29OctBy Rick Lingle, Plastics Today Pack Expo Intl. 2018 held October 14-17 presented a wide-angle view of packaging boasting 2,500 exhibitors across 1.25 million net square feet of Chicago’s McCormick Place and drew nearly 45,000 attendees. It was an extravaganza of all things packaging including an impressively high level of
23AugTom Brady is founder of Plastic Technologies Inc (or PTI), and has probably touched more people’s lives than any guest on this show having developed the plastic technology behind the plastic bottles now used widely in the beverage industry. Since starting over 30 years ago, his company has also branched
20AugAtlanta — Electronic commerce presents challenges to the traditional way of distribution. But there also are plenty of opportunities for plastics packaging as more goods are bypassing brick-and-mortar stores. Plastics have been taking market share from other packaging substrates for years, and that trend continues as e-commerce becomes more popular. The
