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- Packaging Groups Form Coalition to Fight FDA
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- July 30, 2003, ... According to the AICC, the Fibre Box Association, the Paperboard Packaging Council, the American Forest & Paper Association—as well as associations from the glass, plastics, steel can, and foodservice ...
- Industry Responds to California Plastic Bag Tax
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- May 12, 2003, The formation of a national Plastic Bag Coalition is underway to fight California legislation that would place a tax on all plastic bags used by retailers in the state, says The Society of the Plastics ...
- Appleton Buys Two Wisconsin Packaging Manufacturers
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- May 04, 2003, Last week, Appleton announced it has acquired two privately held comanies, C&H Packaging Company Inc., Merrill, WI, and American Plastics Company Inc., Rhinelander, WI, USA. APPLETON, WI, USA—Last week, ...
- Green Printing & Packaging Garners Printing Ind. of Carolinas Awards
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- March 09, 2003, ... Chesapeake Corp. (supplier of value-added specialty paperboard and plastic packaging). According to the co., Green received awards for various printing projects that showcased a wide range of printing ...
- Duct Tape, Plastic Sheeting, and The Cost and Benefits of War
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- February 28, 2003, Here's the good and/or bad news. You decide. No. 1: A war in Iraq seems inevitable. No. 2: As demand for duct tape and plastic sheeting increases, so Here's the good and/or bad news. You decide. No. 1: A ...
- Brckner at BrasilPlast 2003 Brazil's Plastic Sector's Biggest Showca
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- February 02, 2003, Brückner (Booth E 76) reports it will show its "advanced product range" at BrasilPlast 2003. BrasilPlast 2003, International Plastic Industry Trade Fair Anhembi Park Exhibition Hall, São Paulo, Brazil ...
- Concern over Phthalates in Food Packaging
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- 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, ...
- In Flexible Packaging, Barriers Are No Obstacles to Success
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- October 31, 2002, ... open up your choices when, for example, your package requires thermal stability in the seal area, and PET is more suitable for the application than PP. Dan Roy, marketing manager of Toray Plastics America, ...
- Release Liners: A Worldwide Special Report: Release LinersPackaging Waste?
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- October 31, 2002, ... glass (60%), paper (60%), metals (50%), and plastics (22.5%). Agreement on a final legally binding document is not expected before year end. Environmental Responsibilities Environmentalists argue there ...
- Packaging Strategies Study Provides Barrier-Enhancing Analyses
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- August 22, 2002, Packaging Strategies reports its new study Barrier-Enhancing Technologies for PET and Polypropylene Containers and Closures offers material, container, and manufacturing-cost analyses for barrier-enhanced ...
- Europe: The Biggest Packaging Market Open for Growth
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- July 31, 2002, ... packaging materials, where plastics are showing strong growth over papers, boards, and glass. AWA Alexander Watson Assoc. is a leading international market research consultant company for the converting ...
- Redefining Plasticizers in Inks and Coatings
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- July 30, 2002, The dictionary defines plasticizers as any of various substances added to plastics or other materials to keep them soft or pliable. For the purpose of The dictionary defines plasticizers as “any of various ...
- US National Parks Using EarthShell 'Environmentally Preferred' Packagin
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- June 27, 2002, ... products. "The ingredients, such as limestone, starch, and other biodegradable materials, result in packaging that is environmentally preferable compared to traditional foil, paper, or plastic-laminated ...
- Internet and Catalog Orders to Boost Protective Packaging
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- June 11, 2002, ... says Freedonia. "Best opportunities are anticipated for inflatable bags, bubble packaging, molded foams, and protective mailers. Highlights of the study include: Foamed and other plastic protective ...
- Medical Packaging and Its Special Needs
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- May 31, 2002, Medical packaging has many applications today. They range from a simple unit dose plastic package that might contain two aspirin tablets to a plastic Medical packaging has many applications today. They ...
- Protective Packaging Study Says Demand to Expand Due to E-Commerce
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- May 19, 2002, ... packaging, molded foams, and protective mailers. Foamed and other plastic protective packaging will continue to expand at the expense of paperboard and related materials, especially for products such ...
- DuPont Expands Packaging Website
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- May 14, 2002, ... to DuPont, the company has unveiled its newly expanded website for the packaging industry. "[This] is an important step toward fully meeting the information needs of plastic film producers, packaging manufacturers, ...
- Foodservice Packaging Market Study
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- April 04, 2002, ... thin-walled foam, plastic, hot paper, cold paper); portion cups (plastic, paper); food containers (foam hinged, plastic hinged, one-piece paper, two-piece plastic, aluminum foil); plates, platters, ...
- IP Paperboard Replaces Plastic in Medical Device
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- March 31, 2002, ... with metered-dose inhaler drugs." Substituting folding carton board for injection molded plastic cuts costs by as much as tenfold, says David Sladek, president of Tucson-based Thayer. Unlike the bulky ...
- Interpack 2002: A Look at the Packaging Industry's Adaptabilit
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- March 12, 2002, ... finishing touches to these types of luxury wrappings. One new application for carton—which was once the sole province of plastics because they offered the necessary barrier layers—does not involve such ...