FCE 2019 – Day One

The Holy Days Season 2021  "To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering." – Friedrich Nietzsche "In s…

In Memoriam – Yanhuai Peng  It is with great sadness that Montesino notes the passing of Yanhuai Peng, Senior Consultant and Advisor to Montes…

In Memoriam – John Bitner  All of us at Montesino pause to remember a colleague, friend, and industry icon, John Bitner, who died on May 14, …

ADM Toronto  On Thursday (June 6, 2019), Peter Schmitt gave a talk entitled “Cannabis Packaging: Balancing Branding…

MDM West Talk on Cannabis Packaging  On Wednesday (June 12, 2019), Peter Schmitt gave a talk entitled “Packaging: The Last Mile in Medical …

Novaprint 6th Seminar on Packaging Innovation – Guadalajara and Mexico City  On May 28th in Guadalajara and May 30th in Mexico City, Montesino’s Peter Schmitt gave a keynote prese…

FCE 2019 – Day One  On the show floor at FCE 2019 The FCE show began at 11:00 on Tuesday, with a large selection of exhi…

Sindusfarma Awards Night–Prelude to FCE 2019  Sindusfarma Awards Night- Prelude to FCE 2019 Brazil's pharmaceutical and cosmetic market come toge…

Dylan and BOPA: The Times They Are A-Changin’  The recent announcement of the cessation of manufacturing BOPA and OPA films at AdvanSix’s Pottsville, PA plant …

MSM Poly Achieves Major Milestones  PROCESSORS SUCCESSFULLY CONVERT ANOBEX® RESIN INTO FILM AND COMPONENT PARTS TRUCKLOAD DELIVERIES BEGIN $USD …

Important Update on Type III DMFs Recently the FDA announced an extension on its new requirement for e-filing of all DMFs, include Type III for Packa…

Upcoming Conference – ExpoFarma April 26-28 in Mexico  ExpoFarma Conference 2017 The ExpoFarma conference is approaching quickly. The conference is scheduled for Apri…

Do you know where your suppliers are when it comes to eDMFs? Pharmaceutical packaging suppliers have just one year before all U.S. Drug Master Files (DMFs) will need to be subm…

Remembering Robin Rennicks It is with great sadness that Montesino notes the passing of Robin Rennicks, founder and owner of Prodieco Pharmace…

Change is coming to pharma packaging, predicts Pharmapack Europe speaker. Are you ready? In advance of his presentation at Pharmapack Europe on February 10 entitled "Boomers, millennials, and the future o…

What Will Drive Disruption? In last issue’s Industry Outlook feature, we examined the potential for disruption in pharmaceutical packaging. W…

Industry Outlook: Balancing Requirements with Innovation Packaging professionals are preparing for regulatory changes while addressing cost concerns and meeting deadlines. …

New firm plans to fill hole left by Barex plant closure Peter Schmitt, managing director at Montesino Associates LLC, speaks about film and sheet pricing at the Plastics F…

Innovation at Pharmapack North America Pharmapack North America was held June 9-10 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javit’s Convention Center. PMPNews.…

Keep Up with the Packaging Industry at Tuesday Night at the Drake Tuesday Night at The Drake during Pack Expo International returns this November 4, continuing the packaging industr…

Ineos closing Barex plant, exiting business Materials maker Ineos Group is closing its only global Barex-brand polyacrylonitrile (PAN) resin plant in Lima, Ohi…