According to a report by the Food Institute, consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers introduced nearly 1,900 new products in 2012. With new products hitting store shelves in numbers not seen since pre-recession years—or ever before in ...
Food and beverage packaging facilities can improve production efficiency and sanitation by upgrading processing conveyors and machines used in packing, sealing and cartoning. Factory-automated machines and conveyors have two modes of ...
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The Dow Chemical Company's Performance Packaging business has launched new innovation center, Pack Studios, which provides packaging solutions through a global network of labs, experts and testing equipment. According to the company, Pack ...
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The premium of styrene over benzene in the Northwest European market rose to a nine-month high of $448/mt Thursday as spot price trends between the feedstock and its derivative diverged, Platts data showed. The premium, assessed Thursday, ...
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World demand for cups and lids is projected to rise 5.0 percent per year to nearly $26 billion in 2017. Advances will be driven by above average gains for food and beverage packaging cups as well as a favorable outlook for global ...
The global market for advanced packaging solutions that includes active, controlled, intelligent packaging, and advanced packaging components was at $31.4 billion in 2011, according to a report from BCC Research entitled Active, Controlled, ...
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A European project called the Bio-Board project has been instituted to develop sustainable protein-based paper and paperboard coating systems to increase the recyclability of food and beverage packaging materials. The BIO-BOARD ...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) routine testing of various food products revealed that all infant formulae and foods tested for Bisphenol A (BPA) were free from BPA and safe to consume. BPA is a chemical used in the ...
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Canada's federal department Health Canada has concluded that the dietary exposure to the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) through food packaging is not expected to create any health risk to the general population, including newborns and young ...
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On May 20, Hong Kong-based Novo Group announced that the output of its tin-coated steel sheet production project in China's Jiangsu Province has reached 15,000 mt since production began in December 2012 up to April 30 this year. In ...
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Rice Packaging Solutions, a US-based food and beverage packaging manufacturing company, has selected Epicor AVP, a business management software solution built for packaging operations. Epicor AVP, designed specifically for folding carton ...
Food and beverage packaging manufacturer Rice Packaging Solutions has selected Epicor AVP, a business management software solution built for packaging operations, in a bid to improve operational efficiency and increase information accuracy. ...
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When it comes to food and beverage packaging, consumers are most likely to pay more for value-added features that relate to freshness and sustainability. This is the latest finding from a global study conducted by Ipsos InnoQuest. ...
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April 2, 2013 - Helukabel, a manufacturer of cable, wire and cable accessories, has expanded its North American operations with the opening of its Helukabel Canada HQ, which will house Canadian corporate, sales and warehousing/distribution ...
Thailand-based disposable packaging manufacturer KM Packaging (KMP) is all set to open its second THB600m ($20m) plant in Theparak Industrial Park, to cater to the growing food business in the country. Set to open in late 2013, the plant ...
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