PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER SINCE 1906
MEETING PACKAGING INDUSTRY NEEDS
FOR OVER A CENTURY.
EmpireEMCO offers both traditional and non-traditional packaging, as well as custom-designed product offerings to help with speed to market while maintaining brand integrity. For plastic and glass containers, tubes, closures and innovative non-traditional offerings, EmpireEMCO is your passionate packaging partner.
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Our people and services are ready with answers and solutions whenever you need them.
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Leading ideas, technology, manufacturing and materials. They’re all here.
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Your success calls for someone that puts your needs first. We’re all that and more.
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From packaging design to engineering to global sourcing to warehousing, and everything in between, EmpireEMCO is your partner for the most innovative, efficient and profitable packaging solutions.

Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Plastic
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What it is: PCR is plastic that’s been used, collected, recycled, and reprocessed into new packaging—diverting waste from landfills. -
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Consumer appeal: Recyclable and made from recycled content. A visible commitment to circular economy values. Compostable, plant-based alternative to traditional plastic. -
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Supply chain readiness: High. PCR is widely available across many resin types (HDPE, PET, PP), with minimal impact on your supply chain. -
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Market segments: Personal care, household cleaners, food & beverage, pet care.

Bioplastics
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What it is: Plastics made from renewable biomass sources like corn starch or sugarcane. -
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Consumer appeal: Compostable, plant-based alternative to traditional plastic. -
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Supply chain readiness: Scalable, but still developing in some global regions. -
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Market segments: Health & wellness, nutraceuticals, premium food, niche beauty brands.

Lightweighting Materials
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What it is: Materials engineered to use less mass without compromising strength. -
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Consumer appeal: Reduces plastic used, carbon footprint and shipping costs. -
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Supply chain readiness: High. Many existing molds can be optimized or retrofitted for lightweighting without major disruptions. -
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Market segments: Automotive, beverage, cosmetics, and condiments.

Mono Materials
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What it is: Packaging made from a single resin (like 100% PE or PP), which simplifies recycling and avoids contamination. -
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Consumer appeal: Easier to recycle at curbside. Brands can clearly communicate recyclability with minimal confusion. -
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Supply chain readiness: Growing. Major converters and molders are increasingly offering mono-material solutions with the same structural performance. -
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Market segments: Food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, industrial goods.
Let’s Make Your Packaging Work Harder—for the Planet and Your Brand
LATEST NEWS, ARTICLES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
EmpireEMCO News
When it comes to sustainable packaging, there’s no “one size fits all” option
Think about the last time you went to the grocery store. Maybe you bought a gallon of milk, a carton of strawberries, a box of granola bars, a jar of peanut butter. Each of these food or beverage products likely came in plastic or glass packaging. Humans have become...
Everybody Talks About Made in America. But It Isn’t That Simple.
Why reshoring—bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.—is so hard The supply-chain disruptions over the past few years have put a lot more focus on the idea of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. Investors, customers, regulators and the general public have all...
Innovations yield new resins, processes
Several companies have released new products that are pushing plastics recycling forward, including PCR-specific additives and 83% recycled content films. Here’s a roundup of innovation news. Additives for PCR Avient Corporation recently introduced a PCR Color...
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