January 2023

Packaging World January 2023

Mars Wrigley to Switch to Paper-Based Packaging in Australia

Popular candy bars Snickers, Milky Way, and Mars Bar will be packaged in a paper film with ultra-thin plastic layer, making the flow-wrapped packs curbside recyclable in what the company says is a world first.

December 21, 2022

Incorporating Mars Paper Packaging

Coca-Cola’s ‘Recycled Records’ Connects Music Sampling, Recycling

The Coca-Cola Company teamed up with two legendary names in music sampling, Mark Ronson and Madlib, to bring a bold musical experiment to life with the launch of “Recycled Records.”

December 14, 2022

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Cal Poly Awarded 2022 Mark C. Garvey Scholarship

The PMMI Foundation and Garvey Corporation have selected Cal Poly Junior Jayna Regehr as this year's Mark C. Garvey Scholarship recipient.

December 12, 2022

Robotic Automation Doubles Capacity for Dot’s Pretzels

With no perceivable impediment to its growth other than capacity, Dot’s Pretzels, now a Hershey Co. brand, opened a new facility with a special focus on robotic packaging automation.

December 2, 2022

ABB FlexPicker delta robots fill the POP display cases.

Pouch Loader for Belted Chambers

Multivac introduces a pouch loader and pouch rack designed to provide a flexible, ergonomic, and hygienic process for packaging on belted chambers.

November 28, 2022

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Joseph Weber Jr., Past President and CEO of Weber Packaging, Passes Away

Weber saw the potential of the company founded by his father and spent his life building one of the premier labeling companies in the world. He passed away on October 17, 2022.

November 28, 2022

Joseph Weber Jr., Past President and CEO of Weber Packaging

Buzz-Worthy Spray Closures Go Viral for Tropicana Campaign

In a social media campaign targeting TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook influencers who are pushing the tongue-in-cheek #ThePerfectMimosa trend, Tropicana scored big-time buzz for both its brand and its consumers, with help from pack design agency Fuseneo.

November 22, 2022

Tropicana capitalized on the #ThePerfectMimosa social media trend with this influencer-targeted, packaging-centric campaign.

Plastipak’s Major Recycling Investment Opens In Spain

Plastipak opened a recycling investment at its manufacturing site in Toledo, Spain. The new recycling facility converts PET flake into food-grade recycled PET (rPET) pellets suitable for use in new preforms, bottles, and containers.

November 21, 2022

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Clemson Announces Fall 2022 Outstanding Packaging Science Senior Award Winners

From Clemson University comes news about two Fall 2022 awards. Rebekah Pereira was named the Robert Testin Outstanding Packaging Science Senior Award winner, and Sophie Owen was the Packaging World Outstanding Packaging Science Senior nominee.

November 21, 2022

From Clemson University: Rebekah Pereira (right) was named the Robert Testin Outstanding Packaging Science Senior Award winner, and Sophie Owen (left) was the Packaging World Outstanding Packaging Science Senior nominee.

Mike Alexander Promoted to Sales Manager, Eastern United States and Canada for Formost Fuji

Alexander will continue to support the customers in his current territory as the Northeast Regional Sales Manager in the U.S. but will start his dual role as Sales Manager, Eastern United States and Canada this month.

November 14, 2022

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Michael Hays Appointed President of Integreon Global

Hays replaces Maurice Barakat, effective Dec. 5, 2022. Barakat will remain CEO and Executive Chairman.

November 10, 2022

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TC Transcontinental Opens State-of-the-Art Recycling Technology Lab

TC Transcontinental Packaging opened its Recycling Technology Lab at the Art, Science and Technology Research and Applications Center (ASTRA Center) in Menasha, Wisc. It complements the existing state-of-the-art R&D labs at the center.

November 10, 2022

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