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Sustainability

When 'green' fails at the cash register

Consumers are proving that it isn't enough for packaging to be demonstrably better for the environment than the packaging used for a competitive product.

January 31, 1995

Recycling

Chesebrough decision strips away protection

If an appellate court decision stands, protection has narrowed for trade dress in packaging. P&G's newest suits could prove troublesome.

January 31, 1995

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Eastman Chemical Co. (Kingsport, Tenn) sold its polypropylene business to Huntsman Chemical (Salt Lake City, UT).

January 31, 1995

Consumer packaged goods

Cancer panel says smokers being mislead by packaging

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pondering recommendations by an ad hoc committee of the President's Cancer Panel, which said cigarette packaging misleads smokers by listing very low tar and nicotine contents and not indicating how much a smoker might actually inhale.

January 31, 1995

Sustainability

Radiator maker warms up to paper

Faced with new General Motors' specifications for paper-based packing materials, this automotive supplier found a dunnage system that is both environmentally friendly and economical.

January 31, 1995

Flexibles

Directive adopted

In Europe, comprehensive legislation for reducing, recovering and recycling packaging waste became a reality on December 14 when the European Union Council of Ministers and the European Parliament adopted a directive on all packaging and packaging waste.

January 31, 1995

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Chemical Sector Exel Logistics North America (Columbus, OH): Niels Aalund, business development mgr.

January 31, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Supplier news: Achievements

ISO 9002 registration: Bemis Co.'s Pepperell, MA. plant; Jefferson Smurfit Corp's Anderson, IN, container plant; Rex-Rosenlew Intl. Inc.

January 31, 1995

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

ICI Chemicals and Polymers (Wilmington, DE) will reorganize its Polyester Intermediates and Polymers Business into three regions.

January 31, 1995

Protective/transport packaging

AmeriStar's industrial winners

Winners of the 1994 AmeriStar Package awards were announced November 12 at a reception held in conjunction with Pack Expo in Chicago. Sponsored by the Herndon, VA-based Institute of Packaging Professionals, recipients in the Industrial Category included a multi-compartment paperboard container for pressure transmitters and a polycarbonate suspension system for silicon wafers.

January 31, 1995

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Adhesives Div., National Starch and Chemical Co. (Bridgewater, NJ): Steve Pearce, mgr., special projects; Daniel O'Brien, sales rep., Pennsylvania area.

January 31, 1995

Closures

Self-sealing closure

The Cap'N Lock closure system from Preferred Closures (Northbrook, IL) has a spill-resistant, one-piece cap that locks into place with a lock sealing system, patent pending.

December 31, 1994