- In August 2024, Origin Materials entered into a partnership with Reed City Group to mass-produce PET caps and closures in North America. The collaboration will utilize Reed City Group’s Michigan facilities to operate commercial manufacturing lines that convert virgin and recycled PET (rPET) into caps. These high-speed, automated lines aim to create the first commercially viable PET closures for the mass market
- In July 2024, Berry Global Group equipped Grillo’s Pickles with twist-top, spill-proof, easy-open jars for their pickles. These custom-designed, recyclable PP jars feature a continuous thread closure and ribbed design, which helps prevent leakage and ensures a mess-free opening process. The jars also include pickle-shaped side grips for better user control and clear, in-mold labels to maintain Grillo’s homemade branding
- In December 2022, Rieke, a TriMas Packaging Brand, launched the IMF-5 In-Mold Flexspout tamper-evident closure for plastic pails, enhancing brand and product security by addressing concerns related to product piracy and counterfeiting in a more interconnected global market
- In February 2022, BERICAP, a leading global producer of plastic and aluminum closures, won the prestigious TOP 100 prize as one of Germany’s most innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in 2022. This recognition highlighted the company’s significant contributions to closure technology innovation, making it the only closure manufacturer in the food, beverage, and industrial packaging sectors to earn the distinction
- In November 2021, Amcor launched IMPRESSIONS, a new technology developed in collaboration with MGJ, allowing companies and brands to customize closure liners, providing unique and personalized packaging solutions
