Secondary Packaging

Packaging's contribution to social equity

Sustainable packaging is widely perceived as a three-legged stool. Packaging professionals focus a lot of attention on two of those legs, the “environmental” and the “economic.” What about the third leg, “social equity?” That’s the one that has us measure a business’s success not only in terms of profit made but also in terms of the positive impact the business has on society in general.

July 11, 2007

Industries: Page 455

Flexibles

Bagged carry-on bottles kit takes off

Tumi, Inc., New York City, has chosen O.Berk Co. (www.oberk.com) to provide the PET bottles for its newest product, the Carry-On Essentials Kit, for airline passengers. It is a response to the Transportation and Security Administration’s latest restrictions on what passengers can take with them aboard airplanes.

July 11, 2007

Reusable/Returnable

Ecstasy enhanced by unexpected red bottle

Ecstasy was more than what CEO Patrick Aroff of Encore Brands, Santa Monica, CA, expected. For one thing, the packaging for what Aroff calls “the first premium enhanced spirit” changed course dramatically ahead of its launch in late 2006.

July 11, 2007

Flexibles

Europe at the forefront of fiber-based packaging technology

SustainPack, a four-year European research program, aims to make sustainable packaging an industry standard by 2015. The consortium, which is made up of 35 partners from 13 countries, will encourage the use of traditional, natural-based packaging products by producing easily degradable, renewable, and recyclable packaging based on biopolymers, paper, and board.

July 11, 2007

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Shelf-stable seafood cups

In January 2007, H.J. Heinz Co. Australia Limited, in cooperation with EDV Packaging (www.edvpackaging.com), launched Greenseas-brand value-added, shelf-stable, single-serve chunky salmon and tuna products packaged in retortable, 100-g, high-barrier cups made of white PP/EVOH/PP.

July 11, 2007

Beverage

EU's new REACH law on chemicals reaches you

With the first of June came the start of a new regulation, called REACH, about chemicals in Europe. It’s a huge change in existing law, so big it’s going to take 11 years to phase in. But if you send chemical substances to Europe or make chemical substances in Europe, the law is going to place new requirements on you sooner or later. That’s why prudent companies are already evaluating its effect on their businesses and taking action.

July 11, 2007

Flexibles

An organic view of packaging

Mitch Hallgren, president of Nature’s Path Food Service, St. Charles, IL, talks about packaging organic foods for this start-up company.

July 11, 2007

Beverage

Making no bones about calcium

FDA wants to make it easier for food and drink packagers to make package health claims for osteoporosis.

July 11, 2007

Cosmetics/Personal care

CARGO ships eco-friendly cosmetics

PlantLove's earth-friendly packaging from CARGO cosmetics includes cartons embedded with seeds.

July 11, 2007

Closures

Sausage adds convenience

German meat processor Stockmeyer packs sausage into multilayer tubs.

July 9, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

A growing library of packaging white papers

It’s easy to access a library of more than 65 white papers that cover the spectrum of packaging.

July 9, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

'Greening' brings concentrated thoughts

Seven key questions to ask if you are considering packaging source reduction via concentrated reformulations.

July 9, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

How 'champions' help P&G cultivate a design culture

Brand design is so much more than the artistic veneer it once was. It’s about orchestrating and delivering a total experience based on a deep understanding of what the consumer wants. When orchestrated perfectly, the design provides brand differentiation and delivers an experience that’s positive, memorable, and unexpected.

July 3, 2007