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Modified Atmosphere Packaging shows potential for growth

(Magazine)

June 30, 1996, ... dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen. MAP inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria and mold, thereby extending the shelf life of fresh, chilled, and ambient foods. The MAP technique is now used in the packaging ...

AIMCAL Selects Seven for Annual Honors

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... judges as innovative and nontraditional in its design, which provides the necessary oxygen, moisture, and light barriers needed to meet shelf-life demands. The entry was submitted by both Printpack Inc., ...

Innovation is a winner in FPA competition

(Magazine)

March 31, 1996, ... was adjusted to allow for the correct rate of oxygen and carbon dioxide transmission required to extend shelf life. Higher-respiring produce, such as broccoli, requires a film so thin that it can be difficult ...

Fresh produce offers converters opportunities for healthy sales

(Magazine)

December 31, 1995, ... energy and other molecules that can be used by the cell for synthetic reactions. "The greatest yield of energy," says Robertson, "is obtained when the process takes place in the presence of molecular oxygen. ...

Measurement technique improves metallized PP

(Magazine)

November 30, 1995, ... polyester as the barrier sheet of choice for light, moisture and oxygen. Metallized polyester is still in use, but it is generally more expensive and is used primarily for applications requiring long shelf ...

Conserving weight, space earns praise for flexible

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March 31, 1995, ... creates a moisture and oxygen barrier superior to the alternative cartons and bags for this product, and the hermetic seal reduces any chance of insect infestation which can plague those packages as well. ...

Familiarity with change no surprise in this industry

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February 28, 1995, ...  that you can develop that can replace rigid." A new polyester film, a 48-gauge poly-ester with a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) coating, has been introduced by Rhone Poulenc. "It provides a very high oxyge ...

Slower growth, continued expansion seen in 1995

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January 31, 1995, ... will continue because metallized substrates offer good, albeit imperfect, barriers to light, oxygen and moisture, and the visual impact of metallized packages on the retail shelf is striking. Strong growth ...

Innovative uses earn honors from film supplier

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December 31, 1994, ... are: * Quebec Div. of Daltons (1834) Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for a high-oxygen-barrier, reclosable package for its line of nuts and dried fruits. The converter is Maine Poly, Greene, ME.  ...

German company develops recovery concept for plastics

(Magazine)

December 31, 1994, ... gasification principle. Solid feed stocks are gasified in a fluidized bed at elevated pressures of up to 30 bar using oxygen or air. As practical experience has shown, a great variety of feed stocks is ...