Flexible packaging

A package that can stand and deliver

The stand-up pouch stands tall as a versatile packaging option.

July 12, 2010

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

New breed of blister pack for trimmer line

Desert Extrusion patents a new vinyl packaging design that addresses the previous package’s unfortunate tendency to behave like a jack-in-the-box.

July 3, 2010

Sustainability

Sound off!

July 1, 2010

Filling/capping, dry

Imported food still largely undiscovered territory

Immediately after the horrifying attacks of September 11, 2001, a swirl of newly urgent safety questions arose.

July 1, 2010

Flexibles

Thermoformed paper for lunch meat packs

Marks & Spencer is the first to commercialize a paper-based material that can be thermoformed on existing packaging lines.

June 30, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Protecting U.S. food and pharmaceutical supply chains

Pack Expo International's focus on packaging and processing technologies is designed to bring attendees help in improving the level of security at their firms and their plants.

June 16, 2010

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Pure Fishing hooked on convenience, other benefits of new packaging

Fishing products marketer will debut Berkley product line this fall in blister packaging that is easier to open and that avoids the sharp edges of clamshells.

June 7, 2010

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Sushi gets a boost in shelf life

Sushi Brama, Israel, has successfully penetrated the Israeli retail market with fresh sushi thanks to utilizing SLB™ Technology (Shelf Life Booster) via the Athena.

June 7, 2010

Beverage

22nd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation--Silver winners

The following are the 2010 DuPont Silver Award winners—Innovation.

June 4, 2010

Flexibles

Reflections on IoPP Packaging Summit 2010

The event was a rallying reminder that packaging is a diversified, powerful tool.

May 24, 2010

Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Brunei eyes global halal market...

May 18, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

Walmart still searching for alternative to PVC in its packaging

However, the retailer’s annual sustainability report includes some positive news about its effort to reduce plastic-bag waste in its stores.

May 13, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Campbell Soup proves that size does matter

Reducing its Pepperidge Farm cracker carton by three-quarters of an inch nets a 300,000-lb reduction in packaging for Campbell Soup, reveals 2010 CSR report.

May 10, 2010