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Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ... to build on its work with the Chinese authorities to address the problems. Such moves will protect those retail brands destined for export markets against the threat of counterfeit criminals and organized ...

Label PRomotion | Tiny Type Terrorizes Even the Best Eagle Eyes

(Label/Tape)

December 13, 2017, ... by hand make it feasible. Provide the retailer a magnifying glass that can be positioned near the product with a query like, “Need a bit of help reading the small type? Feel free to use this magnifying ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, ... and labels, retail and packaging, identification and credentials, and outdoor uses. Synthetic paper is said to be suitable as a replacement for paper in applications where durability and longevity is ...

Transcontinental Acquires Les Industries Flexipak

(Flexpack)

November 05, 2017, ... Les Industries Flexipak offers a wide range of flexible packaging products serving consumer goods companies, food processors, and retailers across several markets including frozen fruits and vegetables, ...

Toray Films Touted as Foil Replacements

(Flexpack)

October 23, 2017, ... out of a box, and stand-up pouches maintain a fresh, eye-catching appearance on the retail shelf. To read the US Department of Commerce’s communication about its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations ...

Kodak Offers Substrate Expansion Kit

(News | New Products)

October 22, 2017, ... including short-run packaging applications including labels, tags, and small folding cartons as well as differentiated commercial and publishing products including point-of-sale displays, retail signage, ...

WaveGrip Carriers Now Available in Colors

(Flexpack)

September 17, 2017, ... the rigorous standards required in the retail sector. “Color has long been recognized as a high-impact element within a well-designed packaging solution for any number of beverages, quite often establishing ...

EFI Corrugated Press Sold to US Converter

(Carton Box)

September 11, 2017, ... press for cost-effective, high-quality, direct-to-board digital printing that extends client brand presence in retail corrugated packaging. Installation of the press is scheduled to begin in the fourth ...

PPC Names Disrupter Structures as Paperboard Trend

(Carton Box)

September 01, 2017, ... unique structural designs that stand out at retail. For example, many entries incorporated “arcuate” or circular scoring to create an additional panel on the front of their packages. This not only provides ...

Constantia Flexibles Wins German Award

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2017, The company’s winning CompresSeal film is said to offer higher seal integrity in a sustainable solution VIENNA, AUSTRIA | Constantia Flexibles announces it is once again one of the winners of the annual ...

Avery Survey Shows Label Frustration

(Label/Tape)

August 22, 2017, ... North America reveals that most shoppers have had challenges with the removable labels that provide price and/or product information that are found on a wide variety of retail products.  This difficulty ...

Jet Label Reports Addition of United Label Company

(Label/Tape)

August 07, 2017, ...  Jet says acquiring United Label Company greatly expands one of its key customer sectors: mass-market retail. United Label Company’s client roster currently includes a variety of retailers, wholesalers, ...

Ampacet Opens Facility in Australia

(Print)

August 05, 2017, ... and retail industries. “We are delighted to be in Victoria, in Australia’s manufacturing hub,” says Yves Carette, Ampacet president and CEO. “We have long had a significant presence in Australia and ...

Ceresana Issues Study of European Bags/Sacks

(Bag Pouch)

July 25, 2017, ... of the country as well as on the construction industry. Pouch packaging has become more popular in the retail sector. Mainly metal cans and glass jars are replaced, but sometimes rigid plastic packaging ...

Iggesund Paperboard Replaces Plastic in Blister Pack

(Carton Box)

July 12, 2017, ... are made to hang on a holder in the retail store and often consist of a paperboard backing plus a molded transparent plastic front section to display the product to the consumer. The Norwegian converter ...

Parkside Launches Reclosable Lidding Film for Snack Pots

(Flexpack)

July 05, 2017, ... and retailers in the convenience sector and will be working closely with our customers to develop opportunities and ensure we continue to deliver solutions which meet the needs of this fast-paced market.” ...

Mark Andy Welcomes Polish Students

(News | New Products)

June 20, 2017, ... such an inherent and colorful part of packaging and retailing today. The presentation identified Mark Andy founder Mark Andrews as one of the industry’s key pioneers and briefly charted the development ...

IMDA Awards | In-Mold's 2017 Winners Span the Gamu

(Label/Tape)

June 12, 2017, ... the visual impression and feel of glass as well as all the advantages of plastic. This allows product placement in retail stores under ambient temperatures alongside competing products sold in glass. And ...

Label PRomotion | Marijuana Label Lessons To Brand By

(Label PRomotion)

May 16, 2017, ... even at the expense of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax collections…A bill pending in the Legislature would allow pot growers and retailers to reclassify their recreational pot as medical pot if ...

Verstraete Supplies IML Labels for New Sugar Pack

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2017, ... a cylindrical IML pack with an Orange Peel IML look. Unique in its category, the pack stands out on Belgian and Dutch retail shelves. And the pack offers a great consumer benefit - it makes it easy to ...