Additives, coatings & inks: Page 64

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bennies celebrate labels

The Printing Industries of America (Alexandria, VA) recently named its Benny winners, which are the Best of Category winners in the 1997 Premier Print Awards, a prestigious worldwide graphic arts competition.

December 31, 1997

Sustainability

Environmental resin

EcoClear(TM) resin from Wellman (Shrewsbury, NJ) is designed to be an environmental alternative to virgin PET resins, and it's comparable in quality and cost, the company says.

November 30, 1997

Converting equipment

HDPE-based Tropicana bottles project fresh, 'local dairy' image

In the first stage of a national roll-out, coextrusion blow-molded bottles for Tropicana FruitWise smoothies are finding a place in the refrigerated cases of supermarkets in Cleveland and several other markets.

November 30, 1997

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Congress tries to wrap up approval process

Companies using new materials would have to submit to the FDA a notification of intent to market, and the agency would have 120 days to rule. But fees are likely to be charged for the first time.

November 30, 1997

Closures

Child-resistant closure

Rexam Closures (Evansville, IN) has introduced the 22-mm CR-Jigger(TM), a child-resistant closure for automotive additive applications. Available in prototype form, the 22 CR-Jigger adapts easily to a child-resistant neck finish and comes in a variety of colors.

October 31, 1997

Additives, coatings & inks

Antiblock concentrate

Available from Millennium Petrochemicals (Cincinnati, OH) is an antiblock concentrate formulated for use in extruding LDPE and LLDPE at temperatures from 325° to 550°F.

October 31, 1997

Flexible packaging

'Alternative' packs milk sales

In an effort to recapture market share lost to rival beverages, milk processors are turning to more contemporary containers-with strong sales results.

October 31, 1997

Sustainability

USDA/FDA wrap new demands around meat, poultry packaging

No longer will food companies accept self-certification from vendors. In fact, some new packaging has already been pulled from the market.

October 31, 1997

Converting equipment

Heat resistance leads to refillable PEN

Having learned valuable lessons from a returnable PEN bottle used by a sister company in Uruguay, Coca-Cola Germany introduces a new container made of homopolymer PEN.

October 31, 1997

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Britvic banks on being different

This UK beverage marketer was a pioneer in aseptically filled PET bottles. Other ambitious packages include matte-black coated glass for on-premise sales and black PET bottles in four sizes.

October 31, 1997

Flexibles

Polypropylene prices may fall

The prices that packaging manufacturers pay for polypropylene may fall as resin producers' aggressive expansions over the next three years are expected to outpace demand.

October 31, 1997

Case erect/seal

Supplier news: International agreements

Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) and Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) have formed Arakawa Europe GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) to sell Arkon(TM) hydrocarbon resins, which are used as tackifiers in various adhesive applications.

October 31, 1997