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2000 BCE
Made by
Roberto R. Ibarra Pérez, Berenice Aguilar Sánchez, Esefanía González, Dario Plaza, Fernanda Guzmán and Anni Aaltonen -
1500 BCE
Glass water pots were developed
The ancient Egyptians were the first to develop glass water pots. -
350 BCE
Wooden barrels were used for transport
They were watertight, barrel-shaped wooden containers that were able to withstand stress and could be rolled and stacked -
200 BCE
Mulberry bark was used to transport food
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1310
Chinese paper making lands in England
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Paper making technique arrives in the US
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First patent for a tin can was received
Peter Durand, a British merchant, received the first patent for the idea of preserving food using tin cans. -
First cardboard box was presented
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Cookies and matches were sold in tin packages
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Soft metal tubes for paint
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First paper bags were made in England
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Mass producing of paper bags start
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Paper making from wood pulp
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First automatically-made carton
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Glass containers become popular for liquids
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Kellog's begins to distribute cereal in cardboard
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Invention of cellophane
Original formula was created using wood cellulose. -
First beverage can was made
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One of the first plastic containers were presented
Stopette had one of the first commercial plastic bottles. -
Invention of bubble wrap
Wasn't initially used for protecting the product. Years later after invention it was used as a protective material for fragile products. -
Heat shrinkable plastic film
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"Pop tab" for cans
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First aluminium can
"Church key" was used to puncture the top before pull tabs -
PET plastic bottles appeared
Stong, non-toxic and 100% recyclable -
Pop tab of upgraded
After noticing the amount of waste that was created with the old pop tab the new version that we see today was created. -
Developing packages
At present the evolution of packaging goes hand in hand with the evolution of the consumer -
Future of packaging
Better for the environment and more innovations
