Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rectangular Spam cans upgrade to BOPP labels

For those of us who can remember the 1950s, being "spammed" has taken on new meaning. This is not something that affects the twentysomething and younger crowd much.

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Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Eastman Chemical (Kingsport, TN): Thomas J. Stevens, business unit director, container plastic business, North America; Murray R. Deal, business unit manager, container plastic business, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

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Meat/Poultry/Seafood

Burnett cooks with foamed PP/EVOH tray (sidebar)

And the winner is.

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Filling/capping, dry

Cosmetics are big winners in packaging competition

Additional NACD award winners:Food category

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Multi-panel coupon label touts sweepstakes

Ott Food Products used a pressure-sensitive, multi-panel coupon label and a special cap liner on its bottled dressings and barbecue sauces to promote the hottest tourist destination in its marketing area.

April 30, 1998

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: International agreements

Montell Polyolefins Co. (Brussels, Belgium) and Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical Co. (Guangdong Province, China) will explore establishing a joint venture to produce PP for sale in China.

April 30, 1998

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Ashland Chemical Co. (Dublin, OH) has acquired H&N Chemical Co. (Totowa, NJ), a mfr. of adhesives for p-s labels.

April 30, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Irradiation labeling, or not?

As FDA considers new labeling requirements for irradiated foods, a recent consumer study shows that while nearly half of those surveyed accept the term irradiation, more of them (55%) preferred the terms "cold pasteurization" and "electronic pasteurization." The study was commissioned by the Food Marketing Institute in collaboration with the Grocery Manufacturers of America, National Restaurant Assn., and American Meat Institute.

April 30, 1998

Closures

Closure says quality

Chemical resistance, clarity and high gloss-these are the characteristics that Pacific Chemical Co. of Seoul, South Korea, wanted in the injection-molded closures that adorn its IOPE line of upscale skin care products.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ultra-premium wines look the part

"What's really distinctive here is ACL plus a paper label." That's how Gary Glass, director of business development at Sutter Home Winery, sums up the unique approach to decoration taken by this St.

April 30, 1998

Flexibles

Supplier news: International agreements

Rhodia (Paris, France), the specialty chemicals div. of RhYne-Poulenc (Paris, France), will sell its polyester films business in the U.S. and Brazil to RhYne Capital (New York, NY), a private equity firm.

April 30, 1998

Beverage

Tea in a matchbox

Steep Co. of South Glastonbury, CT, thought that its Tea Matchbox(TM), adorned with graphic icons, labels and fun slogans, was so unusual the company had it trademarked.

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Converting equipment

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Russell-Stanley (Red Bank, NJ) will open a combination plastic drum blow-molding/recycling plant in Allentown, PA.

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