Consumer packaged goods

Snoopy for President!

Winners of the 1995 National Paperboard Packaging Competition, sponsored by the Washington, DC-based Paperboard Packaging Council, were announced March 25 (see page 42 for feature coverage of one of the winners).

April 30, 1996

Industries: Page 881

Beverage

Lean look courts young adults

Call it the no-label look that's almost no label at all. Hereford, U.K.-based H.P. Bulmer is hoping the minimalist look of its Decoda alcoholic soda will appeal to its targeted 18-to-22-year-old demographic.

April 30, 1996

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Semi-automatic liquid filler

National Instrument's (Baltimore, MD) Filamatic Model WRP-1 semi-automatic volumetric liquid filling system fills containers from pints to multi-gallons with ±0.5% accuracy.

March 31, 1996

Converting equipment

New high-pressure resins

Three new high-pressure PE resins have been formulated by Mobil Polymers (Edison, NJ) specifically for blow-molding, sheet and foam applications. LYA-003 is intended for LDPE blow-molding applications such as squeezable or sports bottles.

March 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Logic makes paint flow freely

Valspar Corp. used advance logic technology to "smarten up" its new 1-gal paint canning line in Statesville, NC. The line is able to automatically react to trouble spots by slowing or stopping parts of the line or rerouting product flow around hot spots.

March 31, 1996

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Exxon Chemical Co. (Houston, TX) plans to increase LDPE/HDPE capacity by 130 million lbs/year at the Mont Belvieu, TX, plastics plant.

March 31, 1996

Flexibles

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Mobil Chemical Co.'s Films Div. (Pittsford, NY) plans to increase its annual worldwide OPP production by one-third to 575 million lbs by year-end, 1998.

March 31, 1996

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Food fight!

The FDA wants to make it easier for food packs to carry health and nutrition statements. Meanwhile, industry continues to press for even greater latitude for claims.

March 31, 1996

Containers

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Akzo-Nobel Chemicals, Inc. (Chicago, IL) and the Trilla Steel Drum Corp. (Chicago, IL) have announced a new steel drum recycling service.

March 31, 1996

Converting equipment

Cap and liner top Tree Top's switch to PET

Changing from glass to heat-set PET boosts sales of apple juice and cider by 60% on 1-gal bottles. PP closure and EVA liner provide tamper-evidence and eliminate labor-intensive cap inspection.

March 31, 1996

Additives, coatings & inks

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Quantum Chemical Co. (Cincinnati, OH) has selected Polymerland (Huntersville, NC) to sell its Petrothene® polyethylene resins.

March 31, 1996

Consumer packaged goods

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

H. B. Fuller Co. (St. Paul, MN) intends to purchase the adhesives business of Eastman Chemical Co.

March 31, 1996

Cartoning

'Floating pocket' cartoner speeds ice cream novelty output

Ice cream novelty processing/packaging line helps Ingman Foods expand its product offerings in Finland.

March 31, 1996