Cosmetics/Personal care

HBA--15 years and going strong

HBA has become the premier gathering place for the entire beauty industry, showcasing everything from formulations to packaging. It returns to New York September 9-11.

August 5, 2008

Other Packaged Goods: Page 133

Sustainability

Hazardous chemicals get added container security

Closed-system drum dispensing connector is engineered to prevent drips, spills, and contamination potential.

August 5, 2008

Sustainability

Bisphenol-A safety ignites controversy

Used for years for reusable polycarbonate baby bottles and water bottles, as well as in can liners, Bisphenol-A is under increasing fire on several fronts.

August 5, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Smaller, lighter machinery drives

ABB’s ACS350 general machinery drives are designed and built to enable volume machine builders to increase average throughput time via an average 2-sec programming time per unit.

August 4, 2008

Recycling

Pacific seafood's new sustainable shipping cases

The days are growing longer, the sun feels warmer, and that means one thing: summer is here!

August 4, 2008

Dairy

Disruptive innovation in packaging

Vincent Ferry, packaging development manager in dairy products at Danone R&D France, shares his thoughts on disruptive innovation.

August 4, 2008

Additives, coatings & inks

No 'silver-bullet' BPA alternative

Scientific decisions made decades ago are at the root of the Bisphenol-A (BPA) controversy (see story, page 75).

August 3, 2008

Flexibles

Spicy-hot chips get fiery package graphics

Oregon-based Kettle Foods, a producer of all-natural snack foods, is rolling out Kettle brand Death Valley Chipotle Potato Chips nationwide this summer.

August 3, 2008

Recycling

PCR PP for paint pot

Ecosure household paints from Dulux Trade, part of London-based ICI Paints, are formulated to minimize their environmental impact.

August 3, 2008

Tamper-evident machinery

Biopolymers march on

Biopolymers have finally begun to establish themselves as viable players in packaging.

August 3, 2008

Contract Packaging

Private-label, contracted services showcased at HBA Expo

For buyers and sellers of cosmetics and health and beauty products, HBA Global Expo provides a convenient way to exchange ideas face-to-face with providers of contract packaging and manufacturing services that specialize in these product categories.

August 1, 2008

Flexibles

CPA member cast their nets to catch new ideas at annual meeting

There’s an ocean of opportunity in the contract packaging industry.

August 1, 2008

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Managing quick - turnaround

Market Resource Packaging keeps hundreds of secondary and display packaging jobs per month—often for big brands—on track with a keen attention to detail and documentation.

August 1, 2008