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Exact Packaging, Inc.

Apr 30th, 2004

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(above) moved into its new manufacturing plant and worldwide headquarters located in Southern York County, PA, which includes a R&D lab for new products and line extensions and showroom to demonstrate new equipment with actual applications.

Sidel, Shanghai, China, built a new 64긨 sq’ technical center that will include a feasibility center, mold repair shop, and training center.

Resin Technology Inc. created a new group within its organization that advises processors how to effectively use and reduce the cost of color concentrate.

Graphic Solutions, Inc. changed its name to Graphic Solutions, International.

Pester USA Pac Automation is the exclusive representative for the sales, installation, and service of automatic carton packaging machines from the French company Paker.

Agr*TopWave LLC announced a joint agreement with Sig Corpoplast on the use and marketing of Agr*TopWave’s PETWallplus™ and Vision Preform Inspector products in combination with the Sig Blomax blowmolding machines.

Schneider Electric and Elau AG have formed a strategic partnership whereby Schneider acquired a 46.5% stake in Elau AG Germany.

SWF Companies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dover Corp. acquired GSMA Systems, Inc.

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Dover Corp.

Exact Packaging, Inc.

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SWF Companies

Graphic Solutions Inc.

Sidel Group

More alternatives for your secondary packaging | Sidel

More alternatives for your secondary packaging | Sidel

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WB Packing platform | Sidel

Nuuk - The new rPET water bottle concept inspired by Greenland | Sidel

Nuuk - The new rPET water bottle concept inspired by Greenland | Sidel

Specialty Personal Care Brands Shift from Plastic to Aluminum Packs

Specialty shampoo, soap, and conditioner brands are embracing shatter-proof, recyclable aluminum packaging in a bid to attract sustainability-minded consumers with less price sensitivity.

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Multi-Surface Floor Marking Tape

The CP 27®P multi-surface floor marking tape from Shurtape is a temporary solution that allows users to indicate proper distancing.

No automation needed to be replaced with the switch from PET to aluminum, which was good news for Nature’s Baby. The existing filling line is capable of handling the new aluminum bottles with limited adjustments.

Organic Baby Shampoo & Conditioner Brand is Latest of its Ilk to Go All-In for Aluminum

Nature’s Baby Organics is another recent entry in the shift away from plastic, and toward aluminum, for packaging of personal care and bath products, particularly specialty products with elements like vegan, organic, or cruelty-free.

Jokey’s New Production Facility in Spain Operational

Jokey Treplás moved into its new production facility where it will operate in the future under the name Jokey Iberica.

Acrylic Packaging Tape

Shurtape’s Shurtape®brand AP 201 Colors production grade acrylic packaging tape, available in in blue, green, red, yellow, and orange, is designed to easily identifying sealed packaged contents.

Schick's new Eco Glide razors' handle, and the packaging it comes in, is 100% recyclable and comes from 100% recycled material.

Schick Disposable Razors Take Sustainable Turn, Packaging Shifts to Match

Packaging for the Schick Xtreme 3 Disposable Razor is a thermoformed BOPP tray with film lidding. Now, consumers can choose the same razor design but now with a recycled (and recyclable) PP handle in a recyclable kraft-style paperboard PCR carton.

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Recyclable Trays for Meat and Cheese Applications

PaperSeal Slice and PaperSeal recyclable, barrier-lined, paperboard trays from Graphic Packaging offer retailers a recyclable alternative to plastic thermoformed trays for sliced meats and cheeses.

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Monolayer Materials Help Bring Plastics Full Circle

Brand announcements about packaging material usage shifts are coming in faster than we can post them on our website or write about them in our print pages.

Recyclable Pressure Sensitive Tape

Sealstrip introduces VerdeSeal recycleable pressure sensitive tape designed for used with its easy open and resealable product lines.

Post-Consumer Recycled Material Getting Traction

Argentine dairy producer Mastellone Hnos of Buenos Aires positions its La Serenísima Original milk brand as a natural product.

Corrosion Inhibiting Stretch Film

Cortec offers EcoStretch compostable corrosion-inhibiting stretch film featuring Nano VpCI designed for stretch-wrapping metal equipment or components that need to be kept rust-free.

New Syntegon cartoner Sigpack TTMD with integrated Delta robots

New Syntegon cartoner Sigpack TTMD with integrated Delta robots

Carton loading by seamlessly integrated Delta robots. The camera-based vision control system detects products on the infeed belt. The delta robots then pick single or multiple products arriving in random order and place them in cartons.

For the last 15 years manufacturing plants throughout Latin America have been using PET decontamination technologies. In Mercosur countries, as well as in others outside this block, mandatory or voluntary standards and regulations have been enacted in relation to recycled post-consumer PET safety issues.

Food Grade Recycled Plastics In Latin America

A digital event of Latin American experts recently organized by CMT (Centre for Management Technology) gave us an in-depth view into regional strides in regulating the use of recycled materials in food grade packaging.

The Take Two Foods initial product line includes four milks, with more products planned.

Take Two Foods’ Aseptic Packaging Gives “Upcycled” Barley New Life

Longer retail shelf life and the ability to sell online support this 21st-century company’s mission to extend spent barley’s value in a plant-based milk that fits today’s consumer health demands.

Corona's new barley straw packaging

Corona Launches Pilot Beer Pack Made from Surplus Barley

Using new technology, this circular process repurposes surplus barley into recyclable packaging material for six-packs.

Videojet V425 Yellow Ink

Yellow Ink

Videojet launches the V425 yellow soft pigmented ink, an MEK-based (methyl ethyl ketone) ink for use in the Videojet 1710 continuous inkjet printer. It is suitable for use in printing on dark substrates such as plastics and metals.

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Wellspring Capital Acquires Rohrer Corp.

Wellspring Capital Management, a New York-based private equity firm, acquired Rohrer Corp., a retail-packaging designer and manufacturer.

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Recyclable Bottle Carrier

Graphic Packaging International launches Cap-It, a recyclable paperboard clip designed as an alternative to traditional shrink film packaging for PET or rPET bottles.

Aluminum Lug Jar Lid

Consumer Convenience Technologies offers an aluminum lug version of its EEASY Lid that allows consumers to vent a jar by pressing a button on the lid, which opens a tiny slit that breaks the seal. Lids are available in sizes 58-mm to 82-mm.

An exploded view of the Fatty 15 starter kit demonstrates the use of corrugated inserts to safely handle a glass bottle through the many-touchpoint e-comm channel in a compact format without extra space or the need for dunnage.

Subscription D2C Supplement Brand Makes Sustainable Impression at Unboxing

A new-to-science fatty acid supplement promises to improve longevity. Seraphina Therapeutics created a sustainability-minded D2C packaging and unboxing experience to align with and amplify the discovery.

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TricorBraun Acquires RODA Packaging

TricorBraun acquired Quebec-based RODA Packaging, further expanding its presence in Eastern Canada.

Fiber-based Tray for Fresh Vegetables and Fruit

AR Packaging introduces a tray for products such as fresh vegetables and fruits, herbs, and seeds that contains more than 95% fiber content and can be combined with a lidding film that provides consumer convenience such as easy peel opening and reclosure.

Easy-Application Tube for Veterinary Products Wins Gold

Antiparasitic Revolt™ Topical Solution from Aurora Pharmaceuticals is housed in a customized version of Neopac’s Twist’n’use™ tube.

Berlin Packaging Acquires Roma International PLC

Berlin Packaging acquired Roma International. The acquisition will expand Berlin Packaging’s capabilities for cosmetics and personal care products in Europe.

Companies Form Alliance to Launch Circular Packaging Solutions for the BIO Dairy Sector

The Spanish multinational Repsol reached an agreement with rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Jokey Group and Spanish organic dairy company Cantero de Letur to launch new packaging circular solutions for cheese products.

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Neopac: Lightweight Plastic Tube with Reduced Wall Thickness for Enhanced Sustainability

Latest addition to company’s EcoDesign portfolio of sustainability-minded tubes uses up to 30% less virgin materials.

INX representatives Bryce Kristo, Michelle Pack, Dayna Campobasso and John Hrdlick ready the supply of water being shipped to Texas to help with relief efforts.

INX International and CannedWater4Kids Send Drinking Water to Texas

INX International Ink Co. and CannedWater4Kids (CW4K) teamed up to send a rush delivery of CW4K premium drinking water packed in 16-oz aluminum bottles. The truckload of 33,600 units will arrive this week at the Montgomery County Food Bank near Houston.

Recyclable Film for Frozen Food

ProAmpac introduces ProActive Recyclable R-2000F designed for use in frozen food packaging. It is available in pre-made pouches or film for high-speed vf/f/s or hf/f/s lines.

Profol Americas Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Profol Americas, Inc. was granted ISO 9001:2015 certification as designated by Verisys Registrars due to its implementation of a quality management system in its cast film manufacturing processes.

Ardagh Metal Packaging to Combine with Gores Holdings V

Ardagh Group S.A. and Gores Holdings V entered into a definitive business agreement under which Gores Holdings V will combine with Ardagh’s metal packaging business that will be held by Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. to create an independent public company.

Faca Packaging Celebrates 50th Anniversary

In 2020, Faca Packaging, a manufacturer of acrylic packaging, celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Compostable Electrostatic Dissipating Film

Eco Works ESD from EcoCortec contains renewable raw materials ranging from 5% to 45%, depending on the formulation, as well as anti-static properties that reduce or eliminate static buildup.