COVID-19

Demand for Medical Kits and Trays to Soar and More News

Mar 01, 2021

COVID-19 and other healthcare trends that are fueling a surge in certain medical packaging, a child-resistant carton for medical and recreational cannabis, a virtual medtech educational summit, and a 60th anniversary freebie consultation are among...

Sanofi to Help Fill and Pack the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine and More News

Feb 13, 2021

Top headlines in the pharmaceutical packaging community include … coopetition speeds coronavirus vaccine supply; prediction of an 8% annual market growth trajectory; new marketer joins pharma packaging machinery business; small-batch contract...

Packaging Possibilities: 3 Macro Trends to Learn and Leverage

Feb 10, 2021

A look at macro trends in trucking, IT, and banking reveals areas where minor packaging shifts could make major contributions to a company’s profitability in what will be a difficult year financially.

COVID-19 and Packaging Design: One Year Later

Feb 08, 2021

As we embrace 2021, here are four lessons we learned from the pandemic that packaging designers can build on.

Early 2021 Packaging Trend: Back to Business (Sort Of)

Feb 04, 2021

Learning from COVID-19 past/present/future, focusing on sustainability goals, and creating packages that entice consumers to “add to cart” (virtually now more than ever) show how packaging operations are being run these days.

Valentine’s Day Packaging Reflects New Trends Like COVID and Cannabis

Feb 03, 2021

Brands offer trendy safe-at-home packaged options this year from heart-shaped chicken nuggets to ecommerce boxed shots to cannabis-infused chocolate.

OSHA Updates Worker Safety Guidance on COVID

Feb 01, 2021

The workplace safety regulator has created stronger guidance to help employers keep their workers safe during the pandemic.

COVID-19 and Food Packaging: One Year Later

Jan 29, 2021

Shifts caused by the pandemic in the availability, purchase, and use of packaging materials for foods and beverages for foodservice and retail linger. What materials remain popular and why?

Vaccines Bestow Business Boost to Packaging

Jan 22, 2021

A look ahead to the next seven years predicts income from the packaging and storage of vaccines will almost double for materials suppliers globally.

What Did You Learn from Your COVID-19 Experience?

Jan 20, 2021

A debrief with the packaging community can reveal what worked and what didn’t last year. Please take our short survey and share your opinions, insights, and advice with your peers.

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