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Closures

A mark of maturity for materials marketplaces

Internet-based marketplaces for materials used in packaging have come a long way since their inception. This month we’ll focus on two sites that packagers and converters can use to purchase plastics and paper.

December 31, 1999

Controls & Machine Components

NesQuik and Gatorade shine at DrinkPak '99

Aseptic filling of Nestle U.S.A.'s NesQuik and Quaker Oats' Gatorade were two of the hot topics on the agenda at this December conference.

December 31, 1999

Flexible packaging

Flexible materials shine

Mobil’s Golden Mummy and Pyramid awards programs honor pouches for disposable washcloths, Pop Tarts® and dinosaur snacks, as well as labels for vitamins, beverages and bug spray.

December 31, 1999

Cartoning

Tom's uses 'natural' look to package wellness products

Packaging design strengthens brand identity for Tom’s of Maine’s new natural wellness line.

December 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Vitamin maker counts on electronic filler

Steady sales growth at Jamieson Laboratories made it obvious that a new vitamin packaging line was needed. Electronic tablet counting brings big benefits.

December 31, 1999

Closures

A spoonful of guidance makes the packaging go down

FDA clarifies aspects of just-released ‘new’ drug packaging guidance. However, industry is very anxious about upcoming ‘old’ drug guidance.

December 31, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Consumers 'Agree': redesign a success

An unusual back-panel hologram label helps newly relaunched line of hair care products achieve phenomenal sales growth.

December 31, 1999

Sustainability

Dow Corning sings praises of palletizer/stretch wrapper combo

Combo systems at the end of three silicone sealant cartridge packaging lines save space, money and materials at the company's Elizabethtown, KY, facility.

November 30, 1999

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Printer furnishes improved productivity

A furniture hardware distributor uses a thermal-transfer printer for bar codes, graphics and part numbers on its bagged hardware to cut costs and increase production.

November 30, 1999

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

KoSa (Charlotte, NC): Carolyn Case, dir., global recycling development, Packaging Resins business.

November 30, 1999

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: International agreements

KoSa (Houston, TX) and Catalana de Polimers (Barcelona, Spain), have signed a letter of intent to form a 50:50 joint venture to manufacture packaging resins.

November 30, 1999

Coding, Printing & Labeling

EU votes mandatory GM labeling

The European Standing Committee on Foodstuffs, by an overwhelming majority, voted to require special labeling of foods in which at least one ingredient contains more than 1% of genetically modified (GM) material.

November 30, 1999