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Contract Packaging

Market Resource Packaging opens three facilities

March 23, 2010

Contract Packaging

One manager's plea to simplify the complex

A number of brand owners tell me they are looking to consolidate their supply chains to improve efficiency.

March 23, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Is mineral oil from recycled paper a threat to food safety?

As German risk assessors find cause for concern where substance migration from recycled paper is involved in food packaging, ink users are advised to look for alternatives.

March 23, 2010

Contract Packaging

Guide available for FDA-regulated organizations

With an expanded staff and power, FDA 483 letters are expected to rise. Here’s one option on how to avoid and respond to agency criticism.

March 22, 2010

Contract Packaging

Saddle Creek acquires logistics company

By purchasing ServiceCraft, Saddle Creek joins the ranks of contract packagers creating integrated service offerings as CPG companies consolidate supply chains.

March 22, 2010

Protective/transport packaging

New Freedonia study predicts high demand for protective packaging

Economic recovery, increase in manufacturing and growing internet sales fuel turnaround.

March 18, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Misuse of resin code a 'significant problem' for reclaimers, say associations

Plastic recycling and PET industry associations call on brand owners to use accurate Resin Identification Codes to avoid serious consequences for recycling industry.

March 17, 2010

Flexible packaging

Look to Japan for packaging innovation...

March 16, 2010

Contract Packaging

Powerful emotions surface as packaging pros weigh in on economic uncertainty

The impact of the 2009 economy evoked strong emotions among salary survey respondents who expressed everything from despair over lost jobs to enthusiasm about new opportunities.

March 16, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

California considers Prop 65 for acrylamide, citing reproductive harm

New proposal targets acrylamide for its ‘reproductive toxicity’ and seeks to set maximum allowable dose.

March 11, 2010

Sustainability

Biodegradable polymers market to grow at 13% through 2014

Despite a poor global economy, the biodegradable polymers market grew in 2009 and will continue to expand at an average annual rate of 13% through 2014, says report.

March 9, 2010

Sustainability

Searching for a cure

End-users of laminations need a working knowledge of the methods used to cure the adhesives.

March 9, 2010