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Ampac Flexibles Improves Efficiency with Bobst Titan SR8 Slitter

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2009, Ampac Flexibles, the flexible packaging division of Ampac Packaging LLC, has installed a new Titan SR8 Slitter Rewinder from Bobst Group at its Minneapolis, MN, facility. CINCINNATI, OH | Ampac Flexibles, ...

Bemis To Acquire Alcan Packaging Food Americas

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2009, Neenah, Wi | Bemis Co. will acquire the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging for $1.2 billion. The acquisition includes 23 flexible packaging facilities Neenah, Wi | Bemis Co. will acquire the Food ...

Global Packaging Alliance Holds Annual Meeting in the Americas

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2009, ... our customers benefit from dealing with organizations that are focused, flexible, and world class in their outputs.” The second half of the week was spent visiting GPA locations in Mexico, including ...

Study Documents Opportunities in European Medical Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 09, 2009, ... such as blood bags), it reviews the broad range of materials used. Paper remains the leading choice, but films, both flexible and rigid, are growing at a faster rate, with 39% of the market in 2007.  ...

Study Documents Opportunities in European Medical Packaging

(News Syndicate)

March 02, 2009, ... flexible and rigid, are growing at a faster rate, with 39% of the market in 2007. Packaging types evaluated include wrappings, bags, pouches, tubing, trays and lids, and rollstock. The different sterilization ...

IPACK-IMA 2009 Supports Growth of Pet Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2009, ... aluminium and steel cans, aluminium trays, flexible polylaminate bags, paper bags, paperboard boxes, and polylaminate cellulose containers; snacks and treats also employ processing and packaging techniques ...

Studies to Examine Flexo, Packaging Trends

(News Eclips)

February 04, 2009, ... flexible film and foil, and newspapers. Data will include the number of presses in use by width and market segment, run lengths by application, makeready, number of colors/coatings, and benchmark related ...

Compostable and Biodegradeable Packaging

(News Eclips)

October 09, 2008, ... first retail products that use this technology in a flexible stand-up bag format. The new bags for San Mateo and Traditional Loose Yerba Mate are made of two layers of cellophane and foil films and ...

Suppliers Combine to Present "UV Flexo for Food Packaging" Project at Drupa 200

(News | New Products)

June 22, 2008, ... Softal, and Sun Chemical will team up to present what they say is the first turnkey UV flexo printing solution specifically designed to provide cost-efficient, solvent-free and food-approved flexible film ...

DuPont Awards Recognize Packaging Innovation

(News Eclips)

May 29, 2008, ... made from renewable resources. A new compostable, biodegradable flexible pack that supports natural branding of the product and helps assure effective post-use recovery. New fresh produce packaging ...

Mondi Debuts Biodegradable Packaging Solutions at Interpack

(News | New Products)

March 30, 2008, ... of today. At the 'Bioplastics in Packaging' exhibition at the Interpack 2008 trade show on April 24–30 in Düsseldorf, the Mondi business units Coating & Release and Consumer Flexibles will present its ...

Packaging Acquisition

(News Clips Archive)

February 29, 2008, ... primary operating subsidiary is Aluprint S.A. de C.V., a flexible and folding carton packaging company based in Mexico. The investment will fund expansion of the company's operations in Mexico and Latin ...

Alcan Packaging Wins Right Workplace Award

(Archive)

January 05, 2008, ... School in Chicago. Work-Life Effectiveness initiatives have generated flexible hour and job sharing programs. Within the last three years, Food Americas plants doubled its solid waste recycling rates ...

Snack Food Packaging Demand to Reach $5.6 Billion in 2010

(Flexpack)

November 15, 2006, ... trends are addressed in “Snack Food Packaging." Best packaging advances are anticipated for nutrition bars, and flexible packaging will present above-average opportunities, with demand expected to rise ...

Packaging M&As Continue

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... consumer packaging business of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (folding cartons, labels, flexible packaging). Purchased business is renamed Altivity Packaging. Altivity (backed by Texas Pacific Group) purchases ...

SSCC Packaging Plants Receive AIB Certification

(Flexpack)

August 28, 2006, PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO, IL—Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.'s Milwaukee, WI, and Schaumburg, IL, flexible packaging plants received an "Excellent" rating during a recent sanitation audit by the American ...

Smurfit-Stone Sells Consumer Packaging Segment

(Archive)

May 13, 2006, ... Four coated recycled boxboard mills. Thirty-nine consumer packaging converting operations in the United States, including folding carton, multiwall and specialty bag, flexible packaging, label, contract ...

Issues in Barrier Packaging

(Archive)

March 13, 2006, ... in Barrier Packaging” June 7–8, 2006, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. With PFFC as a cosponsor, the event will bring together professionals from the entire flexible packaging supply chain to network and ...

Personal Care Items & Packaging

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ...  Converters involved with flexible webs know that both the shelf appeal and product protection necessary for personal care items depend heavily on the resins, films, adhesives, coatings, etc., that they ...

Notable & Flexible

(Flexpack)

February 27, 2005, For 55 years, the Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards, sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Assn., have honored packaging and converting excellence across a broad range of the flex-pack industry. This ...