Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Packaging positions ice cream for upscale sales

Farm Fresh's new all-plastic, rectangular ice cream package features full-coverage, in-mold-labeled graphics, believed to be one of the first applications of its kind in the U.S.

August 31, 1998

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Flexibles

Rubbermaid compacts damage (sidebar)

CertainTeed taps metallocene for compression packaging

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

PET spreads to mayonnaise

Manufacturers looking to stand out from the competition introduce mayonnaise in 32-oz PET bottles. They cite reduced breakage and lower freight costs as plastic's advantages, while cost and shelf life are competitive with glass.

August 31, 1998

Additives, coatings & inks

Plastics maker tightens up on contamination

Engineering resins are costly, so consistent quality is critical. GE Plastics adds state-of-the-art metal detectors just ahead of resin packaging to eliminate this potential problem.

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

The Web's new trick: it's now useful

In our daily strolls out onto the Internet, we are noticing that an increasing number of web sites have become more sophisticated, offering genuinely useful information to packagers.

August 31, 1998

Closures

PET spreads to mayonnaise (sidebar)

Mayonnaise makers, suppliers study PET

August 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

Rubbermaid compacts damage

Mop heads are compression-packed to one-third their original size and then shrink-wrapped. Other benefits: lower material costs, zero damage and storage efficiencies.

August 31, 1998

Closures

Supplier news: International agreements

Rexam Closures (Evansville, IN) has acquired Plasticos Dumex, S.A. de S.V. (Mexico City, Mexico), a leading producer of tamper-evident, non-refillable closures for the liquor market.

August 31, 1998

Closures

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Hoffer Plastics Corp. (South Elgin, IL) purchased from Alcoa Closure Systems Intl., Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) the trade names and assets of the product lines Drop-Lok® and Plasti-Lung®.

August 31, 1998

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

The recent merger of TriEnda Corp. (Portage, WI) with Triangle Plastics (Independence, IA) and Bigelow Packaging (Charlotte, NC) forms the largest thermoforming material handling plastics manufacturer in North America.

August 31, 1998

Containers

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Hoover Materials Handling Group, Inc. (Alpharetta, GA) has announced the acquisition of Florida Drum Co. (Pensacola, FL). The company will now be known as Florida Drum Div.

August 31, 1998

Containers

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Scholle Corp. (Northlake, IL): Mark A. Jones, market mgr., IBCs.

August 31, 1998

Converting equipment

Pace picks barrier bottle for picante sauce

In July Campbell Soup's Pace Foods, San Antonio, TX, rolled out its picante sauce in a proprietary 20-oz squeezable plastic barrier bottle.

August 31, 1998