Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs)
RPA Accepting Submissions for Second Annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award
The Reusable Packaging Association is accepting submissions for its second annual Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award. The award is designed to recognize companies that have developed, supported, or implemented measurable and innovative reusable solutions in a business-to-business supply chain. …read more
New Rehrig Pacific Study Demonstrates Importance of Reusable Packaging Appearance in Attracting Customers at the Point of Sale
An exciting new study from Rehrig Pacific (www.rehrigpacific.com) and Clemson University emphasizes the importance of secondary packaging appearance in gaining and holding customer attention, buyer behaviors that retailers are finding increasingly important, given that more and more purchase decisions are made at the point of purchase by consumers.…read more
Four Steps to Take in 2013 to Meet the FSMA
RPA member Jack Sparn outlined four steps that any¬one involved in the manufacture or distribution of food should focus on this year in order to meet new FSMA regulations. …read more
U.S. COEXCELL and Inteplast Join Reusable Packaging Association; Will Exhibit in Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO
U.S. COEXCELL and Inteplast have joined the Reusable Packaging Association and will exhibit in the RPA’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas this year, bringing the total number of exhibitors to 30.…read more
ORBIS CORPORATION AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REUSABLE PACKAGING PARTNERSHIP IS AWARDED AT 2012 AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN AWARDS
ORBIS Corporation, the leader in sustainable reusable packaging, partnered with Nissan North America to standardize Nissan’s reusable packaging system. Recently, the companies accepted the Environmental Awareness Award at the 2012 Automotive Supply Chain Global Awards for their partnership and efforts related to reusable packaging.Winners are selected from organizations or companies which have done the most to reduce the impact of pollution on the environment.…read more
Fibertech Inc. Joins Reusable Packaging Association
Fibertech Inc., a leading supplier of reusable containers and pallets, has joined the Reusable Packaging Association. The company will join 24 other members who are exhibiting in the association’s Reusable Packaging Pavilion at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas this year.…read more
Member Spotlight: Cindy Doman, Packaging Engineer at Herman Miller
Herman Miller is committed to creating inventive designs, technologies and related services that improve the human experience wherever people work, heal, learn, and live. The company has been named for nine consecutive years to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and was named among the 50 Best U.S. Manufacturers by Industry Week. This week we interview RPA member Cindy Doman.…read more
Ball Corporation and Rehrig Bulk Pooling Reach National Service Agreement
The interest of major corporations in taking a strategic approach to transport packaging continues to grow. Case in point, Rehrig Bulk Pooling Services (Rehrig BPS) has reached an agreement with Ball Corporation to provide complete transport packaging services and management for 15 Ball beverage can plants in North America. Rehrig BPS will manage all requirements for handling and reverse logistics that are necessary to service and maintain Ball’s reusable packaging assets. Ball’s pallets, top frames and separator sheets, used in the storage and transport of empty metal containers, will be recovered, sorted, inspected and cleaned/repaired upon return from Ball’s customers.…read more
NAME CHANGE CREATES WORLD LEADER IN REUSABLE TRANSIT PACKAGING
LINPAC Allibert and Schoeller Arca Systems (SAS) have joined together under one name to become the world leader in plastic reusable transit packaging (RTP). The two companies will be rebranded as Schoeller Allibert from January 2013, following the acquisition of LINPAC Allibert by controlling SAS stakeholder One Equity Partners (OEP) nine months ago.…read more
CAPS Introduces Northern Arkansas Service Center
CAPS introduces its newest shipping container service center, based in Lowell, Arkansas. Increased customer demand in the central region of the country drove the company’s decision to launch its most recent facility as part of an ongoing national service center network expansion strategy.…read more