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Narrow Web's Leverag

(Label/Tape)

March 31, 2010, ... that are lightweight, individually wrapped, or resealable. Things like single-serve snacks that provide ease of portion control, airtight nutrition bars, drink mixes for water, travel pouches of shampoo ...

Multipack Juices It Up

(Metallizing)

March 31, 2010, ... step toward a fully compostable package. Bryce adjusted printing inks along with web tensions, process temperatures, and bonding processes to deliver a lamination that would provide adequate snack food ...

AIMCAL Awards

(Coating/Laminating)

March 21, 2010, ... step toward a fully compostable package. Bryce adjusted printing inks along with web tensions, process temperatures, and bonding processes to deliver a lamination that would provide adequate snack food ...

Flexible Packaging: Narrow Web's Leverag

(Flexpack)

March 21, 2010, ... that are lightweight, individually wrapped, or resealable. Things like single-serve snacks that provide ease of portion control, airtight nutrition bars, drink mixes for water, travel pouches of shampoo ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ... of options for converters equipped to manufacture flexible packaging. Snack food bags are an obvious opportunity, while wraps for dairy foods such as cheese, as well as meat, fish, and poultry, are interesting ...

Carton Zips Open & Close

(News Eclips)

December 21, 2009, ... on the shelf. We’re very excited about the possibilities Zipbox offers for numerous products like snack foods, cookies, crackers, cereals and dried fruits. Frozen items are also ideal candidates for Zipbox.” ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... company says, and provides sustainability advantages in cereal, snack, baking mix, and other high-barrier applications. Also said to use less plastic resin, energy, and landfill space. Offers savings in ...

Tuflex India Inaugurates Greenfield Converting Plant

(Flexpack Main)

July 20, 2009, ... packaging applications including snack food, cereals (rice and wheat), detergents, shampoo, and pesticides. “Rotomec is a world leader in gravure printing technology for flexible packaging materials ...

Plastic Film Study

(Substrates)

February 28, 2009, ... produce and snack packaging, stretch and shrink wrap, and trash bags. HDPE film demand will grow at a below-average pace as a result of slow retail bag advances. PP film demand is expected to expand ...

Reduce & Reuse

(Extrusion Coating)

November 30, 2008, ... specialized features. Constructions include pouches (e.g., stand-up, retortable, and stick), sachets, wraps, and blister packs for many food and beverage applications from snack food bags and condiment ...

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. ...

Emerging Nations

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2008, ... important element in this process is the announcement of a new e26 million plant in Poland, dedicated to PepsiCo and supplying flexible packaging for PepsiCo's fast-growing snack food packaging business ...

Demographic Demands

(Flexpack)

February 29, 2008, ... bode well for converted flexible packaging demand. However, competition from single-serving and other novel rigid containers in markets such as snacks, candy, and dairy products will restrain growth to ...

Up to the Task

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ...  Camclear transparent, aluminum oxide-coated barrier PET is designed for packaging applications involving fresh food, confectionary, snacks, and dried food. Said to allow clearer laminates without chlorine ...

Sweets Success

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... in the confectionery industry, since the nation is a large manufacturer and exporter of confectionery items. After confectionery comes snack foods. Russia (flex-pack volume of $700 million) is a major ...

Pilot/Lab/Technical Facilities

(Archive)

October 30, 2006, ... Markets: barrier film, beverages, coextrusion, frozen foods, health/beauty, industrial, magnetic media, meat/poultry, medical/pharmaceutical, photographic/graphic arts, sanitary/disposables, snacks Service: ...

Ink 101: Part I

(Process Management)

August 31, 2006, ... towel and tissue, and retail bags. Typical applications for solvent-based inks are bread bags, frozen food bags, candy wrap, snack foods, meat and cheese wrappers, stand-up pouches, and towel/tissue ...

The Future of Metallizing

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, ... for replacing waxed paper and polyethylene, while metallized films also are increasingly popular for snack food packaging. Clear oxide barrier coatings are opening new markets, as are product security ...

Pouch vs. Bottle

(Flexpack)

July 30, 2005, ...  “I look at it two ways,” says Gurland. “The first is for children. There is a big concern over nutrition. Schools are looking at banning certain drinks that come with their snacks, so water is a natural ...

A Universal Film for Flex-Pack?

(Flexpack)

December 30, 2004, ... flexible packaging material. Snack packages require a specific composite to provide sealability and retention of freshness. Boilable pouches require a different composite to attain the heat and chemical ...