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Flexibles

Data supports sustainability claims of recycled PET, HDPE

LCI data is used to quantify the savings in energy and greenhouse gas emissions created by recycled PET and HDPE versus virgin materials.

May 5, 2010

Flexibles

Sound off!

May 4, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Strategically designed canning line kicks up coffee filling

Extreme changeover flexibility, operator safety and convenience, and increased capacity are key considerations for new 120-can/min coffee filling line for Melitta USA.

May 3, 2010

Sustainability

90-day shelf life + sustainability gains = progress at Byrne Dairy

Byrne Dairy has a proven track record in ESL products. Now it’s using a new technology called ‘dry sterilization’ to get 90-day shelf life and get greener at the same time.

May 3, 2010

Flexibles

Gas detection revisited

The most popular test for measuring gas transmission rates is described in ASTM D3985 “Standard Test Method for Oxygen Gas Transmission Rate Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using Coulometric Sensor.”

May 3, 2010

Flexible packaging

Plastics market for healthcare packaging forecast to reach five billion lb by 2015

Study predicts steady growth U.S. plastics packaging market for pharmaceutical and medical products in the next five years.

May 3, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

US Patent awarded to Plastic Suppliers, Inc. for EarthFirst®

Plastic Suppliers, Inc. has been awarded the US 7,615,183 B2 patent for “Polylactic Acid Blown Film and Method of Manufacturing,” branded as EarthFirst.

May 3, 2010

Flexibles

A breakthrough in shelf-life evaluation and quality assurance

New white paper from MOCON demonstrates it is now possible for the first time to determine actual shelf-life for oxygen sensitive products at time of production.

April 29, 2010

Flexibles

Wrigley says so long to foil wrappers for iconic brands

Among the first to use foil wrappers for its chewing gum, Wrigley makes a switch to paper for five brands to save 850 tons of aluminum per year.

April 27, 2010

Flexibles

FPA picks student winners

Two clever winners placed first and second in this year’s Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge.

April 26, 2010

Flexibles

Is a tobacco company using packaging to target children?

Yes, say some critics and it carries ramifications for other CPG industries.

April 26, 2010

Flexibles

Aluminum can is most sustainable package, association rebukes

The Aluminum Association reacts to PETRA LCI that gives PET bottles the ‘green light’ over glass and aluminum for single-serve soft drinks.

April 22, 2010