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Flexibles

Mitsubishi Polyester film announces PET shrink film lines

WEB EXLUSIVE: Greer, SC-based Mitsubishi Polyester Film, LLC, (Americas) has announced plans for a capital investment that will convert one of the existing PET film lines into the production of PET shrink films.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

DuPont and EarthShell form strategic alliance

On April 11, EarthShell Corp. (Santa Barbara, CA) and DuPont (Wilmington, DE) announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate commercialization of environmentally friendly packaging.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Cargill Dow opens first corn-based resin plant

On April 2, Minneapolis-based Cargill Dow LLC announced the grand opening of what it says is the world’s first global manufacturing facility capable of making commercial-grade plastic from renewable resources such as ordinary corn.

March 31, 2002

Labels

New label legislation

EXCLUSIVE NEWS FROM OUR EUROPEAN PARTNER: Labelling of hazardous chemicals must comply with new EU legislation. But only 44% of companies interviewed for a survey have plans to make the necessary changes. Click logo for full article.

March 31, 2002

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Crayola finds the write stuf

EXCLUSIVE NEWS FROM OUR EUROPEAN PARTNER: Crayola products manufacturer Binney & Smith has improved efficiency in its packing department by installing a Joker 310V bagging system supplied by Brayford Plastics, part of the Supreme Plastics Group. Click logo for full article.

March 31, 2002

Cartoning

Johanna Foods touts new look for yogurt and juice

A full-body shrink-sleeve label replaces a paper label on tapered cups of Johanna Foods' reformulated La Yogurt. Meanwhile, 'extended long-life' equipment provides 70-day refrigerated shelf life for juices in 'on-the-go' cartons.

March 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling machines

Arca Etichette’s (Milan, Italy) 2000 Series labeling machines comprise 4 models: Easy, Evolution, Performance, and Wind. Each accepts paper widths of 6”.

March 31, 2002

Containers

Ocean Spray goes rectangular

Ocean Spray, the firm that brought the first hot-filled PET bottle to the U.S. marketplace way back in ’85, is launching the Ripple Grip bottle, a new variation on the same hot-fill theme.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Stand-up pouch for frozen veggies

A gussetted flat-bottom bag with a reclosable zipper feature is now being launched nationwide by Green Giant, a division of Minneapolis-based Pillsbury.

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Converting equipment

Packaging workflow task force

A promising step toward streamlining and standardizing packaging prepress was the January publication of ANSI CGATS TR 011-2002.

March 31, 2002

Flexibles

Recloseable feature 'snaps' onto Herr Foods' pretzel pack

At Snaxpo 2002, held February 16-19 in Chicago, Packaging World spotted printed prototype flexible film bags for Herr’s 22-oz Sourdough Bite Size Hard Pretzels that included the Easy Snap™ closure system.

March 31, 2002

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Web site info an extension of labeling

Claims for food products made on Web sites need to be scrutinized as carefully as if they were printed on packages or labels. So claims Betty Campbell, AAC Consulting Group (Rockville, MD) in remarks this month at the 13th annual conference and exposition of the International Fresh-Cut Produce Assn., Alexandria, VA.

March 31, 2002