February 2021

The paper bottle project – which is being co-developed by Coca Cola’s R&D team in Brussels and The Paper Bottle Company (Paboco), a Danish startup supported by ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs, in cooperation with Carlsberg, L’Oréal and The Absolut Company – is moving into the consumer testing phase to measure the package’s performance and shopper response to the format. Coca-Cola and Paboco unveiled the first-generation prototype, which consists of a paper shell with a recyclable plastic lining and cap, last fall.

Half the world’s banana exports originate from Ecuador. Through this agreement, It’s Fresh! will be introduced to 28 affiliate growers and exporters in the region. ACORBANEC represents all these growers and exporters and has pledged its commitment to introduce the filter technology amongst its affiliates.

Flexible pouches provide cost-savings, stylish designs, and better security features when compared to bottles, jars, and traditional storage or portability packaging options. From lab certified, child-resistant and tamper-evident designs, to odor-blocking materials and custom eye-popping graphics, Medjacket has you covered. Medjacket pouches are ideal for cannabis flowers, extracts, edibles and topicals.

The refillable cases have been made with no single use plastic and include a refill made with 100% FSC certified paperboard packaging. Tthey are available at Walmart, Target, CVS and Walgreens online. 

With the personal care industry being one of the main offenders of single-use plastic, the development is pioneering for antiperspirants. 

Priced for the mass market, they are said to be the first refillable antiperspirant from a major brand. 

Aligned in the collective mission to reduce waste through a circular recycling system, the collaboration will provide a new packaging offering for Loop while advancing Tupperware's No Time to Waste initiative to significantly reduce single-use plastic and food waste by 2025. TerraCycle's Loop platform is specifically aimed at greatly improving the delivery, design and features of consumer products and packaging. Tupperware is the first reusable plastic container brand partner for Loop, adding to the platform's catalogue of reusable glass and metal containers.

In addition, Silgan manufactures plastic thermoformed barrier and nonbarrier bowls and trays for food products, such as soups and other ready-to-eat meals and pet food, as well as thermoformed plastic tubs for food, household and personal care products, including soft fabric wipes. Silgan also manufacture plastic closures, caps, sifters and fitments for food and household products, including salad dressings, condiments, peanut butter, spices, liquid margarine, powdered drink mixes and arts and crafts supplies. For 2018, Silgan's plastic container business had net sales of $614.1 million.

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business division of Dow (NYSE: DOW), announces the expansion of its high-performance AFFINITY™ GA polyolefin elastomers (POE) with the launch of bio-based AFFINITY™ RE. This solution has enabled Dow customer Henkel’s Technomelt SUPRA ECO line to achieve another milestone in both companies’ sustainability goals.

It’s a wrap! But the good news is: all of our demo’s and other educational sessions will be available on-demand untill March 31st 2021 so rewatch some of your favorite sessions or catch up on the ones you missed. Even though it’s over, PACK EXPO is still Connecting!