Cosmetics/Personal care

Engineers paid well to handle changes

Packaging engineers earn a good income and many received a healthy pay raise last year, according to Packaging World's exclusive salary survey. But many feel their effectiveness is limited by perpetual crisis management, downsizing and unrealistic schedul

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Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

National Starch and Chemical Co. (Bridgewater, NJ): Scott Edris, mktg. supervisor, paper products, Adhesives Div.

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Sustainability

3Com relies on 'greener' loose fill

A leading manufacturer of routers, hubs, switches, modems, and other computer networking devices, 3Com Corp. has a strong record of responsible environmental leadership.

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Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Exxon Chemical Co. (Houston, TX) plans to increase high-pressure LDPE capacity at its Baton Rouge, LA, plastics plant by 210 million lb/yr by implementing a debottleneck step.

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Flexible packaging

Machinery receives 'heavy' emphasis at Pack Expo West (sidebar)

Learning in Las Vegas

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Birds Eye tries fresh, not frozen

Birds Eye fresh vegetables?

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Beverage

Techni-Cal achievement

For years Canadian pet food manufacturer Martin Pet Foods has relied on pinch-bottom bags for its 7- and 15-kg (15.4- and 33-lb) sizes of "super premium" pet food.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Food excluded from chemical labeling regs

Finished food products with trace food additives or pesticides should not be included in a globally harmonized system for chemical hazard classification and labeling.

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Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Lyondell Petrochemical Co. (Houston, TX) and Millennium Chemicals Inc. (Iselin, NJ) signed a definitive agreement to form a venture comprising primarily the olefins and polymers businesses of the companies; it will be headquartered in Houston, TX.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Biotech food labeling

Biotechnologically derived foods should be allowed to be marketed as "organic" when appropriate and should not be subject to unnecessary and misleading labeling requirements.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling adhesive

Designed to accommodate a range of label stocks, substrates, processing and end uses, National Starch and Chemical (Bridgewater, NJ) has introduced a new hot melt adhesive.

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Consumer packaged goods

Pinch-bottom bag

Bancroft Bag (W. Monroe, LA) has introduced the Mini-Pinch pinch-bottom bag. Measuring less than 18" long, this size provides petfood companies with a package that's insect resistant.

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Additives, coatings & inks

Patently controversial

Big business is losing the fight to make patent applications public. But it's gaining on its goal of creating a better funded, better operated U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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