Consumer packaged goods: Page 138

Flexibles

Thirst for convenience' helps drive flexibles

FPA projects 2003 shipments to grow at a 4.2% rate to $20.8 billion, despite a ‘turbulent, outlandish, and unpredictable’ 2002.

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Cartoning

Converting data into dollars

Our survey reveals that collecting, sharing, and converting packaging line data into knowledge is tricky for many. But for those who’ve mastered it, the benefits are compelling.

August 31, 2003

Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle catches on

Leading consumer products companies and materials suppliers intend to form an industry working group to tackle cradle-to-cradle package design.

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Sustainable Packaging

Cradle-to-cradle catches on (sidebar)

Who attended

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Sustainability

Cradle-to-cradle catches on (sidebar)

Seven reasons to start a cradle-to-cradle packaging workgroup

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Flexibles

Wrapping of vials catches on at Nephron

Concerns over mis-dosing and product integrity have led a Florida drug maker from bulk-packed vials to individually wrapped vials for certain customers.

August 31, 2003

Detergents/cleaners

Cool bottles for a hot market (sidebar)

Pump effort proves fruitful

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Conveying & accumulation

Hot dog!

USDA’s new rule on Listeria aims to improve operations for meat and poultry packagers.

August 31, 2003

Flexible packaging

Packaging technology on display, Part Two

Once again the DuPont Awards competition attracted the best and the brightest where advancements in plastic packaging technology are concerned.

July 31, 2003

Consumer packaged goods

Hardware happenings

Against the backdrop of the indexing motion of the is-it-getting-any-better-or-not United States economy, I was uncertain about the level of excitement at this year’s National Hardware Show.

July 31, 2003

Containers

Barrier bottle to broaden Apple & Eve markets

Apple & Eve’s new monolayer barrier PET bottle from Graham Packaging offers the juice packer new ways to market its single-serve 10-oz bottles of juice.

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Consumer packaged goods

Container safety

As part of its antiterrorism efforts, the federal government is focusing on cargo-container security.

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