New film barrier helps fertilizer canister grow outdoor sales

Five years ago, Greenview Preen-brand weed preventer switched from a 15-lb multiwall bag to a 4-gal preformed paperboard canister to differentiate itself from the competition (see Nov.

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’96, p. 121, or packworld.com/go/preen). This year, the Lebanon, PA-based company has further modernized by adding a recently developed polyester barrier film to the canister, both supplied by Dorpak (Cincinnati, OH). The film makes the canisters weather resistant, allowing mass merchandisers to sell the product outdoors, an advantage they did not previously enjoy.

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