Flexibles

Clamshell cuts costs for computer boards

Anti-static PETG clamshell costs less than previous bag and foam combination. Packaging steps are reduced from three to one.

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Flexibles

Machines to fuel the future (sidebars)

Pack Expo 96 at a glance Pack Expo 96 will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., from Sunday, Nov. 17 through Wednesday Nov. 20. On Thursday, Nov.

September 30, 1996

Sustainable Packaging

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Jefferson Smurfit (St. Louis, MO): Janet R. Carl, vp, environmental affairs.

September 30, 1996

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Packaging issues can't be overlooked

An August 30 Wall Street Journal profile of Pepsi's woes in Brazil is a reminder of how critical a role packaging can play in the international cola wars.

September 30, 1996

Additives, coatings & inks

Mandates and markets: recycling's 'catch 22?'

Serious concern over the state of markets for recycled plastics was strongly voiced at Take it Back!, a seminar on packaging and the environment sponsored in May by Kranson Industries (St.

September 30, 1996

Sustainability

Simplifying approval for food-contact packaging

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) apparently has agreed to a long-sought request to simplify approval for substances used in food-contact packaging by doing away with the time consuming pre-market approval process that requires explicit FDA consent.

September 30, 1996

Flexibles

Dairyland tests Tetra's latest

In August, Dairyworld Foods of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, became the first in the world to commercialize a new pouch concept from Tetra Pak Canada (Aurora, Ontario, Canada).

September 30, 1996

Recycling

Food exempt from California law

Three years of legislative battles paid off for food and cosmetics manufacturers on September 4 when the California legislature passed a bill exempting food, beverage and cosmetics products from the State's 1991 Rigid Plastic Packaging Container Law.

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Home

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

MacMillan Bloedel Packaging Inc. (Montgomery, AL) opened a mill in Henderson, KY, for the production of 100% recycled linerboard.

August 31, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

PET catalogs

W. Braun Co. (Chicago, IL) has released a brochure that includes diagrams and information on the size, material, and finish of its recyclable PET, EPET and Eastman PETG® containers for the cosmetics and personal care industry.

August 31, 1996

Additives, coatings & inks

Recycled HDPE pellets

Recycle (S. Plainfield, NJ) has developed a system which can turn HDPE chips accumulated from destroyed drums into clean, high-quality recycled resin pellets.

August 31, 1996

Converting equipment

Reusable IBC

The Ecobulk MX from Schutz Container Systems (Perryburg, OH) is a UN-approved composite intermediate bulk container designed for the transport of liquids.

August 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

A reusable case for automation

New equipment at Herr Foods is among the first that erects, packs and seals tough-to-handle corrugated cases that are reused up to five times.

August 31, 1996