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Film Trends Focus of of Plastic Packaging Conference

(Flexpack)

January 23, 2005, ... LA. The conference will be preceded by an optional course on the "Fundamentals of Flexible Packaging." PRESS RELEASE BRUNSWICK, GA—InnoPlast Solutions and Gehrke, Kaas, & Assoc. announce the second annual ...

Ampac Packaging Acquires Flexicon

(Flexpack)

January 16, 2005, ... flexible packaging materials for the pharmaceutical, medial, healthcare, chemical, food, and industrial markets. The amount was undisclosed. PRESS RELEASE CINCINNATI, OH—Ampac Packaging, a producer ...

Sun Chemical Raises Prices on Packaging Inks

(Archive)

October 28, 2004, Effective October 1, 2004, Sun Chemical increased prices three to seven percent on all packaging inks and coatings for flexible, folding carton, and paper packaging sold in the US, Canada, and Mexico. ...

Fresh-Cut Produce Processor Pairs Products with NatureWorks PLA-Based Packaging

(Archive)

October 24, 2004, ... the JustFresh bowls are glossy and clear to showcase perishables to their best. The performance attributes of NatureWorks PLA make the containers slightly more flexible, which helps the lids maintain a ...

Food & Packaging Enjoy!

(Magazine)

September 29, 2004, ... the period over which we can store various food items. Another advantage of food packaging is it helps sustain the nutrients in the food product. A significant advantage to a flexible food package is ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... Packaging for the World. Superbly situated in Santiago (pop. 5 million), Chile's biggest city, Alusa SA is the largest flexible packaging converter of the south cone (Chile and Argentina) and among the ...

Agfa to Showcase Cost-Reducing Screening Technology for Packaging at DigiPack Congress

(Archive)

September 19, 2004, ... to 154 lpi, using 305, 355, 500 lpi aniloxes. Folding Carton Showing samples from the food, cosmetics, agriculture, and specialty markets with screen rulings of 210, 240, 280, and 340 lpi. Flexible ...

Editorial, Wal-Mart Friend or Foe to Packaging Industry, PFFC, May 2004

(Magazine)

April 30, 2004, ... subscriber explained his view: Wal-Mart has changed the flexible packaging industry completely—starting with cost cutting as the major change. To sell to Wal-Mart you must have a great price with ...

New Study Says Food Manufacturers Offering US Consumers Retort Packaging to Meet Conveniency/Lifestyle Demands

(Flexpack)

April 28, 2004, ... and are sold without refrigeration. Composed of layers of foil and film and referred to as “flexible cans,” the pouches can keep food products fresh for extended periods, some longer than 18 months, according ...

Esko-Graphics Installs 400th Cyrel Imager at Leading Packaging Prepress Service Provider Southern Graphic Systems

(News | New Products)

March 21, 2004, ... installed at SGS, the CDI Advance, produces the highest quality flexo plates, primarily for flexible packaging and folding cartons. Until recently, three productivity levels were available: Optics 15, ...

Esko-Graphics Installs 400th Cyrel Imager at Leading Packaging Prepress Service Provider Southern Graphic Systems

(News | New Products)

March 21, 2004, ... installed at SGS, the CDI Advance, produces the highest quality flexo plates, primarily for flexible packaging and folding cartons. Until recently, three productivity levels were available: Optics 15, ...

Coating and Laminating: At the Heart of the Packaging Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2004, ... stretch, and shrink sleeve) and in-mold labels — as well as direct-printed flexible packaging (e.g., pouches and sachets), where the label is integral to the package. Different technologies may ...

Alcoa Sells Packaging Equipment Business to American Industrial Partners

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2004, ... customers throughout the packaging sector through its other various packaging businesses, including Alcoa Flexible Packaging, Alcoa Closure Systems, Alcoa Food Packaging, Alcoa Consumer Products, Alcoa ...

Alcoa's Whisker Lickin' Label: Shrink Sleeves Provide Purina Packaging with Pop and New-Found Flexibilit

(News | New Products)

December 11, 2003, Alcoa Flexible Packaging, based in Richmond, Virginia, manufactures a variety of packaging materials—including extrusion and adhesive laminated pouch materials, overwraps and linerstock, blister lidding ...

Chicago-Based Packaging Dynamics Corp. to Expand Laminating Capabilities with Iuka Acquisition

(Unprinted Rolls)

November 30, 2003, ... Dynamics Corp. announced earlier this month it's executed a definitive agreement to acquire the Iuka Lamination Division of Ormet Corp. The Chicago-based flexible packaging converter/manufacturer says the ...

Pack Expo: Winning Packaging Materials Pavilion Spotlighted in Vegas

(News | New Products)

August 10, 2003, ... E-Commerce Shipping Packaging and Logistics Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) Packaging Achievement Awards Foodservice & Packaging Institute Best of the Best Foodservice Packaging Awards The Glass ...

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 ...

Packaging Groups Form Coalition to Fight FDA

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2003, ... produce trays, pizza boxes, and any corrugated product in which the product liner has direct contact with food. This would mean that paper mills, corrugator plants, sheet plants, sheet feeders, flexible ...

Rexam Intros Bulk Drug Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2003, Rexam Healthcare Flexibles reports late this spring it introduced a range of LDPE (low density polyethylene) and foil laminate bags and drum liners manufactured in a cGMP-compliant environment for use ...

Packaging Jobs Trackable with Dalim Web-Based Software

(News | New Products)

May 11, 2003, ... production, plus improve quality, are important." According to Dalim, the first ProPack already has been installed by Alcan Packaging at its flexible packaging prepress and gravure engraving site in ...