Closures

New aseptic beverage carton screw cap debuts in Europe

The first commercial user of a new three-piece screw cap mechanism for aseptic beverage cartons has been introduced in Germany by Milchwerke Thüringen GmbH, a subsidiary of the Humana Milchunion group.

February 28, 2006

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Closures

Body washes receive custom PET bottles

Method Home Products, San Francisco, CA, recently rolled out a line of gel and cream body washes in 15-oz, custom-manufactured, tear- (or bulb-) shaped PET bottles from Amcor PET Packaging.

February 28, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Foams market faces rising costs and environmental regulations

If your company uses polymer foams in the packaging process, you might want to consider the challenges facing foam suppliers, as described in a recent Frost & Sullivan study on European markets for polymer foams.

February 28, 2006

Bakery/Snack

Snack cake cartons get quarter-century face-lift

Interstate Bakeries Corp., Kansas City, MO, introduced new graphics for multipack boxes of Hostess-brand snack cakes. According to Hostess, the new design represents the first major packaging graphics change in 25 years.

February 28, 2006

Beverage

Winery spruces up bag-in-box packaging

Last autumn, Tefft Cellars Winery, Yakima, WA, converted bag-in-box wine packaging for its Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon 4-liter wines from conventional corrugated fluted boxes to “Z-Flute” (zero flutes between the walls) paper-based material supplied and converted by Graphic Packaging International.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Resealable ice bags heat up sales

Blue Keld, East Yorkshire, UK, a leading British producer of bottled waters and bagged ice cubes, has introduced Blue Keld Spring Water Premium Ice Cubes packaged in press-to-close, resealable one- and two-kg bags, incorporating zipper mechanisms supplied by Zip-Pak.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

In-pack veggie steamer

According to Bev Dixon, general manager at Sun Valley Foods, she and her colleagues took one look at Simple Steps for Produce while at a trade show last year and knew they wanted to put it to work.

February 28, 2006

Consumer packaged goods

People

Jerry Bennish was appointed vice president, strategy-Americas; and Tom Cochran vice president, sales & marketing for U.S healthcare and personal care businesses for Amcor Flexibles.

February 28, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Companies

Phoenix Closures, Inc.

February 28, 2006

Additives, coatings & inks

Science of fresh white paper

DuPont's Dr. Donna L. Visioli examines the contemporary meaning of freshness.

January 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging Automation Forum to debut in Chicago

The Packaging Automation Forum is a one day event held at the Chicago Marriott on May 24, 2006.

January 31, 2006

Sustainability

Packaging machinery OEMs and buyers of packaging machinery talk turkey at Ipack-Ima

Presented in conjunction with Ipack-Ima, the Italian packaging show just held February 14-18 in Milan, was a half-day event called Global Packaging Managers & Equipment Suppliers Forum.

January 31, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Building better bonds between makers and buyers of packaging machinery

People I talked to at Ipack-Ima 2006, held February 14-18 in an architectural wonderland called Fiera Milano on the outskirts of Milan, were cautiously hoping that the show may be a sign that economic recovery is on the way.

January 31, 2006