Packaging Strategies serves product manufacturers and marketers responsible for conceiving/implementing packaging ideas for their food & beverage products.
David Lawes of Interchange 360 — the public-facing name of the Lubricants Packaging Management Association — shares strategies for meeting EPR mandates when it comes to automotive and lubricant packaging. brnw.ch/21x5XUk#RecyclingInfrastructure
ALT Image of automotive and lubricant packaging along with David Lawes' headshot and title.
David Lawes' headshot provided by Interchange 360.
Developing plant-based, biodegradable adhesives that could be used on produce labels is just one way that researchers at Clemson University are seeking to improve packaging. brnw.ch/21x5WCQ#SustainablePackaging#Adhesives#rPET
Image provided by Clemson News
ALT Image of researchers at Clemson University
Image provided by Clemson News
The consortium will focus on markets where flexible plastic #packaging is widely used and where a lack of collection and #recycling systems could increase their likelihood of ending up in the environment.
(Image provided by macrovector on Magnific)
brnw.ch/21x5WrD
UFlex Limited, Kraft Heinz and others see opportunities in Latin America’s packaging market. Many of the investments, partnerships, acquisitions and product rollouts involve flexible packaging. brnw.ch/21x5SpJ#StandUpPouches
Image provided by Kraft Heinz Brasil
ALT Image of Kraft Heinz Brasil's packaging for tomato paste.
Image provided by Kraft Heinz Brasil.
PMMI is honoring CPG innovators. The 10 inaugural CPG NexGen Award winners are being recognized for delivering measurable advances in automation, productivity, sustainability and packaging to transform how CPG products are made. brnw.ch/21x5Pmm#PackagingInnovation
ALT Image of the 2026 CPG NexGen Award winners.
Image provided by PMMI.
Bower Collective has partnered with Kelpi to launch a paper sachet containing a liquid product, made using a biobased coating derived from renewably sourced seaweed that matches fossil fuel plastic's performance. brnw.ch/21x5NLt#MaterialConverting
ALT Image of Bower Collective hand wash in paper-based sachet packaging.
Image provided by Kelpi.
The company’s VarioFlow portfolio is “at the heart” of its conveyance offerings for CPG applications, it says.
(Image courtesy of Bosch Rexroth)
#Conveyors#Robotics#Palletizersbrnw.ch/21x5NyL
The machine is engineered for manufacturers looking to increase throughput without compromising package quality. It is capable of speeds up to 150 pouches per minute.
(Image courtesy of HMC Products)
#Pouches#PACKEXPO#FlexiblePackagingbrnw.ch/21x5JVs
Brandon Phan of Shell Polymers highlights the advantages of multilayer coextrusion. Unlike monolayer films, which require a single material to meet all performance criteria, coextruded films can leverage the strengths of different resins. brnw.ch/21x5Ig1#BarrierFilms
ALT Image of plant workers monitoring multilayer coextrusion equipment
Image provided by Shell Polymers
#ICYMI: Across Elopak’s customer base, the most consistent priorities remain tamper-evident security, resealability, recyclability, ease of use, and seamless compatibility with high-speed filling lines.
(📸 Elopak)
#PackagingStrategies#Closuresbrnw.ch/21x5Gc8