Flexible packaging

Steady growth seen for food packaging machinery sales

A market intelligence report reveals a positive outlook for U.S. food packaging equipment through 2003.

July 31, 1999

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Closures

FDA radiates antipathy on irradiation labeling

Agency appears reluctant to let food processors use less-frightening labeling declaration for foods that are irradiated. Consumer opposition to any change is very strong.

July 31, 1999

Labeling

Web Plus: Capsule reviews

A variety of distinctive glass wine bot-tles are featured at www.winebottle.com, the site of Wine Bottle & Packaging (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada).

July 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Aseptic PET is Henniez's cup of tea

A leader in the bottled water business in Switzerland, Henniez is making a bold move into in-line blowing and aseptic filling of plastic bottles for iced teas.

July 31, 1999

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Web Plus: Suppliers of 'hands-on' equipment take to the Web

T hanks to the low cost of disseminating product information via the Web, it's now easier than ever to obtain information on packaging equipment from smaller suppliers that cater more toward users of low-cost, entry-level or "hands-on" packaging equipment.

July 31, 1999

Secondary Packaging

Nothing's fishy about trout tags

Time/temperature monitoring tags placed in refrigerated shipments of smoked fish let Top of the Mountain Trout's restaurant customers know how long the trout will remain fresh.

July 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Film structure is tops with Bel/Kaukauna

A multilayer peelable lidding film for plastic cups of hot-filled salsa eliminates leakers and provides easy opening.

July 31, 1999

Flexibles

Supplier news: International agreements

A group of investors led by Schroder Canadian Buy-Out Fund II (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) has acquired the industrial flexible packaging activities of Amcor Twinpak-North America Inc.

July 31, 1999

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

Home meal replacements on the move

Increased consumer demand for home meal replacement spurs development of new technologies, new markets. A Packaging World special report.

July 31, 1999

Flexibles

Supplier news: International agreements

Wolff Walsrode AG (Walsrode, Germany) has transferred its entire BOPP film activities to its new subsidiary Walothen GmbH (Walsrode, Germany).

July 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Filling PET aseptically at 200/min

With a prototype system in one plant and generation two in another, this Italian food company likes what it sees in rotary, aseptic filling of teas and sports drinks in PET.

July 31, 1999

Flexibles

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Mobil Chemical Co.'s Films Div. (Pittsford, NY) will increase its global film metallizing capacity by adding a 3.3-m metallizer in the Belleville, Ontario, Canada, facility of Mobil Chemical Canada Ltd.

July 31, 1999

Flexibles

FPA expands use of source reduction logo

The Flexible Packaging Assn. is making available a trademark license for the use of its Source Reduction(TM) logo. Under terms of the agreement, the logo may be printed on flexible packages or other printed materials.

July 31, 1999