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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

FCI acquires Singapore RFID company Smartag

(News, 17 Jun 2007 )

French company FCI has acquired Singapore RFID manufacturer Smartag. FCI is already a reference supplier of RFID antennas. With Smartag, the group will better serve its customers by offering solutions ....


Philippines’ organic banana exports to Japan grow

(News, 11 Jun 2007 )

The market for organic bananas in Japan is growing, even as exporters are trying to cope with the appreciation of the peso versus the dollar that has reduced their earnings, a local industry leader has ....


PETnology Europe 2007 highlights industry barriers

(News, 04 Jun 2007 )

‘Connecting competence’ was the theme of PETnology Europe 2007. More than 280 PET packaging and filling experts from 33 countries met for the 10th PETnology conference in Munich, from 26th to 27th March ....


Bericap tops off vinegar

(News, 04 Jun 2007 )

Bericap’s ‘vinegar version’ of its Galileo II closure features a new neck-finish. The Galileo II closure is a two-piece, flip-top closure weighing three grams. The base, which is the sealing element between ....


Sleever adds impact to Cadbury's gum

(News, 04 Jun 2007 )

Sleever is helping Cadbury to drive up gum sales with a new sleeve that fits a spherical pack. (The container features 70 pieces of chewing gum rather than the conventional 10 or 20 pieces.) The sleeving ....


Sanlu, Ecolean promote sustainable packaging in China

(News, 04 Jun 2007 )

Dairy-products manufacturer Sanlu and sustainable-packaging producer Ecolean have been awarded the ‘Sino-Swedish Green Cooperation Model’. The companies earned the accolade for the domestic sale of 100 ....


UK alcohol to have warning labels by 2008

(News, 04 Jun 2007 )

By 2008, alcoholic drinks in the UK will feature a warning label detailing alcohol-unit information to help consumers “stay within sensible drinking guidelines”. The voluntary agreement between the government ....


Xion’s beverage-can sieve keeps insects out

(News, 04 Jun 2007 )

German manufacturer Xion wants to take the potential sting out of beverages. Its anti-insect sieve prevents thirsty bees and wasps from entering a drink can. The specially-formed piece of tin fits over ....


Coffee packaging paper

(MarketWatch, Jun 2007 )

Stora Enso Speciality Papers is launching LumiLabel G, an environmentally-friendly, high-end flexible packaging paper specifically designed for premium-coffee wrapper packaging. Designed in response ....


High-speed shrink wrapper

(MarketWatch, Jun 2007 )

Krones has fine-tuned its Variopac shrink-wrapper to feature a guide rail with high-precision adjustment to swiftly and accurately adjust the machine to new dimensions, and to allow reproducibility. ....






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