Additives, coatings & inks

Oval containers

Option Pak oval container series from Continental is suitable for wipes, powders, and other sundries. Available in 2”, 4”, 6”, and 8” sizes with towelette dispensing, pour, or combination lids.

March 31, 2006

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Additives, coatings & inks

Storm brews in U.S. over MAP for meat

The growing use of carbon monoxide as a "pigment fixative" in modified atmosphere packaging of meat is alarming consumer advocates who say it is deceptive.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Pallets made from PCR resins

NextLife Recycling, a plastic film and bag recycling company, launched its NextLife Pallets, the first of its new line of 100% recycled-content products made from recovered plastic film scrap such as grocery and retail bags and stretch film.

February 28, 2006

Additives, coatings & inks

Science of fresh white paper

DuPont's Dr. Donna L. Visioli examines the contemporary meaning of freshness.

January 31, 2006

Flexibles

The future of rigid plastics packaging

Global consumption of rigid packaging is forecasted to reach $115 billion in value by 2009, up from $84 billion in 2004, according to a new study from Pira Intl.

January 31, 2006

Flexibles

People

Bradman Lake Group appointed Simon Wheatley chief executive officer.

January 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Companies

Sato announced a definitive agreement to purchase Checkpoint’s Bar Code Systems Business, with operations in North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, including its hand-held labeling solutions in the U.S.

January 31, 2006

Sustainability

Five ways to better ink-jet printing

Inks are evolving as substrates, industry regulations, and customer demands change.

January 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Consumers say freshness more important than cost

The food and beverage industry believes U.S. consumers are more price-sensitive than they actually are.

December 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Food factors dominate barrier film analysis

The $1.1 billion U.S. market for barrier films is driven largely by growth in convenience foods, according to a new study from Kline & Co.

December 31, 2005

Flexibles

LLDPE resins

Dow Chemical Co. launched 6 new Dowlex™ PE resins and one new Elite™ EPE resin, which will be manufactured using hexene comonomer. The Dowlex resins are suitable for liners and unitizing films requiring easy processing, toughness, puncture resistance, good tear resistance, impact resistance, and hot tack strength.

December 31, 2005

Secondary Packaging

Companies

Leister Process Technologies, Sarnen, Switzerland, formed a new master distribution network for the United States. The U.S. market will be serviced by the following factory-trained sales and service centers: Assembly Supplies Co., western region; Heely-Brown Co., southeast region; Hy-Tech Products, midwest; and Malcom Co., northeast region.

December 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Trans-fat labeling and Katrina

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are now being blamed for limiting the availability of resin used to make plastic bread bags, prompting the American Bakers Association to request either a six-month extension of the January 1, 2006, trans fat labeling deadline or a six-month “enforcement discretion.” The storms also created obstacles for distribution of imported trans fat substitutes.

December 31, 2005