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Berry Plastics To Take Delivery of Gloucester Engineering Winder

(News | New Products)

July 12, 2009, Berry Plastics, a manufacturer of plastic packaging products, has announced that it will take delivery of the world’s first WOW Winder manufactured by Gloucester Engineering EVANSVILLE, IN | Berry Plastics, ...

Century Packaging Adds Mitsubishi Diamond

(News Eclips)

July 07, 2009, ... has purchased a new 40-in. Mitsubishi Diamond 3000LX press to serve the cosmetics industry. The Diamond 3000LX prints on paper, board, and plastic ranging from 0.0016 to 0.040 in. in thickness. The ...

Green Packaging Demand To Reach $43 Billion in 2013

(Flexpack Main)

May 31, 2009, ... packaging has a large existing presence in paperboard and metal packaging. The fastest gains are anticipated for biodegradable plastic packaging and plastic recycled content packaging. Biodegradable ...

Plastic Film Study

(Substrates)

February 28, 2009, A new study from The Freedonia Group concludes that demand for plastic film in the US is projected to grow 2.6% annually to more than 16 billion lbs in 2012 Cleveland, OH | Demand for plastic film in the ...

Bloomer Plastics Converts Custom Films

(Substrates)

February 28, 2009, Manufacturer of custom converted and embossed films that converters, Bloomer Plastics supplies more than 32 million lb of film to customers as far away as Europe and Asia Bloomer, WI — population 3,500 ...

SPE Names Finalists in Clean Plastics Technology Competition

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2009, The Plastics Environmental Div. of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) or www.sperecycling.org has announced the finalists for a competition at the Clean Technology Business Forum BROOKFIELD, CT | ...

Flexible Packaging Wipes Out Waste

(First Glance)

January 31, 2009, New flexible packaging for cleaning wipes from Method Products offers a 60% reduction in plastic compared to the canisters Wipes Out Waste New flexible packaging for cleaning wipes from Method Products, ...

Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study

(Substrates)

December 31, 2008, Cleveland, OH | Demand for biodegradable plastic in the US is expected to rise more than 15%/yr to 720 million lbs in 2012, valued at $845 million. This Cleveland, OH | Demand for biodegradable plastic ...

Chesapeake Captures Prestigious Packaging Awards

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2008, ... suppliers of folding cartons, leaflets and labels, as well as plastic packaging for niche markets. Chesapeake has 44 locations in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia and employs approximately 5,400 ...

Biodegradable Plastics to Gain, Says Study

(Magazine)

November 30, 2008, Cleveland, OH | Demand for biodegradable plastic in the US is expected to rise more than 15%/yr to 720 million lbs in 2012, valued at $845 million. This Cleveland, OH | Demand for biodegradable plastic ...

Winterborne Recognized by Wal-Mart for Sustainable Packaging Success

(News | New Products)

September 01, 2008, ... in 2005, features a unique corrugated design with a proprietary seal reportedly allowing it to outperform traditional plastic clamshells and less substantial trapped blister packaging. It is made from ...

Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2

(Editorial)

August 31, 2008, There are more PFFC readers with an opinion on banning plastic bags since my last column in August. And there's still more positive news on the subject, There are more PFFC readers with an opinion on banning ...

Keystone Acquires Ott Packagings

(News Eclips)

August 18, 2008, ... folding cartons with windows, and foil stamping as well as thermoformed plastic inserts. Keystone president/CEO John McInerney says, “Through acquisition and a process of continuous production improvement, ...

US Plastic Film Demand to Exceed 16 Billion Pounds

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, A new Freedonia Group study, titled “Plastic Film,” presents trends projecting US demand to grow 2.6% annually to over 16 billion lb in 2012, valued at $13.4 billion CLEVELAND, OH | A new Freedonia Group ...

Sustainable Packaging for Specialty Meat

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... new packaging, produced with EarthClear earth-friendly packaging materials from Clear Lam Packaging, utilizes renewable resources derived from plant-based plastics, providing barrier properties that retain ...

Chesapeake Plant First in China to Receive PS9000:2001 Certification for Printed Pharmaceutical Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 15, 2008, ... foil stamping, and laminating. The 36,000-sq-ft facility complements Chesapeake’s other plant in Kunshan, which manufactures plastic bottles for the pharmaceutical market, by adding the production of paper-based ...

Tekra Named Authorized Distributor For SABIC Innovative Plastics

(News | New Products)

May 11, 2008, Tekra Corp., a worldwide supplier of engineered plastic films, has become an authorized distributor for the polycarbonate film products of SABIC Innovative Plastics in the US and Canada New Berlin, WI ...

Mondi Debuts Biodegradable Packaging Solutions at Interpack

(News | New Products)

March 30, 2008, Sustainability is an absolute necessity for the leading businesses of today. At the 'Bioplastics in Packaging' exhibition Vienna, Austria | Sustainability is an absolute necessity for the leading businesses ...

February First Glance: Making Plastics Glitter

(First Glance)

January 31, 2008, Stacking Up Customers of Mondi Packaging, Vienna, Austria, made their wishes known: They wanted shelf-ready packaging (SRP) that was simple to erect, Making Plastics Glitter Vacumet Corp. announces HoloPRISM ...

Holographic Plastics

(Archive)

December 20, 2007, Vacumet Corp. has launched HoloPRISM holographic plastics, a complimentary extension of HoloPRISM papers, with applications in consumer, cosmetic, personal care, and entertainment packaging; gift wrap; ...