China offered few details of its reasons for the investigation. Zhang Mao, head of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), said at a meeting last week that the investigation covered 20 provinces and municipalities. ...
Weather Update June 24, 2013 Part of the reason for the delay in sending an update on the crop position is the diversity of the information we are able to obtain. The weather has been very mixed depending on where you are standing. A very ...
Tags: agriculture, lentils, pulses, grains
Jeff Bi, chief executive of Greatview Aseptic Packaging Manufacturing, celebrated the plant’s opening together with Shi Mindge, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Germany, and Reiner Haseloff, minister-president of ...
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North American producer of duck products Maple Leaf Farms has introduced vacuum skin packaging for all retail raw duck breast and duck leg products. Said to be a culmination of a three-year research and development effort, the packaging ...
The label specialist said its new liner called PET23 liner can be used across a range of popular prime, variable imprint, and wine & spirits paper facestocks. At just 23 microns thick, the Avery Dennison PET23 liner is currently the ...
Tags: Filmic Liner, Packaging
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has introduced the new Aqua Stick portfolio for applying labels to wine and sparkling wine bottles. Avery Dennison global wine and spirits segment director Fabien Bourgies said developed in ...
Tags: Wine Bottle Labeling, Packaging
UK-based KM Packaging Services has unveiled a new lidding film which is designed to increase the shelf-life of chilled ready meals. According to the company, the new film caters to street food brands that are looking for shelf-appeal and ...
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Global manufacturer and distributor of adhesive materials Avery Dennison has unveiled its new Select Solutions portfolio of specialized pressure-sensitive materials for packaging converters. Featuring low minimum order quantities, ...
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German packaging materials producer for automotive companies Lindoerfer + Steiner has announced plans to set up its new custom packaging facility in Spartanburg County with an investment of $400,000. Lindoerfer + Steiner will set up its ...
Tags: Automotive Packaging, Packaging
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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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
In 2012, 91 percent (29 million tons) of the corrugated packaging used in the U.S. was successfully recovered for recycling, maintaining its top position as the most-recycled packaging material. Recovery for recycling has increased ...
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Corrosion control technologies provider in the US, Cortec, has introduced the latest version of its VpCI 126 Blue-patented films and bags, which contain higher content of recycled resin that provide multimetal corrosion protection. Cortec ...
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Labeling, packaging materials and solutions provider Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has launched thin PET23 liner for labeling applications. At 23 microns thick, it is said to be leaner and faster than conventional glassine ...
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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