Containers

Packs display Oriental beauty

“Beauty Voltage” from Shiseido Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, is generating an on-shelf buzz.

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Leemon cup is no lemon

Alpina Productos Alimenticios S.A., a food and beverage packager in Sopo, Columbia, introduced Columbia’s first thermoformed polypropylene container for Leemon lemonade in early 2003.

August 31, 2004

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HEALTHPACK CALL FOR PAPERS

October 1, 2004, is the deadline for submitting papers to be presented at HealthPacksm 2005, scheduled March 23-24 at the Hilton Palacio del Rio in San Antonio, TX.

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Renewable resources ride a wave of momentum

Tulane University calls its athletic teams the Green Wave, but there’s a green wave that’s building momentum in the packaging community: the increasing use of sustainable packaging made from renewable resources.

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New, or enhanced Web sites

Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.

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Web site reflects years of data collection

EVAL Americas (www.evalca.com), a subsidiary of Kuraray Co. of Osaka, Japan, manufactures and markets ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer resins with gas barrier properties and resistance to solvents, chemicals, and hydrocarbons.

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People

Roman M. Eckols was named president and CEO of B&H Labeling Systems.

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Companies

Rovema Packaging Machines appointed Resolutions Technologies Corp. as its Western Canada agent.

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Playing catch-up

NFPA asked FDA for a 60-day extension, to September 3, 2004, for the comment period on rule making regarding nutrition content claims in food labeling.

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Trans fat labeling...continued

The Grocery Manufacturers of America and the National Food Processors Assn. offered their comments to the Food and Drug Administration on how trans fat information should be included on food labels.

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Survey: What's the value of RFID/EPC?

In April 2004, Accenture launched a survey of manufacturing executives across a range of companies—with the bulk coming from consumer packaged goods and pharmaceutical companies—to determine how prevalent radio-frequency identification/electronic product code compliance mandates are today.

August 31, 2004

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Scotts designs line for independent nurseries

New Miracle-Gro Nursery Select plant care line is sold only to independent nurseries and is designed to appeal to female shoppers.

August 31, 2004

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Payback brings Nephron fast relief

Nephron production breathes easier with labor-saving wrapping and cartoning lines for its respiratory inhalants that yield a one-year payback.See video

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