo says the trial pack is widely recyclable and will replace plastic outer wrapping on more than 300,000 six-pack multipacks, across Sea Salt and Cheese and Onion flavors. The packs launched across 800…
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