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Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... bags, industrial wraps, foodservice papers, food processing papers) Labels and tags (label facestock, release base, tags) Packaging wraps (single-ply wraps, multi-ply wraps) Taken as a whole, these ...

Produce Packaging Outlook Reported

(Trends/Management)

September 30, 2010, ... reports says plastic containers will see the fastest gains among major produce packaging types, with demand expected to increase 6.1% annually to $1.1 billion in 2014. Concerns regarding food safety and ...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announce Global Price Increases

(Flexpack)

August 24, 2010, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced a global price increase of $0.06/lb ($0.13 per kilogram) on all grades of DuPont£ Elvax resins and $0.10/lb ($0.22 per kilogram) on all grades of DuPont£ ...

Platinum Packaging Adds Elite Cameron

(Slit)

July 31, 2010, ... with total control of the process, which is very important when the product is used directly in the food packaging sector.” Platinum was very careful with its selection of options, focusing on items ...

Slitting/Rewinding: Platinum Packaging Selects Elite Cameron

(Slit News)

July 08, 2010, ... near Los Angeles, CA, supplies a wide range of films for the food packaging industry. The company has major contracts with government institutional feeding programs as well as a substantial base of private ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... packets, promotional specials, test-market launches, beauty and personal care specialty markets, sample pouches, dry/powdered goods, coffee, specialty and regional foods, etc. Product variety and line ...

Flexible Packaging: Capital Commitments

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2010, ... It serves multiple markets that include bakery, fresh/frozen foods (including produce), shrink films, consumer products, ice, medical, landscaping, industrial, and pet care. To service these diverse ...

FPI Says Green Packaging Trend To Grow in Demand

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2009, The Foodservice Packaging Inst. (FPI) finds in a Trends Report surveying its members that there's a resurgence of the environmental movement causing an upswing in the demand for environmentally friendly ...

Partnership for Eco Packaging Launched

(News Clips Archive)

August 31, 2009, ... solutions for the foodservice industry. LBP Mfg. specializes in designing and converting a wide range of paper-based food and beverage packaging. Matthew Cook, president, says “The combined vision and ...

Amcor Offers To Buy Parts of Alcan Packaging

(Flexpack)

August 31, 2009, Amcor Ltd. has offered to acquire parts of Alcan Packaging for $2,025 million from Rio Tinto, including Alcan Packaging Global Pharmaceuticals, Alcan Packaging Food Europe, Alcan Packaging Food Asia, and ...

Alcan Packaging Presents EHS Award to Neenah Technical Center

(News | New Products)

September 14, 2008, ... causing a worker to miss time from work. Part of Alcan Packaging's Food Americas sector, Neenah Technical Ctr. houses the company's state-of-the-art innovation center, research and development facility, ...

Paper vs. Plastic in Packaging

(Archive)

January 01, 2007, ... food applications, with the frozen food, fruit beverages and detergent markets also expected to see favorable increases. Growth also is expected for single-serving plastic milk bottles, driven by conversion ...

Personal Care Items & Packaging

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... and their attendant need for packaging, is the increasing global demand for such products. In many ways, the packaging required for personal care items is very similar to that used for food. For example, ...

Obesity: Can Packaging Help?

(Magazine)

July 30, 2005, It's no secret that people around the world are getting fatter. The causes of overweight and obesity are multi-factorial. Food safety agencies like the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the ...

Is a Packaging Makeover Ahead?

(Magazine)

February 27, 2005, ... durable, reusable checkout bags; in-store collection of bags and other packaging for recycling; providing free compostable bags in produce and bulk aisles; discounting compostable bags and food service ...

Food Recordkeeping Requirements

(Magazine)

December 30, 2004, On December 9 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final rule implementing new food recordkeeping requirements under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response ...

Packaging for the World

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2004, ... top six in Latin America. Supplying a veritable “who's who” of food multinationals, the company is headquartered in an award-winning facility near Santiago's bustling Arturo Merino Benitez airport. The complex ...

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

(Flexpack)

September 12, 2004, Landec Corp., a developer and marketer of technology-based polymer products for food, agricultural, and licensed partner applications, and Chiquita Brands Intl. report Landec's food subsidiary, Apio Inc., ...

Packaging Dynamics Reports Definitive Agreement for Papercon Acquisition

(Archive)

August 18, 2004, ... and foil-based specialty packaging products for foodservice, supermarket, quick-service restaurant, and food-processor customers. The company also has manufacturing facilities near Dallas, TX, and Los ...

Finnish Packaging Provider Huhtamaki Seeks to Terminate Joint Venture with US-Based EarthShell Corp.

(News | New Products)

January 01, 2004, ... established in 1999 to manufacture and market biodegradable food-service packaging using EarthShell's proprietary technology in Europe and, potentially, in parts of Asia. "The development of the manufacturing ...