In the NewsIn the News
A Dose of Security - Product Authentication & Brand Security
July 2008 PFFC (Paper, Film & Foil Converter)
Security paper suppliers are finding ingenious ways to help your customers protect their brands and their bottom lines. MWV, for example, with $6.59 billion in annual sales in more than 100 countries, has developed a series of security substrates for a number of high-volume markets that are particularly susceptible to counterfeiting and product tampering. Read more.
Brewer Medals in Olympic Packaging
July 2008 Packaging Digest
MWV's Cluster-Pak beverage packaging (featured on the cover of Packaging Digest) houses the limited-edition Budweiser Olympic 3-pack. Read more.
Printers & Questions: MWV's Center for Packaging Innovation
July 2008 FLEXO Magazine
MWV's Center for Packaging Innovation (CPI), located in Raleigh, North Carolina, is an incubator for creativity. Santosh Padki, CPI's vice president of marketing and business development, sat down to talk about this Center and its role in the grand scale of MWV's operations. Read more.
Question & Answer with MWV
May-June 2008 Virginia Maritimer
Bruce Thomas, MWV's senior vice president of global strategy and emerging markets, answered questions about MWV's decisision to headquarter in Richmond, booming business in India, and the relationship between global growth and the U.S. economy. Read more.
The Solution to More Effective Clinical Trials: Adherence Packaging
June 2008 eyeforPharma.com
Packaging has proven to play an important role in improving compliance rates. MWV Healthcare has performed extensive research to determine the key drivers of non-adherence and concluded that integrated blister and paperboard "calendarized" packaging eliminates some of the key barriers to medication adherence by patients in general, and those participating in clinical trials. Read more.
Modular Machine Manufacturing
June 2008 Packaging Digest
MWV uses configurable mechanical components to customize packaging machinery, without the cost, wait time and unpredictability associated with custom-machined components. One of the most popular machine series made at the MWV Consumer Solutions Group facility in Smyrna, GA, is one of its most versatile: the Duodozen® 1250M multipacker. Read more.
The Shine Factor
June 2008 HAPPI
Sustainability, functionality and luminosity dazzle in packaging designs for 2008. Read more.
The Future is Here -- Electronics in Packaging
June 2008 Food & Beverage Packaging
"Powered" packaging promises an array of benefits from shelf sizzle to functional muscle. Read more.
Shipping Strategies Keep CE Companies Afloat
May/June 2008 CE Vision
Shipping isn't the only thing going green. MWV jumped on the trend by introducing its Natralock product, which the company says provides retailers with similar security strengths as its traditional, less sustainable plastic counterpart. Read more.
Emerging Technology -- Green Packaging Also Reduces Theft
May 2008 Brand Packaging
MWV Natralock packaging is designed to reduce waste and satisfy sustainability goals of retailers and brand owners. Read more.
Lighten Up
April/May 2008 Beauty Packaging
Beauty brands taking a serious look at sustainability issues should look on the bright side and welcome timely opportunities for innovation and cost reduction. Here, some sound advice and some savvy solutions. Read more.
Brazilian Paperboard Gets Lightweight Treatment as MWV Seeks Source Reductions
April 2008 Packaging Strategies
After signing a strategic alliance with Brazilian paperboard producer Klabin, MWV has launched the first results of that relationship into the North American market. Klafold is an unbleached kraft paperboard made of eucalyptus fibers and virgin pine and is lighter in weight to many competitive boards. Read more.
MWV Engineered Packaging Solutions Helps Brands Take Shape
April 2008 Beverage World
Global packaging solutions leader MWV manufactures custom packaging solutions that enhance brand strength and optimize packaging efficiencies while reducing overall material, production and manufacturing costs. MWV Engineered Packing Solutions helps brands take shape. Read more.
Killing the Oyster Pack
April 2008 CNET News.com
MWV offers a sustainable packaging solution that replaces "oyster" or "clamshell" plastic packaging. Natralock paperboard-based packaging is a renewable solution that improves the customer experience and does not compromise security, durability or visibility. Read more.
Cartoner Runs Standup Pouches
March 2008 Packaging Digest
MWV's FlexiTECH technology and unique partnering abilities provide outstanding packaging solution for beverage customer. Read more.
A Greener Gloss
February 2008 Packaging News
MWV to feature sustainable products at Interpack. As environmental awareness becomes a key factor driving the development of cosmetic packaging, Packaging News takes a look at the latest green materials and formats showcased at Interpack. Read more.
Momentum Builds for Sustainable Packaging
February 2008 Packaging World
Sustainability is a part of everything that MWV does. As the benefits of sustainable packaging grow more compelling than ever, both buyers and makers of packaging materials are finding ways to score success. Read more.
Next In Line for Reinvention: The Art of Selling
January 2008 The Wall Street Journal
Ram Charan examines the art of selling and highlights MWV's packaging solutions for a customer. Read more.
Active
& Interactive -- MWV Chairman & CEO Forecasts How Consumers Will Relate to Smart and Sustainable Packages and Brands
November 2007 Package Design Magazine
MWV's innovative packaging for British American Tobacco features interaction through lights and touch pads, and durability to promote long-term usage. John Luke, MWV Chairman & CEO, forecasts how consumers will relate to smart and sustainable packages and brands. Read more.
Now That's Smart! Pairing Electronics with Plastic and Paper, Also Known as Smart Packaging, May One Day Revolutionize the Beauty Industry
September 2007 Beauty Packaging
Now that's smart! MWV pairs electronics with plastic and paper, also known as smart packaging. This interactive packaging is ready to revolutionize the beauty packaging industry. Read more.
Profit from Boxes: MWV's Goal is Innovative Packaging
November 2006 The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC
MWV's Center for Packaging Innovation develops next-generation packaging that integrates sound and light to enhance the appeal of products CPI also experiments with materials and finds packaging solutions that save customers money. Read more.
