Flexibles

Taking stock of sustainability

Don’t let misunderstandings, myths, or misgivings hamper your ability to deliver on the sustainable packaging goals you’ve established for your company.

July 2, 2009

Package Printing: Page 24

Sustainability

Sound off!

Mexican baked goods company Grupo Bimbo’s Organizacion Barcel subsidiary has begun using degradable metallic polypropylene packaging that is said to disintegrate within a period of three to five years after the product’s shelf life. Is this more greenwashing or a real environmental benefit? Tell us what you think: greenerpackage.com/node/1120

July 2, 2009

Coding, Printing & Labeling

When regulators are active, will they be intelligent?

You don’t need me to tell you that food-contact materials requirements in the European Union are important to your business.

July 2, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Industry watch

June 5, 2009

Flexibles

Air cushion system helps Blind Center of Nevada see benefits

Machine produces air cushions that replace EPS 'peanuts' in protecting reconditioned electronic items, saving space and pleasing customers.

June 4, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

Yellow on black coding stands out on store shelf

Ink-jet coding at 200 containers/min provides needed color plus operational simplicity.

June 3, 2009

Sustainability

Industry watch

May 5, 2009

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

A ship-shape bag-in-box system

The Golden Alaska fishing vessel boasts a labor-saving case erector and bag inserter.

May 5, 2009

Sustainability

Beverage bottles lighten up

Propel, AquaFina, and TalkingRain and are among the latest beverages to lighten up their bottles.

May 1, 2009

Flexible packaging

2008/2009 AmeriStar winners revealed

The Institute of Packaging Professionals announces the 2008/2009 AmeriStars.

April 5, 2009

Additives, coatings & inks

Eco-friendly plastics additives

Milliken’s Hyperform® hyper-nucleating agent overcomes variables in the waste stream to simplify polypropylene recycling while Millad® clarifying additives enable polypropylene to be substituted for clear materials such as PET, PVC, PC, PS, SAN, acrylic and glass.

April 4, 2009

Secondary Packaging

Stretch film should stretch dollars

The overwhelming majority of packaged goods are unitized with stretch film, for good reasons, but not always with best cost-efficiency.

March 26, 2009

Sustainability

Antioxidant packaging

With studies showing that saturated fat elevates cholesterol and trans fats cause heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, food manufacturers are looking for new ways to stabilize fatty foods without relying on trans or saturated fats.

March 1, 2009