Materials Product Brief
| May 15, 2013

Tamper-evident food containers

Available in 7 grab-and-go sizes from 8-64 oz., Placon’s Crystal Seal Tamper-Evident plastic thermoformed food containers are 100% recyclable with a patent-pending double-hinged feature that helps minimize the potential of food tampering.
Materials Product Brief
| April 11, 2013

Rotisserie chicken container

Placon has redesigned its patented, 2-piece HomeFresh Rotisserie Chicken Container to reduce its overall use of petroleum-based resins--without sacrificing the container’s strong visual appeal and structural integrity.
Materials Product Brief
| February 25, 2013

Anti-fog lid technology for deli food packaging

Placon’s new anti-fog technology on its entire line of PET cold deli food packaging products helps minimize lid condensation formation, providing improved product visibility in cold food merchandising displays.
Materials Product Brief
| November 6, 2012

Multi-compartment food containers

Designed for cut fruit, vegetables, nuts, candy, and cheese, Placon’s Fresh ‘n Clear divided bowls contain up to 100% food-safe, post-consumer recycled materials.
Materials Product Brief
| September 14, 2012

Tamper-evident deli containers are eco-friendly

Made with 100% recycled PETE, Placon’s Evolutions is a new line of deli containers made with EcoStar and provides sustainability, safety, inventory reduction, and product salability.
Materials Product Brief
| November 27, 2010

High-barrier PET material

Ecostar HB 4000 is a high barrier food-grade PET from Placon that extends shelf life and is reclyclable. 
Materials Product Brief
| September 5, 2009

"Scround" bowls & lids

Placon’s Fresh ’n Clear™ line of products now includes bowls and lids.
Materials Product Brief
| November 13, 2008

Sealable PET thermoform with 25% PCR

FROM PACK EXPO 2008: Placon’s line of Eco-friendly packaging includes a new sealable PET thermoform with 25% post-consumer recycled content that can be sealed to uncoated cardstock.
Materials Product Brief
| January 11, 2008

Eco-friendly Recyclable PET

Placon has introduced EcoStarT HS 1000, a PET-based, eco-friendly recyclable material that can be sealed with existing machinery and tooling.
Materials Product Brief
| January 31, 2005

Round PP containers

Placon introduces its HomeFresh™ round PP deli containers (shown) with printing options. HomeFresh containers have superior clarity and lid fit, says company.
Materials Product Brief
| December 31, 2001

Materials: PET food containers

Placon’s (Madison, WI) recyclable Crystal Seal™ food packaging containers are said to keep food protected and tightly sealed while remaining fully visible.
Materials Product Brief
| August 31, 2000

Clamshell package

CurvedBox,™ a clam-shell package from Placon Products (Madison, WI), is thermoformed of RPET. Can be displayed pegged or standing. Designed for use with printed insert cards that extend to the perimeter of the package.
Materials Product Brief
| December 31, 1999

Thermoformed packages

Placon (Madison, WI) offers a free 82-page product catalog featuring hundreds of ready-to-ship stock thermoformed packages. Designed to walk the layperson through the package selection process.
Controls Product Brief
| October 31, 1999

Planning guide

Placon (Madison, WI) offers a 4-page planning guide to help brand packagers achieve a competitive advantage with a strategic packag-ing development process.
Materials Product Brief
| August 31, 1999

Clamshell

ThisBox(TM) is a new ship-from-stock clamshell package from Placon Corp. (Madison, WI) that is thermoformed from PET. Ranging in sizes from 2"x3" to 81/2"x11", the clamshell can hold multiple components for product or promotional items.
Controls Product Brief
| September 30, 1997

Retailer packaging report

Placon (Madison, WI) has issued a report that highlights ingredients needed for successful store-performance packaging and common obstacles to success on the retail shelf.
Materials Product Brief
| August 31, 1996

Thermoforming assembly

Placon (Madison, WI) has developed The Placon 2000(TM), an assembly system that packages products in clamshells or blister cards. It performs multiple packaging functions in one high-speed line, and can be custom configured to include denesting or card insertion, in-line filling, p-s labeling, sealing, overwrapping, coupon insertion, bar code testing, pick-and-place and pack out.