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The History of Packaging Timelines

The history of packaging begin in medieval time when the early human started exploring options to carry its left over food and water from one place to another. In order to preserve and transport the food he needed some devices. He began to use plant leaves, animal skin, hollow woods to contain and carry his items for survival.

7000 B.C. - glass making began as an of shoot to pottery 

1500 B.C - glass making was industrialized in Egypt enabling them to contain food and water

1200 B.C. - glass was pressed into molds to make cups and bowls.

200 B.C.-  the Chinese began using treated mulberry bark to transport food which further developed into the art of paper making.

1200 A.D. - the process of tin plating was discovered in Bohemia ;cans of iron, coated with tin, were known in Bavaria as early as the 14th century.

1310 A.D. - the unique skills of Chinese paper making reached in England

1809 - General Napoleon Bonaparte promised to offer 12,000 francs to anyone who could successfully preserve food for his army. Nicholas Appert, a Parisian chef , found that food sealed in tin containers and sterilized by boiling may result in the preservation of foods for long periods. In 1810, Peter Durand of Britain received a patent for tinplate after devising the sealed cylindrical can.

1817 - the first commercial cardboard box was manufactured in England 

Plastic era began 

1831 - Styrene was distilled from a balsam tree

1835 - Vinyl chloride monomer was discovered

1844 - the first commercial production of paper bags in England 

1866 - official trademarks were pioneered in by Smith Brothers for the branding of their cough drops marketed in glass jars.

1906 - William Kellogg began using cardboard for cereal cartons. 

1950 - Polyethylene was invented.

1960  - single piece all-aluminium cans were made by Reynolds and Alcoa.

1977  - Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE) invented the most used material for beverage packaging.

1980s, 1990s, 2000s: Now

The rise of new age packaging materials and techniques

The internet revolution

Smart Packaging  

Barcodes

Sustainable Packaging 

the list goes on and on ....








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