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Mid-Year Packaging Financial Review

(News Eclips)

September 08, 2008, ... 24% from $15,006 million in the first of half of 2007 to $11,390 million in the first half of 2008. International Paper’s $6-billion acquisition of Weyerhaeuser’s containerboard, packaging, and recycling ...

Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2

(Editorial)

August 31, 2008, ... it isn't the bag's fault; it's the carelessness of the consumer who thoughtlessly discards it, even though it still has value as a container. Then you get to another issue: What happens to these plastic ...

Predators Team with Smurfit-Stone to Go Green

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, The Nashville Predators, the Sommet Ctr. where the team plays, and Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. are partnering to encourage recycling and waste reduction throughout the facility NASHVILLE, TN | The Nashville ...

Recyclable PS Demand Increases

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, ... America is growing every year. CPRA-recycled PS packaging includes: foam and rigid PS take-out containers for deli, bakery, prepared foods, fresh fruit and vegetables, salad and sandwich boxes; cushion ...

Dirge for a Plastic Bag?

(Editorial)

July 31, 2008, ... insane knee-jerk reactions as Michael Fisher of Fisher Container, Buffalo Grove, IL, describes these bans. While the plastic bag has become the “urban tumbleweed of our nation,” says Fisher, the alternative ...

A Golden Opportunity

(Trends/Management)

June 30, 2008, ...  Entry | Whoppers Sno-Balls 10 oz bag Category | Wide Web Winner | Coating Excellence Intl. Entry | Malta Cleyton Triple Corona New Generation bag Category | Combined Corrugated Winner | Allpak Container ...

DuPont Awards Recognize Packaging Innovation

(News Eclips)

May 29, 2008, ... that uses only renewable and biodegradable materials in support of responsible sourcing, clean production and effective recovery. Redesigning a familiar food container for nearly 20 percent weight reduction, ...

AWA Sleeve Conference

(News Eclips)

May 20, 2008, ... S-PET; and improved shrinkage in PP film offering for ROSO. Challenges for sleeving technology will include recycling of sleeve labeled containers; the development of PLA; increasing numbers of sleeve ...

Cardpak President Named Chairman of PPC

(News Eclips)

May 04, 2008, ... lack of appreciation of the benefits of paper-based packaging are widespread,” he said. “Consumers know that glass, cans, newspapers, and corrugated containers are recyclable. They should know that paperboard ...

Be A Good Citizen

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... costs and is more easily recycled by consumers. Procter & Gamble, for one, has made reducing the size of its packaging, such as detergent containers, a priority. The change is a win-win for the company ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... in-plant scrap for the packaging industry. In addition to recycling for all types of production scrap, including foils, laminates, plastic films, and containers, the facility will include equipment to ...

Converter Clips

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... 2007 will feature more than 1,200 exhibiting companies occupying more than 500,000 net sq ft. Pavilions will include Containers & Materials; The Showcase of Packaging Innovations; Brand Security; RFID; ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... of film from containers for recycling. PFFC-ASAP 310 Label Software is Upgraded Bell-Mark, Pine Brook, NJ; 973/882-0202; www.bell-mark.com VersaStyle 3.4 is an updated version of label-making software ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... and clean separation of film from containers for recycling. PFFC-ASAP 310 Label Software is Upgraded Bell-Mark, Pine Brook, NJ; 973/882-0202; bell-mark.com VersaStyle 3.4 is an updated version ...

A Call to Arms

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... Europe, the average tipping fee (cost of disposal, e.g., container unit, haulage, and disposal charge) translates to US$120–$200/short ton. In the US, tipping fees are cheaper. We have less regard ...

Board to the Future

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... return vehicle for recycling the cans. For a complete list of winners, visit ppcnet.org. The President’s Award Honors Holiday Tissue Carton Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. receives the President’s ...

People & Places

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... winner in the Manufacturing and Distribution category. At Longview Fibre Co., Longview, WA, Alan C. Ashton is named sales manager for the Portland, OR, Container Sales office, replacing the retiring ...

Reporter Clips

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... practical, Gaylord boxes may be used. Rolls are accepted in skid loads only (no loose rolls will be accepted). Skids of material should arrive securely packaged. No shipping containers will be returned. ...

Reclying Plastic Materials

(Archive)

June 20, 2005, ... book is concerned with processing and recycling of post-customer wastes. The report index includes: PET film recycling. The importance and practicality of co-injected, recycled PET/virgin PET containers. ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Magazine)

March 30, 2005, News from: KBA, FTA, Michelman, Scholle, Sonoco, Chapco Carton, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Sherwood Technology, Davis-Standard, UCB, Sun Valley Worldwide, Michele Raymond, Messe Stuttgart, Centrexpo, ...