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carton, case, palletizing, sustainable packaging, Wal-Mart scorecard, PLA, RFID, edible films, flexible, labeling, coding, handling, rigid containers, IBC, bioplastics, multi-pack, portion control

Confectionery wrapper

(MarketWatch, Aug 2007 )

Looking for an innovative solution for biscuits, chocolate and cereal bars? With one quick tug of the Bosch Packaging’s Pull Pack, consumers can cleanly pull off the short end of a slug wrapper for a ....


Goodness Greeness

(Packaging, Aug 2007 )

With the demand for organic produce on the rise, Goodness Greeness, has introduced organic living lettuce, the latest innovation in produce. Organic living lettuce is a hydroponic line of lettuce that ....


Shrink Wrapping Water Bottles

(Special Report, Aug 2007 )

DrinkMore Custom Water (DCW) produces and sells polyethylene terephthalate bottles of water ranging in size from 12 ounce to 1.5 liters under its DrinkMore brand; but the majority of its business is the ....


Ball Corporation posts lower second-quarter earnings

(News, 31 Jul 2007 )

Ball Corporation said its second quarter earnings for the year fell to US$$105.9 million, due to weakness in its plastic packaging business in North America. The company had posted net income of US$129.8 ....


Silgan Holdings reports strong second quarter earnings

(News, 27 Jul 2007 )

Silgan Holdings Inc. posted a second quarter net income of US$26.8 million for the year, up from US$16.4 million over the same period last year. The supplier of consumer goods packaging products said ....


Oscar Mayer uses Graphic’s microwavable trays with laminated pockets to better heat its sandwiches

(News, 17 Jul 2007 )

Graphic Packaging has created a microwavable tray for Oscar Mayer’s Deli Creations that can heat up sandwich melts in a minute. The US-based company says the use of its “QuiltWave” microwave packaging ....


Braskem develops world’s first certified green polyethylene

(News, 04 Jul 2007 )

Flexible packaging is about to get a lot greener. Brazilian thermoplastic-resin manufacturer Braskem has produced the first internationally-certified polyethylene made from sugarcane ethanol. This $5 ....


Alcoa closures seal up carbonated, malt beverages

(News, 04 Jul 2007 )

Alcoa Closure Systems International (CSI) has developed the first short-height closures—the 28 millimeter Xtra-Lok mini and 28 millimeter MB-Lok mini—for multi-serve PET package sizes up to 2.5 liters. ....


Kraton sets up office in Shanghai

(News, 04 Jul 2007 )

Kraton Polymers has completed a customer service center, as well as opened a new technical center located in Shanghai, China. The technical center will serve customers in the Asia Pacific region by providing ....


Cadbury Schweppes commits to packaging reduction

(News, 04 Jul 2007 )

In overall strategy to reduce its net absolute carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2020, Cadbury Schweppes is decreasing the amount of packaging it uses. The confectionery/beverage manufacturer is reducing ....






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