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Dow Performance Packaging launches Innovation Center

September 25, 2013

The Performance Packaging business is launching Pack Studios, a collaborative capability that it says can accelerate packaging application projects through a global network of labs, experts and testing equipment.

Packaging Corp. of America to buy Boise for $1.27 billion to add mills

September 19, 2013

Packaging Corp. of America, the fourth-largest U.S. producer of corrugated shipping cases, agrees to purchase Boise Inc. for about $1.27 billion, to boost capacity. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. The move will boost the company’s presence in the Pacific Northwest.

Clear Packaging Vs. Opaque: Does it affect how much people eat?

Journal of Marketing study looks at snacking habits, finds packaging transparency makes a difference

Crystal Lindell

August 7, 2013

Apparently, people eat less cookies from transparent packages than they do from opaque ones.

Unreal makes ‘real’ changes to entice more customers

Healthy candy company redesigns packaging, changes product names and creates brighter colors.

Crystal Lindell

July 31, 2013

It’s about one year since Unreal candy hit store shelves, and in that time the company has come to learn a few things about what consumers want. And now they’re responding with some big changes.

PACK EXPO partners with Koelnmesse GmbH for global reach

July 18, 2013

PACK EXPO and Koelnmesse GmbH collaborate to promote their packaging and processing industry events and provide insight for companies considering expansion in North America, Europe and India. This arrangement will allow PACK EXPO attendees to come away with a better picture of global factors impacting their packaging and processing operations, the two groups say.