Consumer packaged goods: Page 198

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

National Starch & Chemical Co. (Bridgewater, NJ): W. Dexter Brown, corporate vp and general mgr., Adhesives U.S.A.

December 31, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Grace-and speed-under pressure

Amway's new pressure-netweigh filler increases speed and accuracy for viscous personal care products. Unscrambler offers gentle handling, cuts down on jams and provides 15-minute changeover.

December 31, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Achievements

Rick Halle, sr staff engineer for Exxon Chemical Co., received the 1997 Andreas G. Ahlbrandt Award, TAPPI's Polymers, Laminations and Coatings Div.

December 31, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

What's SAFE from OSHA? (sidebar)

EPA loosens up on labels

December 31, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) and Cargill, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) has formed Cargill Dow Polymers LLC (Minneapolis, MN) to develop and market biodegradable polylactic acid polymers.

December 31, 1997

Flexible packaging

Stand-up pouch momentum builds worldwide

Innovative shapes and reclosable fitments and zippers were among the more noteworthy advances on display at a two-day stand-up pouch educational clinic sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (Dearborn, MI).

December 31, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Equistar Chemicals, LP (Houston, TX), the joint venture between Lyondell Petrochemical Co. (Houston, TX) and Millennium Chemicals Inc. (Iselin, NJ), was launched to combine those company's olefins and polymers businesses.

December 31, 1997

Beverage

Materials and container development lead outsourced functions (sidebar)

Flexibility, enhancing core competences are major drivers to outsourcing

November 30, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Troubleshooting guide

National Starch and Chemical (Bridgewater, NJ) is offering a pocket-size troubleshooting guide that addresses 39 questions regarding labeling adhesives and gives tips to ensure trouble-free operation.

November 30, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Materials and container development lead outsourced functions

Development of packaging materials and containers and the graphics that go on them are the functions most often outsourced, say Packaging World readers. However, packaging machinery selection, packaging line design and integration all make the Top Ten.

November 30, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Breaking out of the jewel box

New York-based record company 32 Records launched its 32 Jazz label this April with a new CD package reminiscent of LP packaging. Company spokesman Joel Dorn cites durability of the package, made of both paperboard and polystyrene, as well as its fully printable paperboard surface, as keys to the company's decision.

November 30, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Clarification

In the Mainstream department in October, PW prematurely reported a joint venture between Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) and Sentinel Products Corp.

November 30, 1997