Should Packaging Include a Label on Environmental Impact?

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Dec 11th, 2018

Plastic Packaging Is Getting a Bum Rap

More than two-thirds of U.S. plastic wasn’t used for packaging.

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The Only Constant Is Change … So Evolve

Digital transformation in automation and packaging lines can simplify the re-purposing of assets to accommodate the only constant in business - change.

PACK EXPO International 2020 Cancelled

It was to be held Nov. 8-12 in Chicago, though organizers have launched an online event for Nov. 9-13.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Whirlpool Corporation facility in Clyde, Ohio, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020.

Trump Reinstates Canadian Aluminum Tariff

Canada quickly vowed to respond in kind.

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FDA, Mfgs Agree to Phase Out Certain PFAS in Packaging

The action follows new analyses of data that raised questions about potential human health risks from chronic dietary exposure.

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Film Manufacturer Delivers for Frontline Workers

"Their efforts were nothing less than heroic, and we couldn’t be prouder of their accomplishments during a very difficult time."

An artist rendering of CANPACK's new factory in Olyphant, PA.

CANPACK to Build Large Beverage Can Factory in PA

The Poland-based company will demolish a blighted factory in Olyphant, PA and build a new 908,000-square-foot aluminum can plant and operations center there.

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COVID-19 Has Resurrected Single-Use Plastics

Can efforts to curb their use get back on track any time soon?

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Diageo, Unilever & PepsiCo Partner on Paper Bottles

Made entirely of sourced wood, the bottle will debut with Johnnie Walker in early 2021.

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Berlin Packaging Has New CEO

Bill Hayes takes over leadership of the supplier of glass, plastic and metal container and closures.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, June 24.

Germany Bans Single-Use Plastic Straws, Food Containers

Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said the move was part of an effort to move away from “throw-away culture.”

COVID-19 Lays Waste to Many US Recycling Programs

Many of the new staples of pandemic life are made from plastics that are simply not worth recycling.