17-Mar-2010 - Luxe Pack New York, which opens its doors on May 19, will have a distinctly green angle to it this year, falling in line with consumer demands for eco-friendly packaging.
16-Mar-2010 - Massachusetts-based bioscience company, Metabolix, has announced that the first commercial-scale production plant for Mirel bioplastics is now in operation.
09-Mar-2010 - The Personal Care division of packaging supplier Rexam has unveiled its new Innovation Center located in Chicago.
08-Mar-2010 - Contract manufacturer Maesa Beauty has designed a solid perfume ring for the Butterfly fragrance range from Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori.
23-Feb-2010 - The merger of the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) with the North American Packaging Association (NAPA) has led to the creation of a united, North American association for the packaging industry.
18-Feb-2010 - Holographic effects will soon be available on API Group’s environmentally-friendly laminated cartonboard, for use in cosmetics products secondary packaging.
16-Feb-2010 - NextLife Packaging Group (NPG) has formed an association with US-based packaging supplier, Transparent Container Corporation (TCC), to develop a new line of sustainable packaging.
12-Feb-2010 - The fourth Aerosol Forum will lift the lid on the latest aerosol and dispensing technologies when it opens its doors in Paris next month.
11-Feb-2010 - Colbert Packaging Corporation, a manufacturer of paper-based packaging, has received two Chain of Custody certifications for the use of paperboard in three of its facilities.
11-Feb-2010 - WS Packaging has joined up with Ecology Coatings as part of its efforts to provide packaging solutions with a reduced carbon footprint.
10-Feb-2010 - Unique packaging and a well known brand name catch your eye amid the crowd of products jostling for attention. You saw the advert and it promised youthful miracles, but can you afford it… in terms of your carbon footprint, I mean?
08-Feb-2010 - A new polypropylene-based material that combines natural grass waste is the secret behind a cosmetic packaging with a significantly reduced environmental footprint.
03-Feb-2010 - Burt Rigid Box, a supplier of packaging to several markets including cosmetics and personal care, has entered into a sales-based agreement with Plaza Packaging.
03-Feb-2010 - Ampac Flexibles, the flexible packaging division of Ampac Packaging, has launched a film for samples and unit-dose packages that promises good barrier functions and superior efficiency.
03-Feb-2010 - Going beyond the visual is the latest way to make a product stand out on the store shelf, according to packaging professionals at this year’s PCD Congress.
01-Feb-2010 - Brazil-based petrochemical giant Braskem will be opening industrial production for its bio-based polyethylene later this year.
29-Jan-2010 - The first products to use the one hundred percent recycled Infinite Glass, launched by France-based company SGD Group, will hit the consumer market in the next few months.
28-Jan-2010 - Labelling the environmental characteristics of a product, for example its carbon footprint and water consumption, is becoming increasingly popular in a number of markets.
28-Jan-2010 - Alpha Packaging, a supplier of plastic bottles and jars for the Personal Care market, has introduced a 32-ounce narrow-neck bottle to its range of PET bottles.
27-Jan-2010 - Highlighting resource use of the packaging and pushing for more recyclable materials might be a step in the right direction but we should not forget petrochemical-based materials that already exist and may have a better environmental profile than those currently used, according to Alcan's Nicholas Thorne.
21-Jan-2010 - The high heat resistance of NatureWorks’ second generation Ingeo bioresin is expected to offer increased innovation opportunities for packaging manufacturers.
21-Jan-2010 - Innovations in fragrance packaging will get more recognition this year as the FiFi awards has introduced a technological breakthrough prize that concentrates uniquely on packaging.
20-Jan-2010 - Key to this year’s PCD Congress being held in Paris on 26 and 27 January 2010 is the showcasing of new innovations by various players in the perfume and cosmetics packaging industry.
19-Jan-2010 - France-based glass perfume packaging provider SGD Group is restructuring its finances in an attempt to reduce its debt load.
07-Jan-2010 - The fastest-growing segment within the sustainable packaging sector over the next five years is anticipated to be plastic-based packaging, according to market intelligence firm, Pike Research.