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Nov/Dec 2025

Packaging World Nov/Dec 2025

Sustainability Progress in Bottle Closures

Innovation in bottle closures is helping the industry balance consumer needs, recycling efficiency, and mounting sustainability and regulatory pressures.

November 17, 2025

Prototype of a paper closure, supplied Blue Ocean Closures for an Absolut pilot.

Wild Introduces Refillable Roll-On Deodorant to U.K. Market

London-based sustainable personal care brand Wild debuts a refillable roll-on deodorant product featuring a reusable metal case and a bio-based, compostable refill pack.

November 5, 2025

Wild’s new refillable roll-on deodorant pairs a sleek, reusable aluminum case with a compostable, bio-based refill.

Nextloop Americas Receives FDA LNO, Develops AI Sorting

Nextloopp Americas gains FDA approval for food-grade recycled polypropylene and adds its first regional recycling partner as AI sorting moves into action.

November 3, 2025

Krusteaz Streamlines Packaging Artwork Management

Moving from manual packaging artwork reviews to a digital workflow, baking mix company Krusteaz improves collaboration, speeds approvals, and ensures every label is accurate.

October 31, 2025

Reusable Cup Pilot at Portland Stadiums Relies on RFID

Bold Reuse is testing RFID-enabled reusable cups at Portland sports venues, using digital tracking to make large-scale reuse more transparent and efficient.

October 30, 2025

A reusable cup from Bold Reuse’s pilot program encourages fans to return it for cleaning and reuse at Portland sports venues.

P&G’s Tide Laser Marks Cap for Better Dosing Clarity, Recyclability

A new laser-marked closure eliminates labels and inks while standing out on the shelf and giving consumers permanent, easy-to-read dosing guidance.

October 27, 2025

UV Laser Marking System

Squid Ink Manufacturing's eco-friendly SQ-UVT-A Series UV Laser Marking System offers permanent coding without consumables.

October 27, 2025

Squid Ink Manufacturing

Private Label Brands Target Low-Barrier, Recyclable Films via Retailer Forum

Major retailers including Amazon, Walmart, CVS, and Target are uniting through the Sustainable Packaging Coalition to accelerate development of recyclable, low-barrier flexible films that can meet circularity goals without disrupting existing lines.

October 22, 2025

Unlike food packaging or products requiring oxygen or moisture barriers, some applications don’t need the complex multi-layer laminations that make many films difficult or impossible to recycle.

Born Simple Turns to Retortable Cartons for Shelf-Stable “Better Bowls”

Born Simple introduces shelf-stable “Better Bowls” in retortable, recyclable Tetra Pak cartons. The company says the move combines convenience, sustainability, and real ingredients with a preservative-free, ready-to-eat format.

October 21, 2025

Born Simple’s Terriyaki Chicken Bowl is packaged in a six-layer Tetra Pak retortable carton: four polypropylene layers, one aluminum barrier, and paperboard making up nearly 70% of the structure.

Great Earth Expands Use of Fiber-Based Closures to Entire Line

Swedish nutraceutical brand rolls out paper screw caps across all supplement jars, a first large-scale commercial use of Blue Ocean Closures’ molded fiber technology.

October 17, 2025

Great Earth’s full supplement line now features molded fiber screw caps developed with Blue Ocean Closures, replacing plastic across more than 70 products.

Barrier Coating for Recyclable Flexible Packaging

CelluForce launched CelluShield, a renewable cellulose, water-based coating for flexible packaging.

October 1, 2025

Pouch Cellu Shield

Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) Tray

Made with recycled PET, designed for sustainable food packaging, and ideal for high-speed protein packing lines, Klöckner Pentaplast says the kp Elite Nova is the lightest in its class.

July 16, 2025

Klöckner Pentaplast

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