Coding, Printing & Labeling: Page 302

Labels

Labeler makes the grade

Pharmaceuticals maker Organon, Inc. relied on its equipment vendor to devise a complete validation procedure for its new labeler before it hit the production floor.

June 30, 1997

Secondary Packaging

Eastman announces new LLDPEs

The debate over metallocene technology continued at the National Plastics Exposition '97 when Eastman Chemical (Kingsport, TN) announced two new linear-low-density polyethylenes.

June 30, 1997

Sustainability

Recycled content: Is the loop broken?

Part two of our exclusive look at recycled-content plastic packaging reports how some packagers justify using recycled resin, even in down markets. Plus, evidence that the "closing the loop" issue won't go away soon.

June 30, 1997

Additives, coatings & inks

The 'slimy' side of FQPA (sidebar)

Senate takes risks on product liability bill

June 30, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Dietary supplements Kellogg wants claim Where's the fat?

ACalifornia State Dept. of Conservation study of that state's beverage container recycling law recommends changes that would simplify the way the bottle deposits fund recycling, potentially reducing paperwork for packagers.

June 30, 1997

Closures

Wraparound origins

When it came time for Tayland Cellars to bottle new L'Ecosse wine, original was the operative word. Since the wine is made from grapes that originated in the French region where Joan of Arc was born, the label depicts a nouveau-like illustration of the heroine.

June 30, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

The 'slimy' side of FQPA

EPA and FDA are mucking up the approval process for slimicides and additives-at least temporarily. In addition, label changes for germicides are also at issue.

June 30, 1997

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

A truly Superior ink packaging line

Automated filling, lidding, labeling and case packing line lets Superior Printing Ink consolidate far-flung operations under one roof. Bar-coded labels are printed on-line.

June 30, 1997

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: International agreements

M.A. Hanna Co. (Cleveland, OH) will acquire the Sadolin Masterbatch plastic color and additive concentrates business from Akzo Nobel Ink A/S (Arnhem, the Netherlands).

June 30, 1997

Converting equipment

Coke tests PET/PEN bottle down under

Coca-Cola South Pacific Pty. Ltd. of Sydney, Australia-an operating unit of Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co.-is now testing a 350-mL (11.83 oz) plastic bottle made of a polyethylene terephthalate/polyethylene naphthalate (PET/PEN) blend.

June 30, 1997

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Noltex (LaPorte, TX) will expand its production of Soarnol EVOH resin at its LaPorte, TX, facility by late 1998. The expansion will double the production capacity to 160ꯠ metric tons.

June 30, 1997

Flexibles

Electronics packaging

A translucent sheet of Eastman's PETG copolyester with a specially developed black electro-conductive coating is available from Lustro Plastics (Evanston, IL).

May 31, 1997