Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/1/2012 9:34:36 AM The Foodservice Packaging Institute's fourth annual Trends Report reveals three key trends: "Green" isn't a trend, it's standards operating ...
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Sweden-based food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak is all set to unveil new smart milk cartons that will change colour when left out of the fridge for too long. The cartons serve as an example of improvements in the $400bn ...
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The active, smart, and sustainable packaging in BRIC countries valued $3.9bn, $2.9bn, $3.3bn and $27.7bn in 2011 are expected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.80%, 7.14%, 10% and 5.69%, respectively during 2012–16, ...
Canada-based provider of packaging technology, Pakit, has entered an agreement with the global beverage company, PepsiCo, to develop new sustainable packaging. Pakit is known for designing innovative technology which uses cellulose fibre ...
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Florida-based packaging and printing products firm has announced acquisition of Photocraft, which makes rotary optical encoders and sensors. Tri-Tronics president Scott Seehawers aid the takeover is in line with serving its markets with ...
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UK-based Chadwicks, the producer of pre-cut lids and shrink-sleeves of Clondalkin company, has improved its quality assurance and industry leading standards, as it bagged the PS9000 pharmaceutical accreditation. This accreditation is an ...
Italy-based GIDUE has unveiled new innovations for its European distributors, customers and potential customers for an Autumn Open House from 15-19 October 2012. The limelight, however, was on the Master M5, the groundbreaking printing ...
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Cardia Bioplastics and Alto Packaging have teamed up to produce packaging technology manufactured with Cardia’s thermoplastic starch resins. The resins, which are compatible with existing plastic recycle processes would be food safe ...
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US-based Adalis, a subsidiary of H.B. Fuller Company, a leading global adhesives provider, will introduce patent pending High Modulus Sesame Tape on 28-31 October at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago. The innovation debut will display to ...
Tags: Corrugated Packaging, Modulus Sesame Tape, perfecting adhesives
Auspack Plus 2013 organizers have announced that the Bioplastics Pavilion will once again be featured to allow key industry experts to come together under one roof to help the visitors understand bioplastics. The Bioplastics Pavilion will ...
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Graham Group, the parent company of blow molding equipment maker Graham Engineering has acquired controlling interest in the American Kuhne (A-K) from The Kuhne Group of Sankt Augustin, Germany. A-K Extrusion Systems vice president Steve ...
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Italy-based GIDUE has introduced a new concept for the flexographic printing: the Digital Flexo technology for customers wanting quality, efficiency and profitability. With the Digital Flexo technology made of flexographic presses, GIDUE ...
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Unisource Global Solutions (UGS) a division of the US-based Unisource Worldwide has completed the asset acquisition of Pakit, a developer of molded fiber solutions for the packaging industry, for an undisclosed amount. Unisource Worldwide ...
Germany-based labeling equipment provider Rotocontrol will be displaying its products at Label Summit Africa, a showcasing event for the African labeling and packaging industry, which is scheduled from 19 to 20 March 2012 in Cape Town. ...
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Wacker in Germany has developed a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers (VAE)-based dispersion suited for bonding various surfaces in the paper and packaging industry, specifically. The new VINNAPAS EP 8010 with good heat resistance, ...
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