Closures

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... excellent seal strength, tear resistance, increased barrier for longer shelf life, and with a reverse printing process, outstanding shelf appeal. Traditional closures are replaced with a pressure-sensitive ...

Amcor Partners with Velcro for Flex-Pack Closures

(Flexpack)

March 06, 2012, Partnership to bring a new easy-to-open and re-seal innovation to the fresh and dairy flexible packaging market Amcor Flexibles and Velcro Europe have formed a strategic partnership to bring an innovative ...

2011 | Year-End Review

(Trends/Management)

January 03, 2012, ...  Private equity participants also were active in the packaging industry in 2011. However, they focused primarily on the middle market. For example, Apollo-backed Berry Plastics purchased both Rexam Closures ...

Small, Light Zip-Pak Slider Option Has Ergonomic Design

(Bag Pouch)

November 29, 2011, Offering leak resistance and speeds above 150 closures/min, the Slider Select also cuts costs by reducing the mass of the system MANTENO, IL | Zip-Pak reports the new Slider Select is its smallest ...

NEWS CLIPS

(Magazine)

July 31, 2011, ... Canadian print facility to earn certification. Zip-Pak, Manteno, IL, opens its first China factory in Guangzhou to produce resealable zipper closures. What's happening at your company? Send ...

Brand Security Innovations Technical Report: Tamper Evidence

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... other markets in which aluminium foil is used as an essential component for airtight closures, such as high-value foods and drinks. The system works by generating thousands of micro-incisions directly ...

Pharma Packaging Demand to Expand $62 Billion by 2015

(Trends/Management News)

June 28, 2011, ... will continue to consume a large diversity of pharmaceutical containers, closures, and related accessories based on its broad range of proprietary and generic drug producers; however, the report expects ...

Plastic Trash Becomes Treasure?

(Yo's Yarns)

February 22, 2011, ... closures, cups, bottles, you name it, and turns it back into oil. For every 1 kg of plastic waste, 1 liter of oil is produced that can be used as is or further processed to be used as gas, diesel, or kerosene. ...

Brückner Group acquires 100% of Swiss PackSys Global

(Flexpack)

February 01, 2011, ... full lines for aluminum, plastic and laminate tubes, metal and plastic closures and monobloc aerosol cans, as well as dry offset printing systems which can be integrated into production lines for tubes, ...

New Study Shows EPA's Proposed Boiler MACT Rule Would Cost Jobs

(Carton Box)

September 06, 2010, ... would likely cause 30 mill closures and result in the loss of 16,888 jobs–a 14% reduction in the primary pulp and paper sector alone. When looking from a broader perspective, the ripple effect from ...

Global Corrugated Board Market To See 5% Growth to 2015

(Carton Box News)

July 27, 2010, ... in Brasil, Russia, India, China (the BRIC countries), and Poland. Following the global recession, the paper and packaging industry has faced mill closures, staff redundancies, evaporating profits and ...

Thiele Technologies Acquires Hudson-Sharp Machine

(News | New Products)

August 18, 2009, ... Machine Co., Green Bay, WI, and Brussels, Belgium. The acquisition is the manufacturer of bread bags, merchandise bags, deli bags, stand-up pouches, bags on a roll, bags and pouches with zipper closures, ...

What's New Products: February

(Magazine)

January 31, 2009, ... Has Many Uses Integuard cellulose acetate is modified to allow the tear strength to be varied to meet customer's exact need. Suitable applications for this transparent material include carton closures, ...

Badger Celebrates 75 Years in Business

(News Clips Archive)

December 31, 2008, ... products over the years, including spool components, tube closures, steel and aluminum coil packaging products, wood fabrications, and custom manufacturing. Badger Plug also offers a recycling service ...

Bag Sits Flat

(Bag Pouch)

November 30, 2008, ... web, which can incorporate an altogether different, or clear, material that allows consumers to see the contents of the pouch. Resealable features can include slider closures and press-to-close zippers, ...

Testing & Measuring Products

(Magazine)

October 31, 2008, ... as cork extraction; friction testing; peel testing; pump actuation; tensile testing; top-load testing; and torque testing of child-resistant and tamper-evident closures. Mecmesin | + 44 0 1403 799919 ...

Tamper-Evident Label Film Meets Diverse Needs

(News Eclips)

October 09, 2008, ... Integuard include carton closures for pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs; overlamination for security passes, ID cards and passports; indoor anti-vandal warning, information and direction signs, and more. ...

Pack & Tack

(Envelope)

August 11, 2008, ... styles with various closures, including Janstrip Velcro brand closures.  ...

August 2008 PFFC First Glance

(Magazine)

July 31, 2008, ... matching company identification. They also can be made from colored films and incorporate back-, end-, or top-loading styles with various closures, including Janstrip Velcro brand closures. Qué Bueno! ...

Emerging Nations

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2008, ... Color Cap, a supplier of caps and closures. The Suominen Group, a Finnish flex-pack converter, opened a greenfield plant near Warsaw, Poland, in 1999-2000. The group further expanded in 2002 and achieved ...

World Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand

(Archive)

August 11, 2007, ... along with closures—particularly those that are child-resistant, senior-friendly and dispensible—but high visibility labels and tamer-evident and anti-counterfeit accessories will be fast growing ...

Sonoco Launches Tube and Core E-Commerce Site

(Archive)

June 11, 2007, ... site to offer a fully integrated, automated order processing system. In addition the full online offering of mailing tubes, shipping tubes, ends, and closures, e-corestore.com is the first in the industry ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... The study predicts the increased focus on these issues will expand growth opportunities for high value-added containers, closures, and accessories, especially blister packs, tamper-evident closures, and ...

Packaging Summit 2006 Covers All Bases

(Archive)

March 14, 2006, ... will offer the latest advances in container and material technologies, as well as closures, pumps, fitments, label materials and technologies, and more—any part of the actual package. Packaging ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... India, and Israel. For more information visit packaginggroup.com. Emerging Economies to Benefit Caps and Closures, Study Says CLEVELAND, OH—Global demand for caps and closures is the subject ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

(Archive)

December 30, 2005, ... in many pressure-sensitive applications today, ranging from no-label look beverage labels to diaper closures, medical applications, and labels for health and beauty aid products. The market for filmic ...

Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... linerless technology. Linerless labels also are promoted as suitable for the manufacture of pack closures and reclosures (a strong market for linered self-adhesives today) and for custom spot-adhesive-coated ...

Profit Squeeze

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... to unsustainable levels and resulting in company closures. Consolidation As a result of recent structural changes and consolidations, the top ten European converters in 2004 accounted for ,5,158 million, ...

Narrow Web What's New

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... are used for at-risk applications ranging from heavily regulated pharmaceutical packaging and OTC drugs to high-priced electronics and trouble-free mail closures for consumer and manufacturer protection. ...

Retort Pouch Causes a Stir

(Magazine)

April 29, 2005, ... including sausage, sports drinks, and soups. Various closures can be used for the package. Still developmental, the unit represents Huhtahaki’s attempt to provide a new form for the retort market. ...