According to a recent article at Packaging Digest, the personal care market is one that continues to grow at a fast pace – in fact, it’s expected to be worth more than $38 billion by 2019. Packaging in the personal care market is made up mostly of plastic, with 61% of products being packaged in plastic compacts, jars, bottles, and …
Pharmaceutical News: FDA And Pain Drugs That Deter Abuse
Recently in pharmaceutical news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance to assist in the development of opioid drugs with properties that make the drugs, such as oxycodone, less likely to be abused, according to an article at Packaging World. Drugs containing opioids, such as oxycodone, Percocet, codeine, Vicodin, and hydrocodone are prescribed for patients who …
2015 Forest Products Machinery And Equipment Exposition
REA JET is excited about the next trade show we will be attending, the Forest Products Machinery and Equipment Exposition beginning June 10 in Atlanta! We will be in booth #709 for all who want to come by and visit, or learn more about our exceptional industrial marking and coding solutions. This will be the 33rd expo sponsored by Southern …
Packaging News – Coca Cola to Reveal its Natural PlantBottle
In 2009, Coca-Cola introduced its first PlantBottle, a packaging used by many of the company’s core brands, that are 30% sourced from renewable materials. The PlantBottle 1.0 materials originate from sugar cane produced in Brazil, with the remainder being 70% PET. According to packaging news sources, the company is working to develop a bio PTA, or purified terephthalic acid, with …
Packaging News – Alcohol Free Wine Can Be Sampled Now
Recently in packaging news, Beringer Vineyards, based in Napa, CA, has a new way for prospective customers to sample the winemaker’s three most popular varieties of wines sans alcohol. Consumers in 20 states will be able to taste a sample of Beringer’s Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, or White Zinfandel at select Kroger stores, according to a recent article at Packaging Digest. …