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Fresh-Cut Produce Processor Pairs Products with NatureWorks PLA-Based Packaging

(Archive)

October 24, 2004, ... packaging — is key to sustaining the fresh-cut category's remarkable growth," says Lisa Owen, global business leader for rigid packaging at Cargill Dow. “Demand for convenience foods has been the big ...

CYRO Presents Heat-Aging Effects on Medical Packaging Materials at ANTEC in Chicago

(Archive)

June 01, 2004, Medical packaging engineers, device manufacturers, as well as other attendees of this year's ANTEC conference may now have a better understanding of the effects of heat and sterilization on rigid medical ...

Scitex Vision's CORjet at Drupa: Taking Inkjet to the Top of the Short-Run Corrugated and Rigid Display Market

(News | New Products)

March 09, 2004, ... rapid return on investment. In fact, the CORjet is revitalizing the whole way in which corrugated and rigid POP printing is being considered. Learn more about Scitex Vision at scitexvision.com.  ...

Alcoa Sells Packaging Equipment Business to American Industrial Partners

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2004, Alcoa is a leading, global producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap foils ...

Colbert Packaging's Senior-Friendly, Child-Resistant PharmaDial Gets Highest Rating from US Consumer Product Safety Commissio

(Folding Cartons)

December 08, 2003, ... enabled us to achieve the highest child-safety rating." For more information about the PharmaDial package as well as Colbert's other folding carton, rigid paper box, and paperboard specialty packaging, ...

Active Packaging

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2003, ... flexible and rigid plastic containers, pouches, cartons, blister packs, cans, sachets — all these and many other options are in use today. The fast-moving consumer goods manufacturers know their markets ...

Packaging Groups Form Coalition to Fight FDA

(News | New Products)

July 30, 2003, ... carton and rigid box manufacturers, among other plastic, glass, aluminum, and steel food packaging suppliers in the U.S. and abroad, would not only have to register their facilities with the FDA but also ...

EarthShell Packaging Expands at Wal-Mart

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2002, ...  Developed over many years using a 'life-cycle inventory' and in consultation with leading environmental experts, EarthShell has developed products that reduce the environmental burdens of rigid food-service ...

Nanocomposite Packaging Study Provides Perspective

(News | New Products)

November 07, 2002, ... determine how to tap into opportunities in both rigid and flexible packaging applications in the soft drink, beer, meat, and cheese packaging segments," says Packaging Strategies. "It will put within your ...

Pet Food Packaging Is Big Business Worldwide

(Magazine)

May 31, 2002, ... Heinz, the Iams Co., Royal Canin SA, and Cargill Inc. The total worldwide pet food packaging (flexible and rigid) market is estimated to be $500 million (US). Basic flexible packaging concepts used ...

Sonoco Completes Purchase of Phoenix Packaging

(News | New Products)

November 01, 2001, ... closures market will enhance our ability to meet evolving closure needs for rigid containers, thus deepening our growing capability to provide global packaging supply-chain solutions for current and potential ...

IML Conference Transcends Packaging with Broader Range of Topics

(Magazine)

October 31, 2001, ... with most molding materials, integrity of the decoration in the molded part, and the use of multiple labels on a single item. Applications cover very flexible products, very rigid products, high-temperature-environment ...

Trends in Flexible Packaging Markets: Two Different Views

(Magazine)

May 31, 2001, ... medical device packaging. Trends toward package standardization and reduced costs appear to favor flexible packaging over rigid, and the economics imposed on the market by HMOs also may help flexible growth, ...

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

(Magazine)

January 31, 2001, ... in different parts of the world can be interesting. Again, local preferences may influence the package. Two examples of this involve packages that are actually rigid but contain some flexible components. ...

Flexible Packaging Committee News

(Magazine)

December 31, 2000, ... plastic that closes a bag positively and securely. In addition, it provides rigidity to the mouth of the bag when open. The clips adhere to only one side of the bag, and they can form a handle to carry ...

UV Protection of Hot Melt Adhesives for Packaging Applications

(Magazine)

October 31, 2000, ... melt adhesive can receive exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light during storage, on a display shelf, and during final use. A typical packaging application utilizing a hot melt adhesive: a clear, rigid container ...

Converted Flexible Packaging: Trends to Watch

(Magazine)

July 31, 2000, ... production, performance, and distribution advantages over rigid and other packaging mediums. Plastic films will extend their leadership based on extensive applications and the availability of improved ...

Snack Food Packaging: 100 Years and Counting

(Magazine)

June 30, 2000, ...  Canister "rigid-flexible" packaging evolves--higher barrier properties, new constructions; canister-type packaging becomes more consumer-friendly; film and paper substrates utilized for sealing product, ...

Flexible Packaging Strategies for 2002: In Summary

(Magazine)

March 31, 2000, ... wrapper and foil laminate sleeve, however, are high-value materials. In summary, flexible packaging has found its way into nearly every section of the manufacturing economy. Conversions from rigid packaging ...

High-Barrier Packaging: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

(Magazine)

January 31, 2000, ... in the high-barrier market. "The cost of production was a real driving force. The lightweight packaging itself was also a factor. With polymeric packaging replacing metal cans, glass, or rigid-type structures, ...