Business Drivers/Specialty: Page 511

Sustainable Packaging

Wal-Mart scorecard early results in

The retailer reports high use and interest for its sustainable packaging scorecard.

March 13, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

PAC and SPC sign partnership agreement

Packaging Association of Canada and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition have signed a partnership agreement.

March 12, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging Summit Expo and Conference focuses on critical packaging actions

The Packaging Summit Expo and Conference – taking place May 15-17, 2007 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois and sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) – includes a conference program focused on packaging innovation, sustainability, global impact and outsourcing.

March 12, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Stainless-steel PC front

To accommodate industrial PC users with stringent environmental requirements, Beckhoff Automation has introduced IP65-rated accessories for its C36xx PC line.

March 9, 2007

Flexibles

Gourmet sweets in a 'green' package

Winning a Gold Award for Environmental Achievement was Northern Flair of Maple Plain MN. Its 5-oz stand-up pouch of Malto Bella Gourmet Malt Balls, filled by a contract packager, is produced by C&H Packaging (www.chpack.com) from a three-layer adhesive lamination of 48-ga polyester/48-ga metallized polyester/low-density polyethylene heat-seal layer. The clear polyester on top is reverse-printed in seven colors on a flexo press.

March 9, 2007

Contract Packaging

The power of a label: Customization on a small scale

Packaging for specialty stores is more than just the container that holds the product. The package must also position the brand as a premium, “available here only” purchase and fit seamlessly with the store as a brand.

March 8, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

IoPP tackles sustainable packaging

About 100 people braved the lake-effect snow of Southwest Michigan January 25 to attend the first meeting of the Institute of Packaging Professionals Sustainable Packaging Task Group.

March 8, 2007

Contract Packaging

Conference To Focus On Innovation And Sustainability

The Packaging Summit Expo and Conference, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), will take place May 15-17 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The event will focus on sustainability solutions for day-to-day implementation on materials and packages, and how to develop and implement innovative projects. Current developments in materials and containers, as well as contract packaging services, will also be discussed. To register, visit www.pkgsummit.com, or contact Don Browne at 262/782-1900, or e-mail him at [email protected].

March 8, 2007

Flexibles

Sustainability News Digest

-Noteworthy Items Gleaned From World News-

March 8, 2007

Flexibles

Packaging environmental efficiency study released

Use-less-stuff's new 56-page study that takes a careful, measured look at environmental efficiency for various formats may be 'An Inconvenient Truth' for packaging.

February 22, 2007

Sustainability

Economics, environmental benefits, ease of transport

Three reasons why Three Thieves likes Tetra Pak® carton packaging option for wines.

February 9, 2007

Sustainable Packaging

Commitment to the environment brings in new business

Shortly after the announcement that Curtis Packaging, (www.curtispackaging.com), sourced 100 percent of its electricity from wind and hydro power, vice president of Marketing Don Droppo Jr. began receiving calls from companies interested in sourcing sustainable packaging. This award-winning state-of-the-art designer and manufacturer of custom folding cartons also holds certifications from the Forestry Stewardship Council and the SmartWood Sustainable Forestry Program of the Rainforest Alliance.

February 9, 2007