Flexibles

U.S. materials consumption to grow modestly

The consumption of U.S. packaging materials is expected to grow at a moderate rate of 3.2% annually through 2001, according to the new third edition of the Rauch Guide to the U.S.

September 30, 1997

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Flexibles

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) has formed a joint venture with Sentinel Products Corp. (Hyannis, MA) to design, develop, manufacture, market and sell extruded polyolefin and engineered metallocene films globally.

September 30, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Fen/phen warnings

FDA announced it plans to require warnings on labels of the popular prescription diet drug "fen/phen" after receiving reports that the drug combination can cause serious damage to heart valves.

September 30, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: International agreements

Hoechst Specialty Chemicals Group (Charlotte, NC) has merged into Clariant Intl. Ltd. (Muttenz, Switzerland) to form the Clariant Masterbatches Div., to be headquartered in Easton, MD.

September 30, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

W.R. Grace Co. (Boca Raton, FL) has entered an agreement to combine its packaging business with Sealed Air Corp. (Saddle Brook, NJ), forming a new company, retaining the Sealed Air name and headquarters.

September 30, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: International agreements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) intends to purchase Sentrachem Ltd. (Johannesburg, South Africa), a producer of specialty and agricultural chemicals, as well as PP, PE, latex and rubber products.

September 30, 1997

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Chevron Chemical Co., PE operations, (Orange, TX): Jeffrey Taylor, plant mgr.; George Avdey, sales mgr.

September 30, 1997

Converting equipment

A different type of kitchen cleanser

Bushberry Deodorizing Liquid Soap for hands is available in scents like cucumber, lemon, vanilla and oatmeal, so it has a definite kitchen and garden tone.

September 30, 1997

Closures

Solvent-resistant closures

Rexam Closures (Evansville, IN) is now offering three solvent-resistant versions of its FG Series child-resistant closures. The two-piece closures incorporate a push-and-turn design and feature a chemical-resistant, polyester undercap with a PP overcap.

August 31, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Insourcing springs savings for AquaPenn

In an on-site container production partnership first, bottle maker Schmalbach-Lubeca leases a portion of AquaPenn's facility to reheat and blow PET preforms into bottles that AquaPenn fills at the same site.

August 31, 1997

Flexible packaging

Packaging revolution IS changing everything

"This changes everything." That line, taken from a recent crop of Chrysler ads, would have us believe the company's doing something revolutionary in its field.

August 31, 1997

Protective/transport packaging

Engineers paid well to handle changes (sidebar)

Do companies increasingly push individuals' limits?

August 31, 1997

Beverage

Graphis Packaging 7 a resourceful package

Question: When Graphis Packaging 7 arrives, the newest volume in the Graphis series of books, should it be placed on the coffee table or on a shelf with other packaging reference books?

August 31, 1997