Packaging specifications are the backbone of your products' packaging system, yet not all companies internalize ownership of their specs. Packaging specifications, aka specs, are the backbone of your product’s packaging system. They are the key...

The global pandemic has had a dramatic impact on perceptions of packaging. At the beginning of the year, concerns around ocean plastics, environmental tradeoffs, and challenging recycling economics dominated headlines and created a general skepticism...

Instead of taking CSA members’ cloth bags and returning them filled with fresh vegetables, farmers Jesse Frost and Hannah Crabtree delivered mid-April shares in plastic bags. And for the weekly farmers’ market in Lexington, Kentucky,...

The plastic industry is asking Congress for $1 billion to bail out plastic recycling during the coronavirus crisis. “Recycling is an essential service and consumers are demanding products with more recycled content,” an alliance of...

As the global pandemic continues to elevate both business pressures and public scrutiny on every industry – from healthcare, to retail operations, to personal care services – it has also transformed American attitudes toward an...

Three CEOs of leading manufacturers of packaging and processing machinery and equipment met virtually with PMMI to discuss strategies in conducting their operations amid the pandemic affecting today's world.

With increased concerns about the environment, consumers are now pushing brands to use sustainable practices more than ever. In fact, 66 percent of consumers and 73 percent of millennials are willing to pay more for...

With the world becoming more environmentally conscientious, consumers are focusing more than ever on the products they’re purchasing and how the packaging of those products could potentially impact the ecosystem. Brand owners are now responsible...

With the world becoming more environmentally conscientious, consumers are focusing more than ever on the products they’re purchasing and how the packaging of those products could potentially impact the ecosystem. Brand owners are now responsible...

A new study from PMMI Business Intelligence details next generation processing and packaging equipment needs for pet food manufacturers responding to consumer trends like sustainability, the humanization of pet food, and e-commerce. The 30-page study,...

Driving excellence in business performance in today’s printing and converting sector is the key to remaining competitive and profitable. Improving operational processes, lowering costs and delivering client loyalty can only come if the entire organization...

Flexible packaging refers to package made of flexible materials that can be easily molded into various shapes. It is one of the rapidly growing sectors of the packaging industry, which includes merging the highest qualities...

In 2019 there was a strong, quite single-minded push against plastics in general from several places in activism and the media. The question I have to ask is: Can you imagine a hospital without the...

In a world where sustainability is a top priority, brand owners in every industry are positioning their brands as environmentally friendly. From food production to packaging, even price may be taking a back seat to...

With headquarters in Columbus, Wis., and production facilities in five sites, American Packaging Corp. (APC), has been as forward-thinking as any flexible film converter operating today when it comes to connecting machinery, gathering data,...

When it comes to baby food, today’s parents seem to be primarily concerned that the product is healthful, organic and sustainable. Those same concerns apply to baby food packaging. Perhaps that’s the reason why pouches...

Smithers latest market report, “The Future of Retail-Ready Packaging to 2024,” forecasts that the global retail-ready packaging (RRP) market value will increase from $60 billion in 2019 to over $77 billion by 2024, with a...

The packaging business community is dealing with the unprecedented coronavirus (COVID-19) situation with both urgency and a deep sense of care. With many people working from home, Bobst is providing an in-depth look at the...

The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN) called on the European Commission on March 20, to recognize packaging as an essential component in maintaining the uninterrupted flow of product groups that the Commission...

The outlook for flexible packaging in the U.S. remains positive, despite the continued pressure that persists around packaging waste in general, and single-use plastic packaging specifically. The industry was estimated at approximately $31.8 billion in...

The power of color is well known, and brand owners use color to engage with customers in many ways. Indeed, research shows that up to 85 per cent of customers’ first impression is based on...

Described as the “perfect e-commerce package” yet perfectly suitable for brick-and-mortar channels as well, the winner of the Highest Achievement Award in the 64th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition is AeroFlexx. The technology originally...

Liquibox received a silver award from the Flexible Packaging Association for Waterspout, a specialized bag-in-box refill system for home and office water coolers. This is the company’s eighth win since first entering the annual Flexible...

The outbreak of the coronavirus in China could spur increased usage of flexible packaging to improve food safety, according to Brendan Connell-French, Wood Mackenzie research associate. "While efforts to limit the spread of Covid-19 are...

Despite a public and legislative outcry against plastics, the market outlook is strong for plastic film, flexible plastic and rigid plastic applications. Led by increasing use in construction, automotive and electronics, “the global plastics market...

For sustainable packaging, 2020 is set to be a year of action and reaction, building on the fast-growing trends we have seen in the last two years, as subject matter expert Nina Goodrich laid out...

As the global food packaging market approaches $400 billion by 2025, consumer desires and modern lifestyles continue to facilitate a shift in how people perceive food, according to “Trends and Advances in Food Packaging and...

Tom Egan, PMMI vice president of industry services, examines the status of this growing packaging segment and the factors that are influencing its advancement.