Marchesini Group, a leader in pharmaceutical packaging machinery, and AST, a U.S leader in the drug product manufacturing industry, have entered a strategic partnership that combines the expertise, technologies, and global reach of two highly respected industry leaders. The partnership will strengthen their position in sterile fill-finish production by delivering increasingly advanced, integrated and comprehensive solutions.
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe), an operating business of Ardagh Group, has partnered with The Absolut Company International to create Absolut Haring, the latest artist-edition bottle, inspired by Keith Haring’s iconic 1986 artwork featuring the Absolut vodka bottle.
SmartDFE wins Label Industry China Award for Innovation 2025
(Cambridge, UK, 9th December 2025) Hybrid Software Helix (formerly Global Graphics Software) is proud to announce that its SmartDFE™ technology has won a Label Industry China Award for Innovation. This marks the third major award this year for SmartDFE, the intelligent digital front end platform that drives high-speed label, packaging, and industrial inkjet presses.
TOPPAN Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire Asahi Kasei Corporation’s patented technology related to brittle lidding material for push-through blister packs,1 completing the transfer on November 28.
By fusing the acquired brittle lidding material technology with the TOPPAN Group’s barrier and packaging technologies, TOPPAN Holdings is aiming to advance a full-scale entry into the global push-through blister pack market.
The bottles use large-scale fruit photography paired with vignettes intended to highlight variant ingredients and link product benefit with imagery. Bold descriptors are positioned within the key visual and continue into the Palmolive brandmark area for cohesion.
The design is intended to appeal to what the company describes as a hedonist consumer.
The range uses preforms made and blown in Australia, with resin processed locally from a mix of Australian and imported flake. FujiSeal labels for the range were produced in Vietnam.
OLD BAY®, the legendary Chesapeake Bay seasoning, is returning to its roots by transitioning its packaging from plastic back to its original tin format. Rolling out on shelves this month, the updated packaging preserves the brand’s instantly recognizable yellow, blue, and red design—while reviving the classic look, feel, and user experience that longtime fans know and love.
More than 50,000 containers of a widely sold pain-relief ointment have been recalled after federal officials warned the packaging could put young children at risk of serious injury or death if accidentally swallowed.
Plantimex Distributors announced the recall of its Mamisan Pain Relieving Topical Ointment after determining the product’s lid failed to meet child-resistant requirements under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, according to a notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
In current time, the sustainability conversation around packaging reached a pivotal moment. Global leaders such as PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever, and Mars publicly acknowledged that some of their packaging sustainability targets would not be met as originally planned.
Olay Body and Secret are transforming body care routines with the new limited-edition Wicked: For Good collection.
Inspired by Elphaba and Glinda, this hydrating collection features serum-infused body washes and clinical strength deodorants formulated with superior skincare technology and enchanting scents.
Kate DiCarlo, Senior Director, Communications, Personal Care Portfolio, Procter & Gamble, said,
The new transport box has been designed to protect Hallstein’s glass bottle consignments during transportation to e-commerce customers, and comprised of corrugated cardboard, they are intended to replace the brand’s previous packaging solution, which was dependant on Polyethylene, a closed cell foam, also referred to as a PE foam for inlay and inserts.