Miscellaneous

The Holy Grail 2.0 initiative has the goal of assessing whether digital technology can enable better sorting and higher-quality recycling rates for packaging in the EU. Today, more than 85 partners across the value chain are working together to refine and commercialize this concept.

Batavia Mills and Tuscanne Brands, private label brands for St. Charles Trading Inc., are now transitioning over to new packaging using their recently updated branding.

Batavia Mills and Tuscanne Brands have implemented new branding on packaging for the warehouse and sample program. Customers and prospects will be seeing the updated logos in many places, from gusseted pouches to security tape.

Almost all of our laminate and plastic tube offerings can be customized to have this special luminous property, irrespective of diameter width and tube size. These tubes are particularly useful for clients in categories such as Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharma & Health, and Oral Care, and more so when unique packaging appeal is needed.

Glow in the Dark tubes are unique, instantly recognizable, and have high shelf appeal – perfect for when you need to make your packaging solution stand out versus the competitive set.

CRREO utilizes several patented features, including Slider-Guard™ child resistant slider, which is the first-ever child-resistant slider for flexible packaging. While it is difficult for children; it is very easy for adults to open.

The CRREO pouch material cannot be torn and has gone through exhaustive testing with children and adults under the testing requirements of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act and has been approved by the CPSC and EPA under the classification of ASTM D3475-08, Type XIA.

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StarPak plans to utilize Dow’s PacXpert™ Packaging Technology in various applications in the future, enabling customers to transition to flexible, lightweight and collapsible stand-up pouches which have the ability to hold liquid and solid material.

StarPak’s pipeline of potential customers will enable the company to quickly invest in machinery to manufacture these PacXpert™ pouches.

In 2017 Aptar performed a consumer study with one-on-one interviews to gain feedback on protein products offered today. Our consumer research revealed that users of protein powder products are brand loyal and ingredient conscious, but that they experience frustration with current packages offered today. Consumers expressed frustration with removing liners and digging for the scoop within the powder, as well as concerns about contaminating the product and making a mess when digging for the scoop.

To give an impetus to the diversification of the jute industry, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday extended the norms for mandatory packaging of 100% food grains and 20% sugar in diversified jute bags.

“Decision mandating packaging of 100% foodgrains & 20% sugar in diversified jute bags will benefit 3.7 lakh workers & 40 lakh farmers specially in West Bengal,” textiles minister Smriti Irani said in a tweet, adding that the government purchases over Rs 7500 crore worth jute bags to sustain core demand of the sector.