Materials Product Brief
| December 31, 2003

Bone-in shrink bags

Pechiney Plastic Packaging unveils its next generation ClearShield™ high-barrier bone-in shrink bag for fresh beef and pork. This product provides total perimeter puncture resistance, even in the sealing area.
Materials Product Brief
| June 30, 2003

Stand-up pouch with 2 chambers

The new Pouch in a Pouch from Pechiney Plastic Packaging is a stand-up, bottom-gusset U-shaped pouch with 2 chambers. The main body with inno-lok™ application holds the dog food.
Materials Product Brief
| April 30, 2003

Pizza film

Pechiney Plastic Packaging (Chicago, IL) introduces a downgauged version of its pizza film. With an approximate 10% top web reduction and 20% bottom reduction, film is said to provide customers greater cost advantages while retaining performance.
Materials Product Brief
| March 31, 2003

Gusseted 4-side-sealed bag

Pechiney (Chicago, IL) and Technipac (Le Sueur, MN) offer the EZ-Pour Side-Lok pouch, a gusseted 4-side-sealed bag with added zipper in front, pour spout, and a stiff back handle for carrying ease and pouring.
Machine Product Brief
| January 31, 2003

Laser-scored controlled opening

LaserTear[r] scoring technology creates a precise straight or curved score line, cut to the desired depth specifications, that always tears easily and accurately and prevents “renegade” tears that can compromise resealable zippers.
Materials Product Brief
| July 31, 2002

Flexible packaging brochures

Pechiney Plastic Packaging (Chicago, IL) developed new literature on its full line of dry mix and condiment packaging solutions. Two new literature pieces offer food manufacturers a “one-stop shop” in flexible packaging solutions, company says.
Materials Product Brief
| June 30, 2002

Sensory-enhancing flexible packaging

Pechiney Plastic Packaging (Chicago, IL) has introduced a new flexible package that appeals to consumers’ senses through aromatic inks, new textures, and intense graphics.
Materials Product Brief
| December 31, 2001

Materials: Frozen pizza film

Pechiney Plastic Packaging (Chicago, IL) offers flexible packaging for frozen rising crust pizzas that require a tough structure due to vertical storage, loose cornmeal, and pizza toppings.
Materials Product Brief
| September 30, 2001

Coffee vent tape

Pechiney’s (Chicago, IL) coffee vent tape is applied as a ribbon of film lengthwise through the package and is sealed in the end seam. A one-way valve is created in the packaging process.
Materials Product Brief
| November 30, 2000

Glass-like PP container

Developed by Pechiney Plastic (Chicago, IL), the Polyplus™ is a multilayer, coextruded PP container that incorporates EVOH to offer the appeal of glass or PET with the barrier properties of metal or glass.
Controls Product Brief
| August 31, 2000

Conference proceedings

Packaging Strategies (West Chester, PA) has made the proceedings from its Packaging Strategies 2000 conference available. Presentations given by executives at Huhtamäki Van Leer, Graphic Packaging Corp., Netgrocer, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Rexam PLC, Pechiney Plastic Packaging, and Graham Packaging Co., L.P.
Machine Product Brief
| August 31, 2000

PP container

Pechiney Plastic (Chicago, IL) has developed Polyplus™, a 3 or 4 layer, coextrusion blow-molded PP container technology for food and juice products.