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ITC Rules in Favor of Petition Against Woven Sacks Imports from China

(News | New Products)

September 03, 2008, ... pet foods, bird seeds, and similar products sold at retail. The ITC’s affirmative vote will restore fair competition in the US market, its supporters say. The vote was the final determination in investigations ...

Winterborne Recognized by Wal-Mart for Sustainable Packaging Success

(News | New Products)

September 01, 2008, ... both the retail and club warehouse marketplaces. EnviroShell is described theft resistant, easily and safely opened, and is said to have exceptional longevity for protecting products during shipping, ...

Dirge for a Plastic Bag Part 2

(Editorial)

August 31, 2008, ... going to have major health problems if exposed. The problem with disposal of bags lies with the general public. The industry nor the retailers are not responsible for bags all over the countryside, the ...

Chicago Passes Recycling Law

(Green Converting)

August 31, 2008, Chicago has passed legislation that requires the establishment of in-store recycling programs for plastic bags in certain retail stores, reports the Progressive Bag Affiliates of the American Chemistry ...

Weight Reduction

(Archive)

August 31, 2008, ... sales, retailers were drawn to the new bag that had a reverse-printed film laminated over a super strong mesh, rather than standard paper laminates. Those bags traditionally have been made overseas and ...

Earth-Friendly Print

(Print)

August 31, 2008, ... of involvement. Track increased legislative and regulatory requirements — local, state, and national. Address new retail and business-to-business relationships. The Wal-Mart “scorecard” for suppliers ...

Cosmetic Package Carries Security Markers

(News Eclips)

August 18, 2008, ... distributors, retailers, and manufacturers protect profits and overall brand image. “The value of the Liz Clairborne brand both internationally and domestically makes it a prime target for counterfeiters,” ...

US Plastic Film Demand to Exceed 16 Billion Pounds

(News Eclips)

August 12, 2008, ... in such areas as produce and snack packaging, stretch and shrink wrap, and trash bags. In contrast, high-density PE (HDPE) film demand will grow at a below average pace as a result of slow retail bag advances. ...

TAPPI Offers Info on the Bay

(News Clips Archive)

July 31, 2008, ...  Retail Link Users Group. A.J. “Tony” Burns, associate director at Procter & Gamble, will present sustainability from P&G's vantage point at a luncheon Wednesday, September 17. Burns is P&G's designate ...

August 2008 PFFC What's New Products: Part tw

(New Products)

July 31, 2008, ... preprint liner or other packaging where high-temperature processing could cause conventional overprint varnishes to pick, soften, or smear. Typical applications include retail packaging, POP displays, ...

WS Packaging Plant Receives FSC Certification

(News Eclips)

July 22, 2008, ... from the printer to the brand owner. “Major retailers like Wal-Mart are increasingly joining the green movement and asking, or even mandating, suppliers evaluate the sustainability of their packaging,” ...

Start with Security

(Label/Tape)

June 30, 2008, ... or faulty counterfeited goods such as drugs and electrical products. Add to that the losses through tampering, diversion, the gray market, and retail theft, and it means brand owners have a major global ...

Printing Partnerships

(Special Reports)

June 30, 2008, Product manufacturers today are facing a real battle to ensure that what they deliver to the consumer via the retailer is their genuine branded product Product manufacturers today are facing a real battle ...

Paper's Pledg

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... For example, some packaging incorporates holograms that will be destroyed if they are removed, thereby alerting the retailer and the consumer to potential counterfeiting. Others are packaged in paperboard ...

Trends Impacting Converters

(Editorial)

June 30, 2008, ... of meeting demands by consumers and retailers alike for more environmentally friendly packaging has become more of a burden to manufacturers or whether, indeed, it might actually prove a boon to business. ...

Sustainable Packaging for Specialty Meat

(Archive)

June 30, 2008, ... typical of multi-layer films and laminates used for meat packaging while providing the sustainable benefits that retailers and consumers are now demanding. "We liked the fact that the EarthClear Sustainables ...

NYC Mandates Plastic Bag Recycling

(Bag Pouch)

May 31, 2008, ... more to establish an in-store recycling program for plastic bags. The legislation, developed in close cooperation with environmental groups, retailers, and bag manufacturers, makes it easy for New Yorkers ...

Extruder a Tall Addition

(Substrates)

May 31, 2008, ... and retail packaging. Jim Kauffman, executive VP of manufacturing operations, says, “This new extruder gives us unique capabilities to produce high quality films for both traditional and special applications.” ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

May 31, 2008, ... vintage champagnes in retail stores convey all properties of the brand — luxury, quality, and innovation.” Shorewood Opens Plant In China NEW YORK, NY Shorewood Packaging, a business of International ...

Can-Do Cartons

(Carton Box)

May 31, 2008, ... and in the end-use environments of retailers and consumers. The entry with the highest number of total points earns the President's Award, which this year went to All Packaging Co., Aurora, CO, for the ...