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Appleton Buys Two Wisconsin Packaging Manufacturers

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May 04, 2003, ... flexible plastic packaging materials for companies in the food-processing, household and industrial product, and medical device industries; American Plastics produces high-quality, custom multilayered ...

GN Packaging Launches Newly Redesigned Internet Portal

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March 16, 2003, Pouches, pouches, pouches—they're standing tall these days among flex pack structures. Converters that want more information about the manufacture of these fast-growing flexible packages now can visit GN ...

Rexam Healthcare Flexibles Invests in Pouchmaking

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February 20, 2003, Rexam Healthcare Flexibles reports new "state-of-the-art" pouch manufacturing capacity in its US Midwestern plant. MUNDELEIN, IL, USA—Rexam Healthcare Flexibles reports new "state-of-the-art" pouch manufacturing ...

Achieving Drug Compliance through Packaging

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January 31, 2003, ... Vaposhield is expected to do more of the same once it catches on. Thomas Hauser, sales manager for Pharma Flexibles, Alcan Packaging (Kreuzlingen, Switzerland), and a former Tekni-Plex employee, says Vaposhield ...

EarthShell Packaging Expands at Wal-Mart

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December 01, 2002, ... or broken; and can be composted. In addition, [EarthShell] recently has introduced flexible packaging in the form of sandwich wraps that also have been developed using a 'life-cycle inventory.' Like EarthShell' ...

Nanocomposite Packaging Study Provides Perspective

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November 07, 2002, ... determine how to tap into opportunities in both rigid and flexible packaging applications in the soft drink, beer, meat, and cheese packaging segments," says Packaging Strategies. "It will put within your ...

LatinPack's Plastic Packaging Seminar Location Chang

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October 10, 2002, ... Today, and Tomorrow Innovations and Trends on Lamination and Coating (Metallization, Plasma Coating, Glass Coating) IV. Manufacturing Processes of Flexible Films Speaker: Jorge Goldschmied, Sales Manager, ...

Rohm and Haas to Intro Total Packaging Solutions at Pack Expo

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September 12, 2002, ... series of solventless laminating adhesives for flexible packaging applications promises extremely low monomer adhesives specially formulated to meet a wide array of food packaging needs," adds the co. ...

F&K Expands Packaging Product Range with Kochsiek Buy

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August 22, 2002, ... Kochsiek equipment expertise, the co. says it "now holds a dominant presence in nearly every niche of the package printing and converting industry, including flexibles, paper, film, foil, laminates, paperboard ...

Smurfit-Stone to Sell Industrial Packaging to Caraustar for $80 MIL

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July 22, 2002, ... a variety of products, including folding cartons, multiwall bags, flexible packaging products, and labels. Says Patrick J. Moore, Smurfit president/CEO: "The decision to sell our industrial packaging ...

Packaging That Really Works

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June 30, 2002, ... walls of a PET bottle. In the flexible packaging area, Cryovac, Duncan, SC, introduced a range of “OS” (Oxygen Scavenger) films with a polymer in which the film itself is the oxygen scavenger. These ...

Digital Packaging World: PIRA Conference to Meet in UK

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June 11, 2002, ... Pira's third annual Digital Packaging World include Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Europe, Indigo, and Amcor Flexibles Europe. Conference and registration information can be obtained by contacting Ms. Jo Stone, ...

Pet Food Packaging Is Big Business Worldwide

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May 31, 2002, ... Heinz, the Iams Co., Royal Canin SA, and Cargill Inc. The total worldwide pet food packaging (flexible and rigid) market is estimated to be $500 million (US). Basic flexible packaging concepts used ...

Medical Packaging and Its Special Needs

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May 31, 2002, ... significantly each year. At first glance, medical packaging would appear to be the same as other types of packaging. Flexible medical packages often use the same substrates as flexible packages that ...

Packaging That Takes You Away

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May 31, 2002, ... Employing embossed silver with black with a combination of matte and gloss finishes, it “advances the use of flexible packaging, giving the impression of chrome and steel in a traditionally printed and ...

DuPont Installs W&H Line at Euro Tech Center: Reaffirms Packaging Promise

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March 28, 2002, ... line will be dedicated to production of coextruded flexible packaging structures and is scheduled to be fully operational this month. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—DuPont reports it has reaffirmed its commitment ...

FPA Honors Both Flexible & Flashy

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February 28, 2002, The Flexible Packaging Association honors innovation and technical excellence in its annual flexible packaging award competition. AirLiner, an inflatable insulating liner that converts a corrugated box ...

Folding Carton Outlook Favorable: Study Says US Will Want More Non-Flexible Food Containers

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January 27, 2002, ... a new study conducted and composed by The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based market research firm, this three percent annual growth will be "constrained by competition from flexible packaging, increased ...

Perhaps It's Time to Redefine Packaging Odor Spec

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November 30, 2001, Printing and laminating of flexible packaging materials may involve the use of various inks, coatings, and adhesives. These materials inherently contain Printing and laminating of flexible packaging materials ...

Packaging Mfr. Gets Efficient with Concord Software

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November 18, 2001, ... Converting ATLANTA, GA--Concord Business Systems Inc. announced the Carol Stream, IL-based Packaging Personified, a "leader in flexible packaging," has selected Axapta for Converting. The software, says ...