The recycling of rigid plastics excluding bottles rose to nearly 1.02 billion pounds in 2012, an increase of 10 percent over 2011 and triple the amount recycled in 2007 when the industry first began tracking rigid plastics recycling. The ...
New line will be based on Mind Candy's latest mobile app game Moshi Karts Vivid Imaginations is preparing to launch a new line of collectables based on the recently launched Moshi Karts gaming app. The new app from Mind Candy ...
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NPD's annual Toy Fair address reveals Furby Boom, LeapPad Explorer and Innotab as top sellers. The overall size of the market last year was £2.9bn, down one per cent compared to 2012 - however NPD Group has highlighted a number of ...
Joe Schurtz, executive vice president, PRS No. Pack designs overly dedicated to the home, place the brand at considerable risk – unseen is unsold. Allocating resources to create in-home package 'likes' may undervalue the larger role ...
Tags: Pack Designs, Packaging for Home
ABB Robotics has added an 8 kg model to its IRB 360 FlexPicker line, supplementing the existing 1-kg and 3-kg models and expanding the high-speed picking and packing performance of the most widely used Delta robot in the industry to heavier ...
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Industrial digital printing platforms manufacturer Durst has completed testing of its new Durst Tau Low-Migration (LM) UV Inks from Sun Chemical’s division SunJet. The new inks have been designed for use with the 13-inch Durst Tau ...
Pharmaceutical company Pendopharm, in consultation with Health Canada, has announced the voluntary recall of two lots of the ACET-650 acetaminophen suppository (DIN 02230437) due to dosage mislabeling on the blister packs inside the box. ...
Pharmaceutical packaging requires high attention to detail due to the critical nature of the materials required to protect the active product throughout its shelf life. Types of packaging material and design can also be influenced by the ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced the opening of its new product contamination evaluation facility in Sugar Land, Texas, US, in a bid to enable food and pharmaceutical manufacturers address safety and quality issues. The Product ...
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US-based plastic packaging products producer VisiPak, has unveiled a new line of clear plastic candy tube packaging which features 10” of usable space. The new line of containers are available in diameters from 1" to 2" and over 10" ...
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Creative Toys is giving away five of its Soccerstarz figures including a rare gold base figure to football fans. The promotion will run from Saturday, May 4th until July 14th and will give collectors the chance to get their hands on five ...
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Canadian pharmaceutical company Apotex has issued an urgent recall of its birth-control pill Alysena 28 over packaging issue. The company found that instead of three tablets, one lot of the contraceptive may have been packed mistakenly ...
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Distributor The In Thing is backing Predasaurs with a marketing campaign. Each Predasaurs figure features its own unique metallic weapon, shield, glow in the dark teeth and trading card. There are more than 70 trading cards and figures to ...
DKL has added to its already extensive Hama beads collection, with the introduction of My Pocket Hama. The firm is tipping My Pocket Hama to be a bestseller in 2013. DKL already offers Hama bead sets, gift boxes and blister packs. The ...
Tags: Toys, Dolls, Corolle Dolls
Golden Bear has lifted the lid on its new boys' collectable range called Dudes. The property from MEG - which combines physical and virtual elements - will hit toy stores in late summer in the form of foil bags, blister packs and ...
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