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- FFTA Registration Numbers Up, Even in Down Economy
- (News | New Products)
- April 01, 2009, ... than two months until show time, registrations for FFTA’s Annual Forum are slightly higher as compared to this time last year, primarily due to a 35% increase in printer/converter and Consumer Products ...
- Narrow Web & Label Reporter: Avery's Green Plan
- (Narrow Web)
- March 22, 2009, ... to power plant equipment, resulting in the elimination of 99% of VOC emissions; 1 million lbs of polyester waste from casting films is transformed into recycled, post-consumer products such as milk containers; ...
- Pregis Forms Fabricator Council
- (News | New Products)
- March 17, 2009, ... plank). Applications include end caps and other supporting structures for medical diagnostic equipment; consumer electronics (such as monitors, computers, disc drives, radios, etc.); automotive (bumper, ...
- Rohm & Haas, Nordmeccanica Host Sustainable Packaging Demo
- (News | New Products)
- March 09, 2009, A gathering of major equipment and materials companies who are leading development efforts for sustainable packaging for food and consumer products will take place in conjunction with Earth Day 2009 celebrations, ...
- Sustainability in Today's Econom
- (Packaging Converting)
- February 28, 2009, ... bent” on serving our planet from the “creeping tide of packaging waste.” It has affected consumer thinking to a degree that makes absolutely no sense. For example, a New York Times (January 18 edition) ...
- IPACK-IMA 2009 Supports Growth of Pet Food Packaging
- (News | New Products)
- February 18, 2009, ... performance of the pet food industry is exceptionally important for packaging manufacturers on account of the general decrease in the demand for consumer goods. Along with the exhibition, IPACK-IMA will ...
- Examining Recession Resistance
- (Editorial)
- January 31, 2009, In PFFC's December 8 edition of E-Clips e-newsletter, I asked readers this question: With consumers opting to eat at home more and spending down, is the In PFFC's December 8 edition of E-Clips e-newsletter, ...
- How To Find Green Projects
- (Process Management)
- January 31, 2009, ... on greenwashing, visit www.terrachoice.com. The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP) allows consumer product companies to rely on a third party to ensure sustainable printing claims are monitored ...
- Green Is Global
- (Archive)
- January 31, 2009, ... of their material makeup, however, has created problems in post-consumer waste recycling — an issue the company is addressing actively. However, while papers and boards will continue to grow at a steady ...
- Meeting the Sustainability Challenge Without Compromising Barrier Performance
- (Archive)
- January 28, 2009, ... of the packaging as well as sustaining the environment, which means the most successful offerings will improve the bottom line as well. Consumers and governments continue to apply pressure as well, as ...
- Visual Pak Makes Norka Acquisition
- (News Eclips)
- January 20, 2009, ... executive of Visual Pak, “Top consumer products companies today are looking to outsource to contract manufacturers and packagers who deliver real value. That’s not just cost savings. It’s quality that ...
- How To Become a Green Printer
- (Print)
- December 31, 2008, ... the long run. The EPA website has very useful information on the subject. It is a good resource for ideas that can improve sustainability efforts. Consumer product companies now are beginning to ...
- Narrow Web & Label Reporter
- (Narrow Web)
- December 31, 2008, ... skin applications, including wound care, consumer dressings, and medical device attachment. The tape comprises thin (0.43-mm) tan PU foam coated on one side with a high-tack, medical-grade acrylic adhesive ...
- Kodak, Aprimo Team to Provide Comprehensive Marketing Software Solutions
- (News | New Products)
- December 04, 2008, ... personalization, customization, and ordering regionally and remotely in field offices. Key enterprise markets include financial services, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, food and ...
- Cartons Lighten Up
- (Carton Box)
- November 30, 2008, ... close the plant or diversify.” Now, more than 20 years later, PSI is one of the country's premier suppliers of folding cartons for such diverse markets as health and beauty, medical, consumer goods, ...
- Experience Speaks: Tony Petrelli
- (Experience Speaks)
- November 30, 2008, ... huge gravure and offset presses running cartons for top consumer brands, I was hooked. What is the key to growing a business in a bad economy? Regardless of economic conditions, companies that are ...
- Narrow Web and Label Report, November 2008
- (Narrow Web)
- October 31, 2008, ... Group. Terms were not disclosed. PPPI prints 28 billion labels each year for Anheuser-Busch and other consumer products companies. Mike Harding, CEO/president of the Anheuser-Busch Packaging Group, ...
- Lab/Pilot/Technical Facilities Directory
- (Archive)
- October 31, 2008, ... Markets | bags, sacks, film, and packaging for consumer and industrial goods companies and co-packers Substrates | film, foil, nonwoven, paper Notes | High-performance equipment for the plastic converting ...
- Narrow Web & Label Reporter
- (Narrow Web)
- September 30, 2008, ... Environmental Initiative Fund. The purpose of the fund is to help educate consumers and mailers about environmental initiatives in the envelope industry, to conduct research to solidify the industry's perspective ...
- Solvent Retention in Packaging
- (Process Management)
- September 30, 2008, ... Having established that solvent retains can be a problem, it is necessary to employ quality measures to guide manufacturing operations. Over the years, the major consumer product companies have come ...