Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Resin performs swimmingly for Salmolux

Federal Way, WA-based smoked seafood producer Salmolux Inc. markets gourmet smoked salmon at retail and restaurants internationally. Recently, Salmolux changed packaging film specs for its skin-packs.

August 31, 1999

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Converting equipment

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

National Starch and Chemical Co. (Bridgewater, NJ): John. C. Dutney, vp, Packaging and Converting Adhesives Div.

August 31, 1999

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

UCB Chemicals Corp. (Smyrna, GA): K. Brett Johnson, market mgr., graphic arts.

August 31, 1999

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

The expansion of Equistar Chemicals' (Houston, TX) Matagorda, TX, HDPE facility is on schedule and should be complete by October.

August 31, 1999

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: International agreements

Alsuisse Lonza Group Ltd. (Zrich, Switzerland) will propose to its shareholders to demerge its chemical and energy activities and to integrate the remaining aluminum and packaging businesses into a three-way merger with Alcan (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) and Pechiney (Paris, France).

August 31, 1999

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) has signed a definitive agreement to buy Union Carbide Corp. (Danbury, CT) for $11.6 billion.

August 31, 1999

Closures

French juice marketer first to use reclosable cap

French juice marketer Les Vergers D'Alsace is the first to use the new resealable and tamper-evident opening device for aseptic brick packs from Tetra Pak (Vernon Hills, IL) called the SpinCap.

August 31, 1999

Beverage

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Crooked River Brewing Co. (Cleveland, OH) has acquired Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Co.'s beer div. (Cincinnati, OH).

August 31, 1999

Converting equipment

Plastic pleases Mrs. Butterworth's

Mrs. Butterworth's® 24-oz syrup moved from glass to a three-layer polypropylene bottle starting August 2. This change is the first step in a national plan to phase out glass completely in all Mrs.

August 31, 1999

Bakery/Snack

New health claim for whole grains

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new health claim for labels of foods containing 51% or more of whole grain ingredients by weight. Labels of products meeting this standard may state: "Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fats and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers." This is the eleventh health claim approved by FDA for food labels and the first one to link a food's effect with two diseases.

August 31, 1999

Closures

Study tracks U.S. cap and closure shipments

U.S. shipments of caps and closures are projected to increase nearly 3% annually through 2003 to 157 billion units, according to a study called "Caps & Closures" by The Freedonia Group (Cleveland, OH).

August 31, 1999

Converting equipment

PEN strikes again

Coatings and multilayer structures, not polyethylene naphthalate, have commanded center stage lately when it comes to plastic barrier bottles for beer (see Packaging World, June '99, p.

August 31, 1999

Conveying & accumulation

Pre-made bags bring consistency

For a more consistent look for its line of frozen Mexican foods, Ruiz Food Products of Dinuba, CA, is using the Promobag(TM) from Robbie Mfg. (Lenexa, KS).

August 31, 1999