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Modular Press Meets Needs

Published: May 01, 2011
NOIDA, INDIA | Flexible packaging converter Uflex has installed a new five-color Edale Beta modular press in its Noida facility near New Delhi. According

Resin Cuts Scrap

Published: May 01, 2011
UPES resin reportedly offers increased thermoforming rates, shorter cycles, reduced scrap rates, shorter startups, and higher operating efficiencies.

Pouch Sprouts Trophy

Published: May 01, 2011
Ampac’s Standup Retort Pouch for Sprout Organic Baby Food Wins Alufoil Trophy for Resource Efficiency and Is Reclosable Using Linear Tear Technology

Touting Retort

Published: May 01, 2011
Bemis Retort Flexible and Rigid Packaging Are for Shelf-Stable Foods that Require Self-Venting Features During Microwaving

DuPont to Sponsor Pack Expo Keynote: Colin L. Powell

Published: April 19, 2011
PMMI, the producer of the Pack Expo trade shows, announces that DuPont will be one of the title sponsors for the Leadership Lecture at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011, to be held Sept. 26-28, 2011, Las Vegas, NV

Big Mouth Closes

Published: April 05, 2011
The Zip360 flexible pouch from Zip-Pak, Manteno, IL, has a wide-mouth opening to allow easy access to snack mixes, frozen chicken, cookies and crackers, and pet food.

Masterbatches Suited for Food Use

Published: April 01, 2011
Terraloy 90000 Series masterbatches, formulated with Biostrength impact modifier from Arkema and carrier polymers consisting of Ingeo PLA from NatureWorks,

Films Suited for Stand-Up Pouches

Published: April 01, 2011
Expanded line of Torayfan TreaTear directional-tear PP sealant films includes LT52 and LT72 films for non-retort applications. Said to allow the manufacture

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announces Price Increase

Published: March 23, 2011
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced an Americas region price increase of $0.10/lb ($0.22/kg) on all grades of DuPont Elvax, Elvaloy AC

BOPP Films Reduce Pack Weight and Waste

Published: March 15, 2011
Innovia Films, a producer of speciality BOPP and cellulose substrates for a variety of labelling techniques, has launched a new range of films suitable for linerless label applications, Rayoface NB

W&H Issues Good News

Published: March 01, 2011
LENGERICH, GERMANY | Windmoeller & Hoelscher reports increased customer interest and a large number of visitors at K 2010, held October 27-November 3

Gloucester Is Hiring

Published: March 01, 2011
GLOUCESTER, MA | Gloucester Engineering announces the addition of 25 new employees at its corporate headquarters. New employees include 20 technicians,

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

Published: March 01, 2011
Two entries in the 55th Annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards Competition sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Assn., Linthicum, MD will share its

Green Trends Prevail

Published: March 01, 2011
The current Great Recession has hardly changed people's drinking habits. Consumption of hot drinks keeps growing, and spending patterns of the developed

Debonder Adds Absorbency

Published: March 01, 2011
AROSURF PA 780 debonder for use in fluff pulp manufacturing is said to raise the bar in debonder absorbency, minimizing impact on fluff pulp absorbency

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