US-based River Associates has acquired a controlling stake in folding carton manufacturer Rose City Printing & Packaging, through a recapitalization. Rose City Printing & Packaging president Steve Lobis said the strong financial backup ...
Tags: Printing Packaging, Rose City Printing Packaging, Printing, Packaging
Japan-based Toppan Printing has developed a new shrink wrap package in which the cardboard is made into a carton shape and the shrink film is attached to the inside of the carton. The packaging is widely used for items such as cosmetics and ...
TradeCard, Inc., the supply chain collaboration and global trade platform used by more than 10,000 retailers, brands, manufacturers and service providers since 1999, has launched Trade Xpress to help suppliers manage all of their customers, ...
Tags: Textile, Trade Xpress
Canada-based Intertape Polymer, a manufacturer of industrial and packaging products, will exhibit on 28-31 October 2012 at Pack Expo International in Chicago. IPG is a packaging company that manufactures ctapes using all four adhesive ...
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Global technology and services supplier Metso has signed an agreement with Norampac to supply mill maintenance services for Greenpac Mill in Niagara Falls, New York, US. As part of the agreement, Metso will establish and manage all ...
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US-based UFP Technologies is set to introduce its new molded fiber (pulp) packaging solutions. The 100% recyclable fiber is made solely of newspaper and water. Molded fiber has been recognized as the egg-carton material and is considered ...
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Retailers are at war and it's not just the usual competition.The battle here is all about logistics and it presents an opportunity for the materials handling industry to provide solutions to meet the new challenges. Just look at Wal-Mart ...
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Members of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) have revealed that 85% of wood fibre purchased by them was either FSC certified fibre or originated from FSC controlled wood The progress of the companies, Tetra ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Combibloc, beverage carton, ACE
1. Teen: Easy-Bake Oven needs gender-neutral packaging A New Jersey youngster has started a petition asking Hasbro Inc. to change the girly colors and graphics on the carton to make the popular toys more boy-friendly. 2. Cisco redesigns ...
General Mills has recalled one day's production of Almond Nature Valley Sweet and Salty Nut granola bars in the US because of a "labelling issue". The company said it has issued the voluntary recall because the product may contain ...
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US-based nutrition company Herbalife has launched Formula 1 Express Meal Bar, a high-protein meal replacement bar. The company noted that the new bar, which is high in dietary fiber, has been developed for good nutrition and weight ...
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Germany-based Bayer HealthCare's Consumer Care division has begun a voluntary recall of BRONKAID Caplets Dual Action Formula in consultation with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), over labeling issue. Bayer has identified that ...
Tags: health care, recall, FDA, labeling issue, expiration date
UK-based Rubicon will be incorporating Tetra Pak's new HeliCap to its fruit drinks. Rubicon Exotic marketing director Adrian Troy said the company was founded on innovation,and has a pride in bringing new exciting products to the UK ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/3/2012 1:05:15 AM Z-View is an open carton design that allows consumers to focus on the product instead of the packaging. Features include proper nesting for ...
European bottler of products under the trademark of The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola Hellenic has launched Dobry juice range in Russia in new Tetra Gemina Aseptic (TGA) Leaf carton from Tetra Pak. The new TGA Leaf delivers better ...
Tags: TGA Leaf, Aseptic packaging machine, Coca-Cola Hellenic