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DuPont, Collaborators Save Energy in Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 26, 2012, DuPont’s Surlyn is the key to a joint development project that has resulted in a skin-packaging process that saves energy and reduces waste NEU-ISENBURG, GERMANY | Appliance manufacturer Miele is ...

Packaging Expo in Moscow Receives 20,000 Visitors

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2012, UPAKOVKA/UPAK ITALIA 2012 reflects recovery of Russian packaging industry CHICAGO, IL | Messe Dusseldorf reports the recent staging in Moscow of UPAKOVKA/UPAK ITALIA 2012, Intl. Trade Fair Packaging ...

Flexible Packaging | Clear Lam Develops Renewable Package for Snack Cheese

(Flexpack)

February 20, 2012, ... cheese market, Clear Lam Packaging Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL, has developed renewable packaging for Lactalis American Group Inc. The new packaging is being produced for all varieties of Lactalis’s Precious ...

Strive Group is Acquired by Menasha Packaging

(Corrugated)

January 31, 2012, With common focuses on food, household, and personal care packaging, Menasha Packaging and The Strive Group join forces  NEENAH, WI | Menasha Packaging Co. has acquired The Strive Group, Chicago, IL. ...

Blown Film | Line Upgrade Provides Quick Changeovers

(Bag Pouch)

January 25, 2012, Gloucester Engineering completes major retrofit for Automated Packaging Systems Automated Packaging Systems (APS), Streetsboro, OH, is enjoying upgraded operations following the successful installation ...

Leadership Position Changes at Gateway Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 29, 2011, Gateway Packaging, with solutions including labels, rollstock, pouches, and more, reports leadership changes while maintaining its commitment to growth GRANITE CITY, IL | Gateway Packaging reports ...

Release Liners in the Spotlight at AWA Conference

(Label/Tape)

December 19, 2011, ... Product Printing; Developments in Packaging and Labeling Law; and Developing Tailor-Made Products with the End-User in Mind. A concurrent exhibition accompanies the program, and there will be networking ...

Jury Is Announced for DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards

(Flexpack)

December 08, 2011, An impressive panel of judges will evaluate entries for innovation, sustainability, and cost/waste reduction in the DuPont packaging awards competition  WILMINGTON, DE | DuPont has announced the jury ...

Diamond Packaging a Big Winner in PPC Competition

(Carton Box Products)

December 06, 2011, Innovative technologies including coating, foil stamping, and embossing make Diamond a winner for its folding cartons ROCHESTER, NY | Diamond Packaging earned five awards in the 68th Annual National ...

Green Bay Packaging Offers Label Stock That Dissolves

(Label/Tape News)

November 13, 2011, The Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging offers dissolvable label stock that washes away under running water. GREEN BAY, WI | The Coated Products Operations of Green Bay Packaging offers ...

Release Liner Market: Growth Projected, but Threats Remain

(Label/Tape)

November 10, 2011, ... technology from other labeling formats (see Figure 2) and flexible packaging (http://pffc-online.com/flexpack/), as well as the overall challenges regarding environmental/sustainability (search?searchword=green+converting&ord=d&cat= ...

Paperboard Packaging Council Bestows Top Award to Graphic Packaging

(Carton Box News)

November 03, 2011, Graphic Packaging Intl. (GPI) was named Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) winner of the top Paperboard Package of the Year, Folding Carton Package of the Year, and Innovation Award at its recently held ...

Kabra Gloucester (India) JV Unveils KAGE 5-Layer Film Line

(Flexpack News)

November 01, 2011, ... Extrusion Technik (KET) Ltd., which utilizes Gloucester Engineering’s engineering designs and technology. Among the many leading packaging and converting companies present at the unveiling were those ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, Steady growth in sales of pet food and pet care supplies continues to drive experimentation in new delivery channels and packaging Steady growth in sales of pet food and pet care supplies continues ...

Web Lines: Wrinkling of Foils

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... foil likely comes from wrapping a potato in kitchen-grade aluminum foil. Wrinkling thin aluminum foil is easy. If you are new to foil-based products, such as solar cells, batteries, packaging laminates, ...

Retail-Ready Packaging To Grow Says Pira Intl.

(Carton Box News)

July 25, 2011, ... bottom line targets and includes such packaging as corrugated board, solid fiberboard, or rigid plastic. Demand for RRPs will reach 27 million tons by 2016, up from a 2010 base of 19 million tons, according ...

New Offset Printing Press Expands Sales at Hammer Packaging

(Drying)

July 19, 2011, Hammer Packaging is reported the first US customer to install a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 press with production having started the first week in April ROCHESTER, NY | Hammer Packaging is reported ...

ALOX Coater & CPP Film Line Debuting in Egypt

(Flexpack News)

July 13, 2011, FLEX Group, and India-based manfuacturer of flexible packaging materials, will commision an aluminum oxide coater, dubbed ALOX, on Oct. 6, 2011 NOIDA, INDIA | UFLEX  Group, and India-based manfuacturer ...

Menasha Packaging Installs Flexo/Folder/Gluer

(Folding/Gluing)

June 27, 2011, Menasha Packaging installs a four-color Isowa flexo/folder/gluer at its Lakeville, MN, plant with the capability to perform quick setup and fast run speeds and support customers with a lean supply chain ...

In-Mold Competition Deadline Extended

(Label/Tape)

June 08, 2011, The In-Mold Decorating Assn. has extended the deadline to June 30th for entering its annual competition for in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products SCOTTSDALE, AZ | The In-Mold ...