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Concern over Phthalates in Food Packaging

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, Plasticizers are used extensively to soften plastics, building products, blood bags, cosmetics, and personal care products, as well as packaging inks Plasticizers are used extensively to soften plastics, ...

Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2003, ...  Environmental News Serving Up Biodegradable Wraps in US Parks SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA—EarthShell Corp. reports EarthShell Packaging sandwich wraps now are being used in eight national parks throughout ...

International Converting Industry News

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January 31, 2003, ... MN, and Taiwan-based Wei Mon Industry (WMI) report an exclusive agreement to promote and distribute packaging articles made in Taiwan from NatureWorks PLA. The agreement is said to mark the first wide-scale ...

Achieving Drug Compliance through Packaging

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January 31, 2003, Honeywell's magnificent corporate campus in Morristown, NJ, was the venue for the Showcase 2002 conference, “Delivering Innovation through Packaging” (Sept, 17-18, 2002). Attended by more than 200 packaging ...

Global Packaging Market

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, This is a time of change in the packaging industry: a time of issues and challenges; a time for re-establishing the horizons of business; and a time for defining strategies for a successful and profitable ...

Consolidation in the Self-Adhesive Laminating Industry

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... packaging itself. As a result of consolidation, we can expect to see an increase in the development of self-adhesive products that will better match the expectations of the end-users and provide an ...

Opportunities in Medical Packaging

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January 31, 2003, The medical packaging market continues to expand at a slow but steady growth rate, despite a general economic slowdown throughout the world. North America The medical packaging market continues to expand ...

Creo Updates Packaging Software & More

(News | New Products)

January 21, 2003, Creo recently announced updates and upgrades to its packaging software solutions, including its production workflow products, remote and hard proofing solutions, and flexo and offset computer-to-plate ...

International Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2002, ... line to be installed as the company continues to expand to meet increasing demand, especially in the flexible packaging sector. PCMC Will No Longer Manufacture in Plymouth GREEN BAY, WI, USA—Paper ...

South America and the Self-Adhesive Label Industry

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December 31, 2002, ... begin to look at establishing regional production and packaging; and the consumer society takes hold. Until the regional trade pact — Mercosur — becomes more transparent, and the wavering economies ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2002, ... Future of Food Packaging," focused on industry trends and the expectations of retail executives of their corrugated suppliers. Discussion ranged from the importance of package appeal to the innovations ...

Global Packaging Study Reviews Top 100 Players

(News | New Products)

December 17, 2002, AWA Alexander Watson Associates, specialist market research consultants to the packaging, converting and printing industries, reports it's now offering "The Global Packaging Market: The Top 100 Players," ...

Converting Industry News

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November 30, 2002, ... fit perfectly into our strategy of aggressive growth in plastics-based consumer packaging….” Education Dunwoody Talks to Harper Regarding Industry Partnerships MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA—Dunwoody College ...

Prime UV Gets Gegenheimer Award for Industry Service at NPES

(News | New Products)

November 24, 2002, ... has been a member of NPES for more than 10 years; the company supplies ultraviolet curing equipment (UV curing equipment) to converters that manufacture packaging and related products. The company adds ...

Corr Expo Shows the Latest for Corrugated Industry

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November 14, 2002, ... The Future of Food Packaging focused on industry trends and the expectations of retail executives of their corrugated suppliers. Discussion ranged from the importance of package appeal to the innovations ...

Converting Industry News

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October 31, 2002, ...  BLOOMINGTON, MN, USA—The Packaging Dept. has formed a strategic alliance with the Packaging Systems Div. of 3M Co., St. Paul, MN. The goal is to improve packaging supply-chain efficiencies worldwide, ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report: Release LinersPackaging Waste?

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, An opinion shift that release liners are packaging rather than process waste will have consequences across the supply chain. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 An opinion shift that release ...

Converting Industry News

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September 30, 2002, News from: A&R Carton, AC Technology, AIMCAL, Akzo Nobel, ALS Ltd., American Inks and Coatings, CEMA, Fischer Group, GAA, Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Kraft Foods, Kochsiek, The Packaging Ink Co., ...

Canadian Flex-Pack Industry Has a Lot Going for It

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2002, ... in flexible packaging in Canada? One reason is the easy entry into the huge US market. Prodded by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), there has been a significant increase in stateside volume. ...

Bayer BP Intros Enhanced Tamper-Resistant Packaging

(News | New Products)

September 24, 2002, ... the announcement of this innovation, says the manufacturer, Bayer BP becomes the first company in the biological products industry to introduce enhanced tamper-resistant packaging in response to recent ...