Pressure-sensitive adhesive materials manufacturer and distributor Avery Dennison has expanded its Prime Film Portfolio of biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films with the addition of four new facestocks. The new BOPP film ...
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Flexible packaging group Constantia Flexibles has completed the previously announced acquisition of 60% stake in India-based Parikh Packaging. The remaining shares, according to Constantia, remain with the Parikh family. Parikh ...
Global packaging machinery production value stood at around US$48 billion in 2012, following robust growth of 10 percent that year. Over 2006-2012, production growth averaged 7percent annually in spite of more than a 5 percent year-on-year ...
We may live and do a lot business in a virtual world today, but there's nothing like a little face time. EastPack, to be held June 18-20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, will provide plenty of opportunities for ...
Tags: Smorgasbord, Packaging&Printing
Continuing to deliver on its global growth plans, Gap Inc. announced that it will introduce Gap brand to Paraguay and Hungary through new agreements with existing franchise partners Neutral for Paraguay and Gottex Brands for Hungary. ...
Avantium, a renewable chemicals company, and plastic converter specialist Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner have announced a joint development agreement for the development of PEF (polyethylene furanoate) bottles After The Coca-Cola Company and ...
Tags: PEF Bottles, Plastic Converter, Coca-Cola
Renewable chemicals company Avantium and plastics manufacturer in Austria ALPLA have announced their joint development agreement for the development of 100% biobased and recyclable polyethylene furanoate (PEF) bottles. According to the ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Renewable chemicals, plastics
Avantium, a renewable chemicals company, and ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH, one of the world's leading plastic converters, have announced their Joint Development Agreement for the development of PEF bottles. After The Coca-Cola Co. and ...
Tags: PEF Bottle, Packaging, Coca-Cola
The Consumer Specialty Products Assn. (CSPA) has released the results of its 2012 Aerosol Pressurized Products Survey, which serves as an annual indicator of the business strength of the aerosol products industry. For a third consecutive ...
HBA Global, the leading product development source for the beauty and personal care industry, has announced the finalists of its Annual International Package Design Awards (IPDA). The IPDA Finalists will be displayed during the HBA Global ...
Tags: Beauty Packaging, Packaging
Symrise has moved into its new research centre at its headquarters in Holzminden. With the new building, the company is promoting the interdisciplinary research dialogue between its two divisions, Scent & Care and Flavor & Nutrition. Dr ...
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Taking place on 26 and 27 November 2013 at Centro Congressi Milanofiori, Milan, Making Cosmetics is the only event in Italy that deals with sourcing, formulating, manufacturing and outsourcing personal care products and the detailed and ...
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Amyris announced the selection of Laserson as the new exclusive distributor of Amyris squalane in the European market. The joint announcement was made in Paris at incosmetics. “Since our first sale of Amyris Squalane two years ago, ...
DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products Company has announced that it has partnered with RML in creating a new line of alternative preservatives called PolyGuard. The PolyGuard line features the proprietary ingredient Zemea propanediol. RML ...
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Are formula cans and plastic baby bottles safe? The linings of formula cans and polycarbonate (a type of plastic) baby bottles contain the chemical bisphenol A (or BPA). While there's little scientific data on the effects of BPA on ...