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Flexibles
World cap and closure demand forecast
By 2009, the global demand for caps and closures is expected to reach $25.9 billion, or 1.5 trillion units.
April 30, 2006

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Dairy
More on the use of CO
Those suggesting that the use of carbon monoxide in fresh meat packaging is unsafe or inappropriate have been answered by a number of industry observers.
April 30, 2006
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Flexible packaging
The future of resealable packaging
Robert Hogan is director of international sales and marketing at Zip-Pak, a global leader in zipper technology for packaging. Bryan Muskat is president of Triangle Package Machinery, a leading supplier of zipper-compatible VFFS packaging machinery. Presented here are their views on the whys and wherefores of incorporating resealable packaging features.
April 30, 2006
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
UF's smart sensor has sense of freshness
The University of Florida has developed a sensor platform that it claims is capable of tracking temperature, humidity, shock, and other variables.
April 30, 2006
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Cartoning
Machinery's growing role in package innovation
At PMMI Partners in Packaging event, packaging machinery automation supplier ELAU presents examples of innovative packages and the machines that made them commercially viable.
April 30, 2006
ELAU's John Kowal shares examples of innovative package designs and the machinery to run them at PMMI's Partners in Packaging ev
Contract Packaging
Factoring: Jet fuel for attracting packagers
This financing tactic may be new to co-packers, but it works in other industries. It speeds up cash flow—and growth—key selling points with purchasing managers.Key termsFactoring: Factoring: A form of short-term financing that provides funding to companies relative to the quality and quantity of their sales, or accounts receivable. The funding comes in the form of either a purchase or a loan against the company’s eligible receivables.Factor: A company that provides factoring services.
March 31, 2006
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Sustainability
Machine builders and buyers talk turkey at Ipack-Ima
A first-of-its-kind forum, held in conjunction with Italy’s packaging show, was aimed at improving relationships between builders and buyers of packaging machinery.
March 31, 2006
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
Red dye may be labeled
FDA has proposed to require food and cosmetic labels to list the presence of cochineal extract and carmine, two widely used red dyes extracted from insects.
March 31, 2006
Beverage
EU deregulates package sizes
The European Parliament deregulated package sizes for most pre-packaged products, except for staple beverages and foods. Manufacturers and retailers will be able to sell deregulated products in customized containers rather than in sizes mandated by member states or EU laws.
March 31, 2006
Coding, Printing & Labeling
A first read on RFID World 2006
At the 4th annual RFID World event, held in late February in Grapevine, TX, enthusiasm about RFID’s ongoing potential was tempered with a healthy dose of reality.
March 31, 2006
Filling/capping, dry
Club store fills bulk bags on demand
PriceSmart club stores in Latin America offer on-demand, in-store bulk packaging of dry and liquid commodities.
February 28, 2006
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Recycling
The shrinking shelf space dilemma
Rethinking the role of package structure can assure your brand a place on shelf if you think innovatively about consumer usage occasions and adaptability with the retailer.
February 28, 2006
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Coding, Printing & Labeling
A first read on RFID World 2006
RFID World 2006 speakers including from Purdue Pharma, Wal-Mart, and the FDA provided advice, details on implementations, and previews of things to come.
February 28, 2006
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