Consumer packaged goods: Page 185

Petfood/Pet Care

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Balluff, Inc. (Florence, KY): Kent Howard, vp, gen. mgr.; David R. Bird, national sales mgr.

January 31, 1999

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: International agreements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) and LG Chemical Ltd. (Seoul, Korea) finalized a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies to produce, market and sell Calibre(TM) polycarbonate resins in the Asia/Pacific region, excluding Japan.

January 31, 1999

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Dow Chemical (Midland, MI): Kyle D. Lorton, senior product marketing mgr., polypropylene.

January 31, 1999

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

The Drug, Chemical & Allied Trades Assn., Inc. (East Windsor, NJ) has moved its headquarters to 510 Route 130, Ste. B1, East Windsor, NJ 08520; phone: 609/448-1000, fax: 609/448-1944.

January 31, 1999

Converting equipment

New Anew comes in PET

In adding Anew Day Force, an advanced "vertical lifting lotion," to its premium line of Anew skin-care products, New York-based Avon could have specified a glass jar similar to the one used for Anew Night Force lotion.

January 31, 1999

Flexible packaging

Ryt-way opens to reclosable pouches for pet foods

New horizontal form/fill/seal machinery helps contract packager Ryt-way build its budding pet food business. Ryt-way's first customer is Hill's Pet Nutrition, for 1- and 2-lb stand-up pouches for dog treats.

December 31, 1998

Additives, coatings & inks

Clinton serves up food safety

Food companies seem likely to face tighter scrutiny of how packaging is stored and used under proposals. New EPA testing could finger some materials.

December 31, 1998

Converting equipment

Sally Beauty's containers get a makeover

After having a successful line of hair-care products on the market for 20 years, Sally Beauty Co. decides it's time to update its look.

December 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Just-in-time cards from label printers

Button wholesaler buys off-the-shelf color thermal-transfer label printers to print cardstock for more than 7ꯠ SKUs. Machines permit print runs from one dozen up to 1괌 dozen cards.

December 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Warning to states: no warning labels

At the top of the food industry's 1999 congressional agenda will be a bill outlawing most state food labeling laws. Legislation that pre-empts state authority is always controversial.

December 31, 1998

Sustainability

EPA caps VOCs in products

Manufacturers will be required to reformulate, repackage or retire some products. However, most national brands already comply.

December 31, 1998

Flexibles

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Mobil Chemical Co. (Pittsford, NY), Films Div.: James P. Ashmore, sales and marketing mgr., Americas; A.R. (Andy) Purdue, Americas business unit gen.

December 31, 1998