Culture & Marketing

The Arctic Blue Gin package, featuring images of Northern Lights, has won a ScanStar 2020 award. The Nordic competition was organised by the Finnish Packaging Association.

Verso Corporation introduced a new direct mail promotion, Vote for Verso Papers, to create awareness of its extensive 7 & 9 pt. sheetfed, digital, web and inkjet printing papers amongst those designing and printing direct mail for political campaigns. The promotion was printed on a sheetfed printing press on Verso's Anthem Plus® Gloss, 7 pt. cover.

Stora Enso CLT stairs are a lighter weight, cost-efficient single component solution that is fast to install and offers a full timber alternative to concrete or steel stairs.

Cascades PRO, the professional hygiene brand of Cascades Inc., has launched a new hand hygiene campaign to promote the importance of hand drying in preventing the spread of bacteria, viruses and other infections.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö announces the launch of TrustShield™ Biological, a personal protective apparel medical fabric designed to shield against hazardous pathogens.

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. announces the New Face of Premium Packaging with the release of its new portfolio of Monadnock Envi PC 100 Coated Performance Board.

FibDex® wound dressing - made from nanofibrillar cellulose by UPM Biomedicals - has taken a significant step in its path to market, as leading medical device distributor Steripolar Oy now sells the product in Finland.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions has introduced OmniLux™ Opaque, a new multipurpose opaque product line designed for web offset, sheetfed, digital toner, and inkjet presses. OmniLux™ features excellent opacity with a 96-bright blue-white shade for crisp, brilliant print image quality and is available in both Text and Cover Weights.

SmartLife uses a combination of top class filling-performance diagnostics and practical training in order to identify opportunities for improvement within the supply chain that will ultimately increase the shelf-life of Bag-in-Box wines.

Kruger Inc. has entered into a partnership with Pulp Moulded Products Inc. (PMP) for the supply of low-carbon footprint fibres that will enable PMP to produce a prototype of a low-cost, single-use biodegradable mask. Developed by PMP for non-frontline workers and civilians, this ecofriendly alternative will be made from KruPulp, Kruger's FDA-compliant and FSC®-certified pulp.

Made with the environment in mind, all Monadnock's fine text and cover papers are FSC® Certified (FSC C018866), manufactured carbon neutral (VERs) and made with 100% renewable Green-e certified wind-powered electricity (RECs) under a third-party certified ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.

Sonoco ThermoSafe, a subsidiary of Sonoco, is developing a vendor-neutral blockchain platform to deliver improved transparency and traceability across the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Family picnickers, backyard revelers and even road trippers just got an environmental boost. Instead of hauling plastic foam containers that increasingly are being outlawed by cities and states, there's now a cooler alternative for keeping drinks, food and products cold this outdoor season.

The coronavirus pandemic's demand-shock, brick-and-mortar store closures and stay-at-home orders have upended retail sales. As total spending declines, online spending is projected to surge by 18% in 2020, reflecting the impact of new buyers joining the online retail space as a result of the pandemic.

Mondi has launched a health and safety app as a new way to communicate to its colleagues on well-being in the workplace.

Mondi, global leader in packaging and paper, has developed the world's first sustainable polycoated kraft (PCK) paper release liner, which is being launched on a global scale.

Consumers have rushed to online shopping, a "seismic shift" that will steadily grow if retailers provide convenient deliveries and environmentally friendly packaging, according to a DS Smith survey with important cues for businesses eager to flourish in a post-lockdown world.

It's more than just a box. That's why International Paper is donating 2 million for hunger relief.

DS Smith Tecnicarton has designed and manufactured a new packaging for the metallurgical sector in four-wave laminated cardboard, especially suitable for heavy bulks in the sector, whether they are positioned or extendable parts.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced that it has unified its Content and Creative Services (CCS) and Global Outsourcing (GO) capabilities to expand and streamline offerings for clients. By aligning these capabilities, the Company will be able to better address client needs through a single, centralized global resource platform for creative communications, managed services, transaction processing, and intelligent digital solutions.

Veritiv launches Vine, providing customers the packaging design quality and agility of a branding firm with the sourcing strength of a leading distribution company. Vine and its experienced team, backed by Veritiv, a Fortune 500 packaging leader, bridge the gap between ideas and execution, pairing innovation and design creativity with testing and supply chain expertise.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. announced that it recognized revenue of RMB6.73 million through June 30, 2020 from sale of 6.28 million pieces non-medical single-use face masks since launch of the production line at the end of April 2020.

Clearwater Paper Corporation has introduced ReMagine™, a folding carton paperboard brand with up to 30 percent post-consumer recycled fiber.

Vegpro, the largest fresh baby lettuces producer in Canada, and Cascades, a leader in eco-friendly recovery, packaging and hygiene solutions, have established a partnership aimed at replacing all Fresh Attitude salad containers, traditionally made from virgin plastic, with 100% recycled and recyclable plastic containers. Custom-designed for Vegpro by Cascades, these containers are manufactured at the Cascades Inopak plant in Drummondville, Québec.

Dissolving pulp and paper-based solutions company Sappi has launched a skin- and planet-friendly hand hygiene ingredient - Valida - which is based on cellulose and is intended to be used by hygiene product manufacturers in products like hand sanitizers.