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Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... visit vandagraf.com. Paperboard Packaging Report WASHINGTON, DC, USA — The Paperboard Packaging Alliance has released "Packaging White Paper," a study that explores trends in consumer goods packaging ...

Converting Industry News, Part 3

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, ... For more information on the show and the conference program, visit packexpo.com. CMM Launches New Event NEW YORK, NY, USA — In response to the growing demand of consumer packaged goods (CPG), CMM ...

New Clear Barrier Film Resin Technology Replaces Coated Films

(Archive)

September 29, 2004, Creating packaging that allows consumers to see clearly the food they are purchasing — and also promises the food is fresh — presents converters and end-users with a unique manufacturing challenge.  ...

Avery Dennison Creates RFID Division

(Archive)

September 23, 2004, ... and research and development actitivites and will report to Mellis, says the manufacturer. Avery adds that it continues to participate in numerous RFID pilot projects with leading retailers and consumer ...

Landec and Chiquita Announce Supplier Agreement; Landec Intelimer Packaging to Extend Banana Shelf-Life

(Flexpack)

September 12, 2004, ... offers a significant benefit to our customers and consumers." Landec says that under the long-term agreement, Apio will supply Chiquita with its proprietary Intelimer banana packaging technology on ...

The 411 on RFID, Part 2

(Archive)

August 30, 2004, ... throughout the consumer goods supply chain. The alliance hopes to help clients reduce overall costs and increase profitability by combining RFID tag and reader technology with RFID-enabled supply chain ...

A Problem Solver's Solutio

(Flexpack)

August 30, 2004, ... saturated wipes) market, food packaging (for consumers and restaurants), and converted products utilized in various industrial applications. Enlightened Laminations In recent years, Flexicon has targeted ...

Breakin' Bounds in Barrier Films

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... the last five years, industry growth has prevailed despite relentless pressures for higher performance at lower cost, volatility in resin feedstock prices, globalization effects, and changing consumer ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Magazine)

August 30, 2004, ... commercial customers and individual consumers to use only the amount of product they need. The package can be used in the microwave and as a boil-in bag for cooking and reheating food products right ...

CPP Expo 2005 Announces PMMI Partnership

(Archive)

August 28, 2004, ... on packaging, consumer, and industrial goods companies, companies looking for complete printing and packaging solutions will benefit strongly." Pack Expo Las Vegas 2005 producer, the Packaging Machinery ...

Rock-Tenn Dotrix Partner to Revolutionize Digital Inkjet for Packaging and Display

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2004, ... inkjet technology.” Dotrix says Rock-Tenn believes this technology has commercial applications across a number of its business units. "Acquiring the.factory technology will provide consumer products ...

CSR Must Be a Balancing Act

(Magazine)

July 31, 2004, ... or consumer. The challenge — for all industries — is to maintain and expand the vibrancy and usefulness of the many valuable CSR initiatives companies have embraced so successfully to date, while avoiding ...

A Communication from the PLACE Div. of TAPPI

(Magazine)

July 30, 2004, ... Consumer's Kitchen” by Brad Bastion of Printpack, Inc. He notes that the way consumer packaged goods companies actually run their vertical form-fill-seal operations has significant impact on consumer experience ...

Protecting a Brand

(Archive)

June 29, 2004, A Q&A with Underwriters Laboratories’ Brian Monks Whether it’s a white-collar operation or a back-of-the-alley scam, counterfeiting is a problem manufacturers and consumers can’t ignore. However, with ...

Recycled Paperboard Packages Win Big in Paperboard Contest

(Archive)

June 06, 2004, ... are extremely pleased with the performance of these unique cartons. The unusual design and great graphics fit right in with the new Swoops shape, helping us to provide consumers with a whole new experience." ...

Converting Industry News, Part 1

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... the Inst. of Packaging Professionals held their first Flexible Packaging Conference in Atlanta, GA, March 24-26. A sold-out audience heard keynote speeches from consumer companies covering consumer ...

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 ...

Agfa and M-Real Sign Remote-Proofing Agreement for Package Printing

(Archive)

May 19, 2004, ... a perfect match between the proof and the print result. Most consumer goods companies have a global presence, and we now have the tools to provide global uniformity for their branded products." Learn ...

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 ...

Praise for Recycled Paperboard

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ...  One-third of heavy users of 100% recycled paperboard see it as superior to other types of packaging regarding consumer preference and shelf impact. Current users of any amount of 100% recycled paperboard ...