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Sustainable Packaging
Flexibles
Rigid
Coding, Printing & Labeling
Secondary Packaging
Trends
Sustainability
Bottles grow 'greener' with PCR
It took three years of development work, HDPE bottles produced for Clorox household cleaners by Owens-Brockway now incorporate 25% PCR material.
March 31, 1997
Additives, coatings & inks: Page 69
Secondary Packaging
Pouches stand up around the globe
Stand-up pouch development is on the march (see Kellogg item, top of page). Among the possibilities are pouches with ribs for gripping, pouches with new styles of drinking/dispensing spouts, and, on the airlines, pouches prized for making substantial source and weight reduction possible.
March 31, 1997
Additives, coatings & inks
'Velvet touch' containers
LIR-USA (Yaphank, NY) has introduced a line of "velvet touch" bottles, tottles, tubes and jars for skin care applications. The Couturelle line employs a PP-based resin to achieve a textured feel.
February 28, 1997
Closures
Oval bottles
The Silique Oval line of bottles from Fenton, Weber & Jones (Tonawanda, NY) is now available in a 10-oz (300-mL) PVC version. Bottles are complemented by a 2" dispensing closure.
February 28, 1997
Flexibles
Not just for breakfast anymore
Films created with additive vitamin E offer protection at least equal to that of BHT-impregnated films, according to a Michigan State University study.
February 28, 1997
Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)
Value-added packaging goes to sea
Seattle fish processor vacuum packs salmon right on board its two ships for sale to Japanese markets. Now there's no need to thaw and refreeze, so quality is improved.
February 28, 1997
Tamper-evident machinery
Sara Lee puts its brand on take-home foods
Look out Boston Market!
February 28, 1997
Additives, coatings & inks
Supplier news: Relocations, expansions
EVAL Co. of America (Lisle, IL) opened its third EVOH copolymer resin line at its Pasadena, TX, plant. The increase brings the annual EVAL® resin capacity to 46 million lb.
February 28, 1997
Additives, coatings & inks
AquaPenn's 8-oz PET breaks the size barrier
AquaPenn Spring Water Co. has what it believes is the smallest polyethylene terephthalate bottle for a nonalcoholic beverage in the country. Holding just 8 oz of spring water, the Quick Quench bottle was launched in mid-January, targeted primarily at foodservice institutions.
February 28, 1997
Additives, coatings & inks
Dual-pump pack minimizes waste
Introduced in Mexico last September, Colgate's dual-pumping toothpaste dispenser is unique for several reasons, says Bob Mack, associate director of technology at Colgate Palmolive's Global Packaging Group.
February 28, 1997
Additives, coatings & inks
In-line capper
New Resina's (Brooklyn, NY) new in-line capper uses a patent-pending design to improve torque range and enable users to reach speeds of 600 caps/min, depending on bottle size.
January 31, 1997
Conveying & accumulation
United Distillers bulks up on savings
United Distillers saves $400ꯠ in freight and corrugated costs by purchasing bottles in bulk rather than in reshippers, and by shipping outgoing product in a Bliss-style case rather than the reshipper. New depalletizer, case erectors, case taper and inspection systems boost efficiency on 1.75-L spirits line.
January 31, 1997
Flexibles
Don't crush that cup!
James River relies on air-filled pillow pouches to keep fragile paper cup and plate sales samples in pristine condition for presentations to major accounts.
January 31, 1997
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