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Biodegradable Plastics in Packaging Applications

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June 04, 2006, Bioplastic packaging materials offer some exciting possibilities, but do they make commercial sense? How far advanced is the technology and how are they performing in the real world? Found out at the Biodegradable ...

Graphic Packaging Offers MetalFX

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May 24, 2006, Graphic Packaging Intl. has become the first flexo printer to become an accredited licensee in the United States for MetalFX. PRESS RELEASE ATLANTA, GA—Graphic Packaging Intl. has become the first flexo ...

Smurfit-Stone Sells Consumer Packaging Segment

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May 13, 2006, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets of its consumer packaging segment to a company formed by Texas Pacific Group (TPG) for approximately $1.04 billion ...

CFC, Graphic Packaging, Alcan, and InkSure Announce Q1 Results

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May 10, 2006, CFC Intl.'s net income decreased to $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2006, down 23.2% from 2005. Graphic Packaging Corp. reported a net loss of $31.5 million for 2006, compared to a $29.6 million loss ...

Packaging Execs to Deliver Keynote Speeches at Pack Expo

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April 12, 2006, ... entitled, "Packaging: A Change Agent in Change." He will make the case that the packaging industry must transform itself from being viewed simply as suppliers into partners capable of meeting rapidly changing ...

Become a M.A. of Engineering in Packaging Technology

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April 02, 2006, The world’s first Master of Engineering in Packaging Technology course aims to provide candidates with the skills required to assume senior positions within packaging and packing companies operating in ...

Packaging Summit 2006 Covers All Bases

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March 14, 2006, The Packaging Summit 2006, scheduled for May 16-18 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, will feature a conference program, a Packaging Services Expo, and a Packaging Containers & ...

Issues in Barrier Packaging

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March 13, 2006, TAPPI will present a symposium entitled “Innovations in Barrier Packaging” June 7-8, 2006, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. PRESS RELEASE NORCROSS, GA—TAPPI will present a symposium entitled “Innovations ...

Personal Care Items & Packaging

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February 27, 2006, ... and their attendant need for packaging, is the increasing global demand for such products. In many ways, the packaging required for personal care items is very similar to that used for food. For example, ...

Process Provides Case- and Item-Level Packaging Options

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February 27, 2006, Using Texas Instruments' Tag-it EPC Gen 2 strap, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has developed a process for attaching Gen 2 straps to printed antennas directly on a corrugated box. PRESS RELEASE DALLAS, ...

Constantia Packaging Group Announces Bulgarian Acquisition

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January 15, 2006, Duropack AG, a 60%-owned subsidiary of Constantia Packaging has agreed to acquire a 47.6% equity interest in Trakia Papir S.A., Bulgaria. PRESS RELEASE VIENNA, AUSTRIA—Duropack AG, a 60%-owned subsidiary ...

Packaging 2006: What's Ahead

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November 29, 2005, As 2005 comes to a close, we review a few selected legal and regulatory developments likely to have an impact on the converting industry. Legal Briefs Packaging innovations continue to offer consumers ...

Esko-Graphics Transfers Ownership, Packaging Activities to Axcel

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September 24, 2005, Esko-Graphics announces that its shareholder, Kirkbi A/S, has entered into an agreement with Axcel to transfer the ownership and all packaging-related activities of Esko-Graphics to Axcel. The transaction ...

curious Packaging Wins Fibermark's 'Best in Sho

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September 19, 2005, ... innovation in over 50 categories, including 23 packaging categories. Entries are judged on overall appearance, decoration, printing quality, design, use of color, construction quality, and the relationship ...

Packaging Machinery Demand in China to Grow 8.6% Through 2009

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September 07, 2005, By 2014, packaging equipment demand in China will exceed that in Japan, making China the second largest market in the world behind the US. These and other trends are presented in a new study from The Freedonia ...

Testing for Toxins in Packaging

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August 30, 2005, In September the Toxins in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) is planning to commence a pilot testing program, funded by the EPA, to randomly test product packaging for toxic materials that violate state laws. ...

Curtis Packaging Launches Website

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August 16, 2005, Curtis Packaging has launched a new corporate Web site designed to provide its customers and prospects with a direct connection to the company's resources and capabilities. PRESS RELEASE SANDY HOOK, ...

Packaging Must Open Up to Single-Pass Inkjet

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July 30, 2005, ... printing in the form of a matrix of stationary print heads above a transport system for the material and into production and manufacturing lines in the converting and packaging markets. A number of factors ...

Obesity: Can Packaging Help?

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July 30, 2005, ... affordable cost, as well as on portion control. The result will be a continuing stream of new opportunities for the converting industry and other packaging producers. At a workshop on the topic of “Perspectives ...

Packaging Services Expo Debuts

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July 18, 2005, With a comprehensive program designed to reach contract packagers, Packaging Services Expo, sponsored by the Tarsus Group, debuted at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Ctr. in Rosemont, IL, May 1-12. PRESS ...