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Jury Is Announced for DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards

(Flexpack)

December 8, 2011, ... Coatings & Consumer Packaging GmbH, Austria • Tan Hanes Zen Sunjaya, general manager Product Development and Quality Control (PDQC), PT Inofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk, Indonesia. In evaluating entries, ...

E-Close Packaging Is Honored for Easy Open and Close Features

(Flexpack News)

November 27, 2011, ... is described as a unique product range combining extensive know-how in PSAs with state-of-the art laser micro perforation technology. Amcor also reports that Arla Foods, a dairy market leader in Sweden, ...

Green Bay Packaging Offers Label Stock That Dissolves

(Label/Tape News)

November 13, 2011, ... dissolvable label stock that washes away under running water. Reusable and washable food-service items, totes, and other containers are clean and ready to be used again after just one wash, company says. ...

100% R-PET Containers To Offer Sustainable Packaging Solutions in No. America

(Flexpack News)

November 10, 2011, ... plastic and pulp containers to North American fruit and vegetable growers, shippers, re-packers, and other food suppliers. Worldwide Plastics has distribution points and sales teams throughout North America. ...

Paperboard Packaging Council Bestows Top Award to Graphic Packaging

(Carton Box News)

November 3, 2011, ... carton. Eight additional GPI products earned the following awards: • Faribault Foods 10 count private label juice carton – Gold Award • Quaker Life Soft Bake Bars carton – Gold Award • Snuggle ...

FlexSol Packaging Grows with W&H Blown Film Line

(Flexpack News)

July 28, 2011, ... of a high-output, five-layer VAREX line from Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp. This is Flexsol's fourth VAREX from W&H at the Nashville plant. The line will produce film primarily for food packaging and ...

Eco-One Plastic Additives To Be Used for Food Service Containers

(Green Converting)

July 27, 2011, ... Corp., a leading supplier of foodservice packaging and containers, as well as rigid plastic containers. Letica will incorporate the Eco-One additive to make biodegradable plastic cold beverage cups ...

New Material-Neutral Organization Focuses on Packaging & Environment

(Trends/Management News)

July 14, 2011, ... ConAgra Foods, Dow Chemical Co., DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers, Kellogg Co., MeadWestvaco, Procter & Gamble, Sealed Air Corp., and Tetra Pak Inc. AMERIPEN’s function is to advocate packaging ...

Field Packaging Group Sold to Packaging Corp. of America

(Trends/Management)

May 16, 2011, ... corrugated cartons, that serves customers in the food, confectionary, durable goods, furniture and metal stamping industries, among others. Marty Field, CEO of Field Packaging, commented, "Mesirow Financial ...

Masterbatches Suited for Food Use

(Flexpack)

March 31, 2011, ... with Biostrength impact modifier from Arkema and carrier polymers consisting of Ingeo PLA from NatureWorks, are in compliance with FDA requirements for food-contact applications at loadings to 20%. Masterbatch ...

Capri Packaging Orders MIRAFLEX W&H Flexo Press

(Flexography)

March 7, 2011, Capri Packaging, a div. of Schreiber Foods, has installed a 10-color MIRAFLEX CM flexographic press from Windmoeller & Hoelscher at its newly expanded 120,000 sq ft facility in its Clinton, MO, facility ...

Flexible Packaging: Eco Innovation

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2011, ...  Curwood Inc., Oshkosh, WI, a Bemis company, produces Liquiflex Advance films for bulk liquids, which merit a gold award from the judges. A replacement for metal foodservice cans and traditional bulk ...

Seafood Sealed

(News | New Products)

February 14, 2011, Targeted for delicatessens and supermarkets, Atlantica bags from Alpem, Reims, France, are designed for wrapping fresh fish, seafood, meats, cold cuts, cheese, and other perishable products. Targeted for ...

Colors Safe for Food

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

January 31, 2011, The fluorescent colors in GloPrill and Gem-Tone palettes meet FDA standards for direct food contact. Colors are said to be vibrant and subtle and to allow The fluorescent colors in GloPrill and Gem-Tone ...

Tobacco Packaging: The Final Billboard

(Carton Box)

November 30, 2010, ... leadership roles at Kraft Foods, Miller Brewing, and Johnson Diversey. Prior to joining MWV in a consulting capacity this year, Boris was senior VP, marketing and development, for Swedish Match's US and ...

Biomass Packaging Goes Retail

(Coating/Laminating News)

November 9, 2010, ... dedicated to making natural and organic foods and environmentally friendly nonfood products more affordable and available for consumers. Now anyone will be able to find alternatives to traditional plastic ...

Packaging Paper: Better Days Ahead?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2010, ... bags, industrial wraps, foodservice papers, food processing papers) Labels and tags (label facestock, release base, tags) Packaging wraps (single-ply wraps, multi-ply wraps) Taken as a whole, these ...

Produce Packaging Outlook Reported

(Trends/Management)

September 30, 2010, ... reports says plastic containers will see the fastest gains among major produce packaging types, with demand expected to increase 6.1% annually to $1.1 billion in 2014. Concerns regarding food safety and ...

DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers Announce Global Price Increases

(Flexpack)

August 24, 2010, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced a global price increase of $0.06/lb ($0.13 per kilogram) on all grades of DuPont£ Elvax resins and $0.10/lb ($0.22 per kilogram) on all grades of DuPont£ ...

C-P Flexible Packaging Boosts Lamination with Davis-Standard Line

(Flexpack)

August 22, 2010, A new lamination line from Davis-Standard has added capacity and precision for food packaging leader C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P). The line, installed late last year, has been instrumental in helping C-P ...