Rigid Packaging
News and analysis on the latest technologies and innovations in rigid packaging, including plastics, metal, glass and board and more.
A closer look at Placon’s award-winning solutions
Placon was recently announced as the winner of three WorldStar awards in the Household (PACLOCK Bi-Fold Clamshell), Medical &
Heinz celebrates Veganuary with limited-edition can design
Heinz has launched a line of limited edition “Beanz Meanz Vegan” cans to remind consumers of its classic product’s
monta launches compostable adhesive tape
Addressing the need to find new sustainable solutions, monta, a German manufacturer and one of the leading suppliers of self-
Lidl announces removal of cartoon characters from cereal packaging
Lidl GB today announced that it will stop displaying cartoon characters on its own-brand cereal ranges by spring 2020
What goes into designing an Advent calendar?
Pollard Boxes created a “unique” concertina design for the teapigs 2019 Advent calendar, packed with 24 different tea varieties. As
Can switching to sustainable packaging increase product sales?
Sales of FMCG products increase when switching to more environmentally friendly packaging, according to one in three (31%) marketing professionals
Ardagh accelerates sustainability drive
Ardagh has announced a range of sustainability measures, including a new Chief Sustainability Officer, a 2019 Sustainability Report, and an
A look back at the 14th European Bioplastics Conference
The 14th European Bioplastics Conference, which took place on the 3rd and 4th of December, saw a strong focus on
On Second Thoughts... Remembering the job that packaging is hired to do
Nina Goodrich is Director of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and Executive Director of GreenBlue - a nonprofit that provides science and
“Creating real value for the industry” – Tim Sykes talks to Cabot
Tim Sykes stopped by the Cabot stand at K to talk sustainability, efficiencies, and sorting with Sebastian Heitkamp.
Can tethered caps set plastic waste free?
There are copious ways the packaging industry is innovating toward higher levels of recyclability, from re-engineering materials to focusing
FoodTray - the story behind the sustainable paper-plastic solution
GEA and Schur Flexibles discuss their collaboration to realise the FoodTray: a hybrid, separable cardboard/plastic solution that they say