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- Flex-Pack & Recycling in Japan
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2004, ... Law envisions government, industry, and consumers will share the responsibility for creating the recycling-oriented society, “with the expenses for such measures shared properly and fairly among them.”2 ...
- Converting Industry News, Part 2
- (Archive)
- May 30, 2004, ... USA—Checkpoint Systems, an integrator of RFID technology into consumer product packaging, has made an initial minority investment in Goliath Solutions, a start-up developer of RFID-based technology for ...
- Editorial, Wal-Mart Friend or Foe to Packaging Industry, PFFC, May 2004
- (Magazine)
- April 30, 2004, ... With price so much a factor for the consumer and brand loyalty increasingly jeopardized by lesser-known and more economically priced brands, it has pushed consumer product companies—not just Wal-Mart—to ...
- Waste & That Blue Box
- (Flexpack)
- March 31, 2004, ... mainly focused on bottle deposit laws, recycled content requirements, or mandatory “take-back” programs. The impact of new costs and fees imposed on consumer product companies will have repercussions up ...
- Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2004, ... to Corey Reardon of AWA Alexander Watson Assoc., packaging buyers — particularly in the fast-moving consumer goods field — are moving away from the traditional approach to product labeling. “What we once ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- January 30, 2004, ... and consumer product companies and converters will share their experiences and offer insight on why and how their companies moved to UV/EB. Among those on the schedule are M&M/Mars, E&K Gallo Winery, Microsoft, ...
- PFFC Moves 'Uptown
- (Magazine)
- November 30, 2003, ... director Jay Gorga left the company in November. McDermott and Gorga left to launch a new trade show in the consumer cosmetics industry while Nadolske left to pursue other opportunities. PFFC wishes everyone ...
- Coming to America
- (Folding Cartons)
- November 30, 2003, ... fully enclosed packaging, open-basket carriers, and top bridges for bottles — that serve several markets including beer and beverages, consumer goods, specialty packaging, confectionery, and tobacco. ...
- Materials
- (Materials)
- November 29, 2003, ... consumer electronics; and hardware. Tear-proof foldover board is reported to be economical and to allow packagers to run their equipment more efficiently due to shorter dwell times and lower temperatures ...
- Converting Industry News
- (Magazine)
- October 31, 2003, ... variables is crucial, as are careful press fingerprinting and attention to graphic layout. Consumers want a quality product and one that fits their décor. Demands are for three- and four-color process ...
- Meeting the Need
- (Materials)
- September 30, 2003, ... PET is said to withstand brewery conditions, such as pasteurization, and to offer stiffness that allows it to be removed easily by the consumer. FLEXcon; flexcon.com PFFC-ASAP 319 The brightness level ...
- Esko-Graphics and Design2Launch to Develop Software That Cuts Packaging Cycle Time
- (News | New Products)
- September 11, 2003, ... final packaging materials, incorporating all critical steps in-between." Esko says, "The joint product development effort will help consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and the creative-services industry ...
- Considering China
- (Magazine)
- August 31, 2003, ... — probably would agree. But would it be enough? Not likely, as Young also points out, because most of the damage is done already. “We have pretty much ceded all the manufacturing of small consumer items ...
- Let's Talk Trend
- (Tapes)
- August 28, 2003, ... the effects of which still linger throughout the overall economy. As a result, the last few years have seen less demand for consumer products — and fewer labels needed to accompany them. When the Tag ...
- An American Success: Unifoil Honors 25-Year Company Vet Joseph Funicelli
- (News | New Products)
- August 24, 2003, ... Unifoil Corporation into an innovative, award-winning company that produces eye-catching foils, films and holographic materials for prestigious consumer goods manufacturers. "Joe Funicelli is Unifoil ...
- Active Packaging
- (Flexpack)
- July 31, 2003, ... flexible and rigid plastic containers, pouches, cartons, blister packs, cans, sachets — all these and many other options are in use today. The fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers know their markets ...
- Think Lean
- (Magazine)
- March 31, 2003, ... waste will shorten the time between order placement and product delivery and deliver a healthier bottom line. With “convenience” being the mantra of today's consumer, the flexible packaging industry ...
- Pouches on the Cutting Edge
- (Magazine)
- February 28, 2003, ... laser score that makes it easier for consumers to open the bag and has a built-in closure said to give products an 8-mo shelf life. What makes CLP's laser scoring process so unique, the company reports, ...
- Russian Revolution
- (Magazine)
- January 31, 2003, ... than ten years on — it can look back on a 6% annual growth in the years 1999-2001 and increasing confidence in its stability. Consumerism increasingly is taking a hold on the Russian population — estimated ...
- Neither Boom Nor Bust
- (Magazine)
- December 31, 2002, The rocky road to economic recovery is pockmarked with ruts, bumps, and potholes; e.g., the stock market, consumer confidence, and employment to mention The rocky road to economic recovery is pockmarked ...