UFP Packaging rolled out the All Boxed Up name across its three corrugated box-making facilities and customer-facing channels to highlight its expanded corrugated packaging business. The brand dates to the 2022 acquisition of Titan Corrugated and its distribution affiliate.
Smurfit Westrock developed a seven-bottle paper-based consumer pack and corrugated transport packaging for AB InBev's Corona Cero, with one bottle per day of the week. The format is being rolled out in additional markets after launches in Colombia and Argentina.
DS Smith and Absolut Vodka introduced a range of 100% recyclable fibre-based corrugated brown boxes with flavour-specific colour coding to protect Absolut Vodka bottles in transit worldwide.
Mondi introduced new corrugated and solid board food packaging solutions and enhanced digital printing capabilities, building on its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging.
Mondi, a global packaging and paper producer, launched an extended food packaging portfolio including solid board and digital printing capabilities following its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging, aimed at customers across Europe.
DS Smith developed the Lift Up, a fully recyclable corrugated cardboard handle for 1.5-litre soft drink bottle multipacks, in collaboration with Krones and Coca-Cola HBC. Krones says the method could cut packaging production energy use by 58%.
Goa's Rhea Distilleries launched India's first paper bottle, the Frugal Bottle, for its Fidalgo Premium Cashew Feni, in a partnership with UK's Frugalpac and ITC's packaging business, announced during the UK Prime Minister's India visit on October 9.
Mondi has expanded its digital printing capabilities for corrugated packaging by adding white ink as a standard option. The announcement was dated 17 September 2025.
Capardoni introduced a mono-material PP dropper, a tamper-proof flip-top cap, a new glass bottle called Chico, and the Ruby Stick mono-material PP stick. The products are aimed at cosmetics and skincare packaging.
Mondi has finalized its ProVantage containerboard paper portfolio, offering brown and white grades for corrugated packaging, honeycomb structures and fiber drums. The range targets e-commerce packaging needs.
DS Smith developed new fibre-based corrugated cardboard ecommerce packaging for V. Roubis, maker of the Bfresh Spitiko juice brand, replacing wooden trays and polystyrene for its glass-bottled juices.
Aptar Closures released the Future Disc Top, a fully recyclable PE closure with a locking mechanism, aimed at beauty products. It is available in several colors and a PCR version.
Paboco, The Paper Bottle Company, launched its Next Gen Paper Bottle and began preparing full-scale production at a new manufacturing site in Slangerup, Denmark, aiming to deliver over 20 million bottles by end-2025. ALPLA backs the venture.
Pneumatic Scale Angelus, a BW Packaging Co company, will exhibit its CB100R full rotary canning line at APPEX 2024 in Melbourne, running at 100+ cans per minute for craft beverages.
KinsBrae Packaging, a Cambridge, Ontario packaging firm, began production on its paper bottle machine on February 15, 2024, with Georgian Bay Spirits as launch partner.
Coca-Cola HBC Austria replaced plastic shrink film on four soft drink multipacks with kraft paper and cardboard packaging, developed with Krones, DS Smith and Mondi. The line was installed at its Edestal plant in Burgenland.
Coca-Cola HBC Austria replaced plastic films on 1.5-litre PET multipacks with recyclable cardboard and kraft paper outer packaging at its Burgenland production center, saving an estimated 200 tons of plastic annually. Krones, Mondi and DS Smith collaborated on the project.
Berry Global is combining its M&H and PET Power businesses into a new Europe-wide operation called Berry Agile Solutions, offering short lead times and low minimum order quantities.
Orora Beverage launched Helio by Orora, a high-speed digital printing solution for cans in Oceania, supplied under an agreement with Israel-based Velox-digital. The first digital printer will be installed at Orora's Dandenong, Victoria can plant.
Frugalpac begins supplying vodka and gin in its paper Frugal Bottle to Australia and New Zealand after Free Trade Agreements with the UK took effect. Two local brands and two contract bottlers have adopted it, and an Australian packaging group intends to buy the assembly machine.
Cheer Pack North America developed a 5-oz flexible spouted refill pouch for ScottsMiracle-Gro's Ortho GroundClear weed and grass killer concentrate, the first of its kind in the weed control category.
The Spearhead Group, a US packaging company, launched Bottle2Bag, a luxury textile bag solution woven from recycled plastic bottles for food, spirits and beverage clients.
Polish dairy producer OSM Łowicz became the first in Poland and the world's first in the cooking cream category to use SIG's combibloc ECO PLUS aluminium-free packaging, including 500 ml combiblocMidi and Slimline packs.
Fenton Packaging Solutions worked with Silberline's European division to develop steel pails sourced in Europe instead of shipped from Ohio, reducing CO2e per TEU by over 73%.
Graphic Packaging launched its KeelClip fiber-based can multipack packaging in the United States with an AutoClip KC1600 machine installed at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages' Elmsford, New York facility. The system removes plastic rings and shrink wrap from can multipacks.
Schoeller Allibert developed a Corona 20-pocket beer crate for AB InBev containing at least 20% recycled maritime plastic waste, launched in Germany. The article is dated June 27, 2022.
Amcor Rigid Packaging and Danone launched a 100% recyclable, label-less PET bottle for the Villavicencio water brand in Argentina, with a 21% lower carbon footprint than the previous bottle. The bottle is made from 100% recycled content.
Contract packer WePack announced the launch of a new vertical form fill seal solution made entirely from paper, reported on 10 March 2022.
CCL Label launched certified EcoFloat polyolefin shrink sleeves for PP dairy cups to boost recycling rates.
The Paper Lid Company and Metsä Board unveiled a 100% recyclable paperboard lid for takeaway beverage cups.
Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box introduced Vitop Renew, a more sustainable version of its Vitop tap made from bio-based PP resins with 53% recycled and renewable content.
Heinz rolled out its Eco-Friendly Sleeve Multipack in the UK, a paperboard sleeve for canned products made with WestRock's PEFC-certified CarrierKote paperboard.
Contract packer Framptons became the first company in Europe to use SIG's combidome filling machine to produce plant-based milk cartons for start-up brand Lilk. The launch was reported on July 17, 2021.
Scholle IPN, partnering with Georgia-Pacific's corrugated packaging solutions, released a bag-in-box pack for liquids certified by Amazon as ship in own container, in sizes from 2 to 23 litres without shrink wrap.
Georg Utz in Schüttorf started series production of the GS1 Smart-Box, a reusable polypropylene transport container; the first 100,000 units were delivered in late April 2021 to pooling partner IPP.
Golden West Packaging Group has launched a digital corrugated packaging solution using an HP PageWide C500 press at its Livermore, California site, allowing faster speed-to-market for wine and beverage customers.
Graphic Packaging International developed a paperboard multipack for Estrella Damm cans to replace plastic shrink wrap. The format will initially come in six-, 12- and 24-can packs.
Golden West Packaging Group launched a digital corrugated packaging solution using an HP PageWide C500 press at its Livermore, California site, cutting lead times to 10 working days or fewer for wine and beverage customers.
Coca-Cola European Partners began manufacturing and distributing WestRock's CanCollar cardboard can collation ring at its Barcelona plant, first in the Balearic Islands, after a 2.6 million euro plant investment this year.
Georgia-Pacific started manufacturing curbside recyclable paper padded mailers for e-commerce at its recently opened Arizona facility, with Amazon as the key customer.
Colombier Group has announced the launch of EasyCup, a product in its sustainable packaging range.
Ball Corporation unveiled a redesign of its special effects can range and a new two-stage temperature-reactive Thermochromic Reveal technology at BrauBeviale.
Maspex Wadowice Group has adopted SIG's combidome carton bottle to relaunch its Tymbark juice range, the first use of this carton format in Poland.
3Epack Ltd has introduced the 3EPak paper bottle concept, which uses about 5 g of plastic and is up to 75% compostable, along with a prototype production line for the packaging.
Cepac developed a shelf-ready, recyclable corrugated pack replacing tray and shrinkwrap for ShinDigger Brewing's 12-pack 440ml cans, which reached shops from late spring 2019. The design removes shrink tunnel heat requirements and speeds pack assembly.
Saica Pack has launched a Digital Briefcase application to offer a complete end-to-end packaging solution. The report is dated 7 February 2019.
UPM Raflatac has successfully completed the first pilot of its RafMore smart label solution for e-commerce. The report is dated 6 February 2019.
Glenroy Inc. of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, was selected as the exclusive converter of the new premade STANDCAP Pouch, which it produces using VOLPAK converting technology. The pouch was shown at PACK EXPO International 2018.
Ardagh Group manufactured a taller, sleek-shaped aluminium aerosol can for Beiersdorf's Nivea female range at its Veenendaal plant in the Netherlands. The can has been successfully launched in Europe.
Graphic Packaging International collaborated with 2 Sisters Food Group to launch an ovenable cartonboard tray insert carton for Marks and Spencer's Detroit-style Deep and Loaded pizzas.