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Sustainability

Australian beer goes green...

Australian-based Foster's beer has launched a sustainably produced and packaged premium beer brand for its domestic market.

April 17, 2008

Reusable/Returnable

2008 packaged goods trends--top 10 countdown...

#10—Probiotics are everywhere.

April 17, 2008

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

Chub packaging machine designed to process high volumes of product at lower cost

Packaging Technologies is a leader in the production of chub packaging machines used in the manufacturing of products such as explosives, high viscosity foods, caulks, sealants, and other industrial products.

April 17, 2008

Tamper-evident machinery

Dos and don'ts on brand protection

At the first Brand-Protection Packaging Forum, leading brand owners such as Johnson Medical Device and Diagnostics shared strategies.

April 15, 2008

Cosmetics/Personal care

High-speed digital video recorders help P&G analyze packaging line problems

At its packaging facility in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England, Procter & Gamble UK contract packages a range of premium perfume products in container sizes from 30mL to 125mL. Brand names include Dolce & Gabanna, Lacoste, Hugo Boss, Laura Biagotti, and Baldessarini.

April 14, 2008

Containers

The modern retail-packaging conundrum

What is the role of product packaging, given the fast-changing face of retailing and consumer demand now?

April 9, 2008

Recycling

Market overview of confectionery sales in Africa and the Middle East

Confectionery retail sales in Africa and the Middle East are expected to reach the US$4.5 billion mark in 2007, up 3% on the previous year.

April 8, 2008

Beverage

Country Watch: Ukraine 2007 the worlds second fastest growing soft drinks market

Ukraine, buoyed by increasingly strong economic fundamentals, was the world's second fastest growing soft drinks market in 2007, trailing only Turkey. Euromonitor International identifies opportunity but warns against complacency.

April 8, 2008

Household/Automotive

Graham Packaging

Newly launched online database enables customers and potential customers to search the company’s catalog of stock containers and save the downloaded information and drawings in a password account.

April 7, 2008

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Eastman Chemical Co.

New Medical Technical Center launched by Eastman Chemical Co., helps designers, original equipment manufacturers, and processors select and successfully run appropriate Eastman polymer for flexible or rigid packaging.

April 7, 2008

Flexibles

Bone-guard shrink bags

With a proprietary bone-guard structure designed to prevent punctures with no need for patches, CMS Flavorseal® bone-guard shrink bags offer good value along with high-abuse performance for bone-in fresh, cooked, and processed meats.

April 7, 2008

Containers

CR caps for plastic tubes

World Wide Packaging is expanding its market with newchild-resistant caps for plastic tubes,

April 7, 2008