Corroded ammunition is no joke, either for the manufacturer who wants to sell like-new shells or the end user who wants to fire them safely without damaging firearms. However, tropical environments or even fluctuating humidity in shipping and storage conditions around the globe can attack even brass plated shells in sheltered environments. Fortunately, some ordnance manufacturers and users have discovered the secret weapon of protecting entire boxes of shells with a simple piece of VpCI® anticorrosion paper.

WELTEC BATTERY HUB expands the portfolio with battery storage solutions

Vechta, October 2026 – WELTEC BIOPOWER celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2026 and will showcase proven technologies and new energy solutions at EnergyDecentral. From 10 to 13 November, the Vechta-based company will present its comprehensive portfolio of biogas and biomethane plants, alongside slurry and digestate treatment technologies, in Hanover.

The Italian packaging supplier is partnering with Istituto Marangoni Milano to educate the next generation of professionals in the beauty packaging industry, with the aim of bringing students closer to the real dynamics of the cosmetic packaging sector and fostering direct dialogue between academia and industry.

Pantone's collaboration with Lionsgate illustrates how carefully selected colors communicate identity, emotion, and meaning — principles that extend to label and packaging design.

What do The Hunger Games and label printing have in common? More than you might think, particularly when it comes to the power of color.

Ahead of the November 20 theatrical release of The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Lionsgate has partnered with Pantone to introduce The Palette of Panem, a project exploring how color was used to establish the visual identities of the film’s 12 districts.

Coors is bringing back its ‘Peak of Technology’ campaign this April, putting the spotlight firmly on the brand’s cold‑activated packaging as it looks to help consumers perfect their at‑home beer serves.

The activity celebrates Coors’ trademark thermochromic ink, which turns the mountain peaks on bottles and cans blue when the beer has reached its optimal chilled temperature.

The collaboration combines glass syringe platforms and elastomeric components to generate early system-level performance data, supporting pharmaceutical companies in selecting packaging configurations for sensitive biologics and injectable therapies.

Aptar Pharma and Stevanato Group have announced a collaboration to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies accelerate the evaluation and selection of pre-filled syringe (PFS) systems for complex injectable therapies.

Amcor has developed a customised flip-top closure for Choví, a popular Spanish sauce brand, to improve dispensing functionality, ease of use and shelf appeal. The new closure combines an innovative curved design with a silicone valve to provide consumers with better control when dispensing sauces.

Innovative Closure Design Enhances Consumer Experience

Leading independent integrator of packaging lines Autopack has installed a second, higher-speed sauce packaging line for P&B (Foods) Ltd, increasing capacity to up to 200 bottles per minute as the food manufacturer responds to growing demand.

The turnkey line combines an unscrambler, rotary net-weight filler, capper block and rotary wraparound labeller. It represents the latest milestone in a partnership that began in 2023 and has already delivered a series of automation and production upgrades across P&B (Foods)’ sauce and edible-oil operations.

AB InBev has introduced a seven-bottle packaging format for Corona Cero, positioning the alcohol-free beer around the idea of a bottle for each day of the week.

The brewer worked with Smurfit Westrock and branding agency JKR on the project, which was developed through Smurfit Westrock’s Design2Market process, allowing the teams to move from concept to prototype and refinement quickly enough for a global launch.

The new “7 Days, 7 Moments” presentation is built on paper-based packaging and is intended to combine consumer appeal with easier scalability.