Closures

Spouted cartons extend milk's shelf life

Alta Dena® Certified Dairy is one of the first U.S. dairies to use SPOUT-PAK® spouted paperboard gabletop cartons from International Paper (Memphis, TN).

January 31, 1997

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Flexibles

FPA TAPS MARKETING GURUS

Dr. Martha Rogers and Don Peppers, authors of the hot business book The One-to-One Future, will headline the Flexible Packaging Assn.'s Annual Meeting March 5-7 at The Westin Mission Hills Resorts, Rancho Mirage, CA.

January 31, 1997

Additives, coatings & inks

Winding adhesives

Two new resin emulsion adhesives have been specifically formulated by National Starch and Chemical (Bridgewater, NJ) to provide versatile adhesion, greater yield and simplified clean-up in tube, core and composite can production.

December 31, 1996

Labels

Automotive containers

Plastic Bottle (Libertyville, IL) has introduced a new family of containers suited for automotive additive products. HDPE Cone Top Rounds are available in 250 mL and 12-oz sizes as well as a 32-oz/1-L size that can be used in international markets.

December 31, 1996

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Thinking small pays off big (sidebar)

Troubleshooting the packaging process with FMEAs

December 31, 1996

Sustainability

Plastic beer bottle could be big

Australian brewing giant Carlton United Breweries has high hopes for a barrier beer bottle made of plastic. In the meantime, it's launched a monolayer PET bottle that's causing quite a stir.

December 31, 1996

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: International agreements

The Specialty Chemical Additives Div. of Ciba Additives (Tarrytown, NY) and the Industrial and Agricultural Products Div. of Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.

December 31, 1996

Detergents/cleaners

Pack size increases usage-to a point

Brand managers at packaged goods companies have always kept a sharp eye on how packaging influences the way consumers choose one brand over another. But what about how consumers use brands once they've chosen them?

December 31, 1996

Consumer packaged goods

Controlled dosing gel pack

A custom package for Colgate-Palmolive's Mennen Speed Stick® Gel anti-perspirant/deodorant allows users to control precisely how much gel is dispensed from the package.

December 31, 1996

Flexibles

P-s label film

Dow Chemical (Midland, MI) has developed two new p-s label films for use with squeezable bottles. New versions of Opticite(TM) SQZ White and Opticite(TM) SQZ Clear films conform to bottle shapes and can be squeezed in multiple directions, says Dow.

November 30, 1996

Flexibles

Only leaders need apply

In the year 2000, say Packaging World sources, the key ingredient in a director of packaging will be dynamic leadership skills. The candidate had better be a people person, too, and be able to wear a number of interdisciplinary hats.

November 30, 1996

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

Dairy makes markets abroad

German dairy starts up two aseptic thermoform/fill/seal lines that produce yogurt and pudding with a 130-day unrefrigerated shelf life.

November 30, 1996

Cosmetics/Personal care

Only leaders need apply (sidebar)

A different view on the director of packaging

November 30, 1996