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Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... rule and focus on food for these first two species, which drive the greatest packaging volume. The Greenwich, CT-based American Pet Products Assn.’s 2011-2012 National Pet Owners Survey reported that ...

CPP Gets Converters on Track with Conference Program

(Trends/Management)

August 16, 2011, ... and label converters are continuously looking for ways to make their businesses more profitable, efficient and green. Lean manufacturing techniques have become more widely accepted and are a critical part ...

Package Design: Make an Impact

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... & Gamble partnered with Be Green Packaging to repackage Gillette's Fusion ProGlide razor with a formable pulp tray made of renewable bamboo and bulrush fiber-based material to move away from the clamshell ...

Show Preview: Graph Expo's Goa

(Trends/Management)

July 31, 2011, ... show floor....” Among the special interest sections returning once again are PackPrint, covering package printing; Future Print, featuring printed electronics and RFID; the third annual GREENspace, ...

Eco-One Plastic Additives To Be Used for Food Service Containers

(Green Converting)

July 27, 2011, EcoLogic, a worldwide technology organization that provides environmental solutions for plastics, has an exclusive supply agreement to provide Eco-One organic plastic additives to Letica Corp. OAKBROOK ...

Juiced Up

(First Glance)

July 13, 2011, ... satisfies the requirements of two fruit servings in every 8-oz glass. CoolJuice gabletop cartons are converted by Evergreen Packaging, Memphis, TN, while Consolidated Label, Longwood, FL, prints labels ...

DuPont Awards: Sustainability, Waste Reduction Drive Winners

(Trends/Management News)

July 04, 2011, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers , Wilmington, DE, announced winners in the 23rd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation representing breakthrough developments from brand giants such DuPont Packaging ...

Speaking Out Against Extended Producer Responsibility

(Carton Box News)

June 16, 2011, Taking an active role in opposing a proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) resolution at the Chicopee City Hall in Chicopee, MA, on June 6, were Jeff Shinners, president of Pioneer Packaging and ...

Fiber's Frien

(Label/Tape)

June 15, 2011, ... while the front graphic includes a brilliant metallic green. The PVC label is printed in eight colors with UV inks for sustainability. Kelly Halbrock, marketing manager of Angle Foods, says, “The shrink ...

MPI Release Projects 20% Sales Increase

(Label/Tape)

June 07, 2011, ... plastics, medical applications, and more. Contributing to this growth is the acquisition of a plant in Greenfield, IN, in 2009, which doubled MPI’s capacity. Effective with the purchase of the Indiana ...

Industry Associations

(Uncategorized)

June 01, 2011, ... www.sgia.org SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Assn. Sayville, NY; 202-974-5200; www.plasticsindustry.org Sustainable Green Partnership (SGP) Washington, DC; www.sgppartnership.org Tag & Label Mfrs. ...

WS Packaging To Supply Labels & Labeling Machines

(Label/Tape)

May 31, 2011, GREEN BAY, WI | WS Packaging Group has partnered with ILTI S.r.L., Mantoa, Italy, to expand its Automated Systems Div. (ASD) portfolio to include a series GREEN BAY, WI | WS Packaging Group has partnered ...

Two Earn SGP Certification

(Magazine)

May 31, 2011, SEATTLE, WA | Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), an independent, nonprofit organization for sustainability certification in the graphic communications SEATTLE, WA | Sustainable Green Printing ...

BOPP Producer Needs Nine

(Slit)

May 31, 2011, ... in separate phases during the second half of 2011 and the first half of 2012 at the company's extensive, greenfield production site. Atlas will provide three 327-in. (8.3-m) wide CW984 primary film slitters, ...

Monster Energy Drink Gets Military Decoration

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

May 24, 2011, ... for your dedication and sacrifice.” The commemorative 16-oz “Military Spec” cans will be available in the familiar green Monster Energy and the blue Lo-Carb Monster Energy products, and will be distributed ...

Post Consumer Resin Gets New Life from Milk Jugs and Water Bottles

(Flexpack News)

May 18, 2011, ... emissions. Reduced landfill waste, cuts in energy use, less greenhouse gas emissions–it was a green trifecta, if we could do it.” A number of challenges presented themselves—all of which Hood’s Tyler ...

Stone & Interactive Media-Enhanced Labels on Display at Interpack

(Label/Tape)

May 10, 2011, ... and other construction waste–and 20% PE.  The result is a strong, textured label that takes ink with virtually no spread with impeccable “green” credentials, says Gurland. “TerraSkin has a rich, white ...

Graph Expo Offerings Detailed

(Print)

April 30, 2011, ... pavilions will be Prepress/Software Design; PackPrint featuring solutions for package printing and converting with Future Print, covering emerging technologies; GREENspace, dedicated to sustainability ...

Serve it Up

(Magazine)

April 30, 2011, ... say “add that little bit of luxury to the final result.” The bright reds, yellows, and greens of the color image finish the product. Multicolor also impresses the judges in several other categories, ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

April 30, 2011, ... January 2011 with average daily production down 2.0%. The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership, Seattle, WA, reports GFX Intl., Grayslake, IL, has successfully completed the necessary requirements to ...