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Flexibles

E-commerce-enabled Suppliers

ElectroStatics(www.electrostatics.com) offers online purchasing of its static control equipment. The Static Store accepts Visa, MasterCard, and purchase orders.

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Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Club store packaging

PPi (Union Gap, WA) has released its new Club Store Packaging. The 20-mil recycled PVC thermoforms are ideal for larger and bulk-style products. PPi will supply the thermoformed blisters, clamshells and trays, printed blister cards, insert cards, and skin-pack board.

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Flexibles

Mac software unboxed

The Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, leverages the Mac difference in award-winning software packaging that’s a dramatic departure from traditional paperboard cartons used for software. Replacing prior boxed versions, Office 2001 for Macintosh was introduced in October of 2000 in a plastic "clamshell."

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Flexibles

StarKist 3-oz pouch is a smaller 'hook'

StarKist Foods Div. of Pittsburgh-based Heinz North America hopes to hook consumers with a smaller, single-serve pouch of StarKist tuna. Introduced in April, the 3-oz Flavor Fresh Pouch is a line extension of the company’s 7.06-oz pouch introduced last fall. The new, smaller pouch is expected to be available nationally by August.

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Closures

Plastic innovation

In May, Glendale, CA-based Nestlé USA introduced Nestea iced tea concentrate in a striking custom-molded bottle supplied by Continental Plastics Container (Elk Grove Village, IL).

July 31, 2001

Flexibles

Cameras hit the vending circuit

Want to buy a one-time-use camera or a roll of film from a vending machine? Now you can, thanks to e-Vend.net of Kennett Square, PA. Packaging plays a key role.

July 31, 2001

Additives, coatings & inks

Group opposes California plastic packaging tax bill

The California Packaging Alliance, a coalition of state and national organizations supporting a comprehensive, integrated approach to solid waste management, strongly opposes legislation in the California Senate that includes a packaging tax to support plastic recycling requirements.

July 31, 2001

Additives, coatings & inks

FDA reorganizes food additive functions

FDA replaced its Office of Premarket Approval with a new Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS) in an effort to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its reviews.

July 31, 2001

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Industry develops guidelines for allergen labeling

The Food Allergy Issues Alliance, a group of food trade associations and other organizations focused on allergy-related topics, has issued the Food Allergen Labeling Guidelines to help the estimated seven million Americans with food allergies avoid foods that might make them sick.

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Closures

Appointments, promotions

Primo Angeli Inc. (San Francisco, CA): Richard Scheve, creative dir.; Lynn Ritts, creative dir.; Brian Lovell, creative dir.; Aaron Stapley, creative dir.

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Flexibles

Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Interfilm Holdings, Inc. (Piedmont, SC) has signed a distribution agreement with the Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI) to be a distributor of Opticite polystyrene label films.

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Converting equipment

Relocations, expansions

Mitsubishi Polyester Film (Greer, SC) broke ground for a new film production facility in Greer, SC, on April 18, 2001. —EaglePack Corp.

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