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Bemis To Acquire Alcan Packaging Food Americas

Published: August 01, 2009
Neenah, Wi | Bemis Co. will acquire the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging for $1.2 billion. The acquisition includes 23 flexible packaging facilities

PTI To Produce Small Quantity Prototypes

Published: July 01, 2009
Holland, OH | Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI) has the ability to produce small quantity extrusion prototypes for multilayer cast film and sheet products

Plastic Film Study

Published: March 01, 2009
A new study from The Freedonia Group concludes that demand for plastic film in the US is projected to grow 2.6% annually to more than 16 billion lbs in 2012

Locking in Paper Supply

Published: March 01, 2009
Mondi has entered into a long-term supply contract for sack paper with the Semen Gresik Group, said to be the largest cement producer in Indonesia.

PVC Keeps Tanks Fit

Published: March 01, 2009
A Fab-Seal Industries PVC liner system kept deteriorating water tanks from leaking.

Flexible Packaging Wipes Out Waste

Published: February 01, 2009
New flexible packaging for cleaning wipes from Method Products offers a 60% reduction in plastic compared to the canisters

Flex-Pack Summit

Published: February 01, 2009
Norcross, Ga | TAPPI PLACE announces the 2009 Flexible Packaging Summit, to be held in Columbus, OH, April 28-30. Included will be the two-day Consumer

Green Guarantee

Published: January 28, 2009
Plastics recycler CSIPLASTICS, Holden, MA, has designed a reusable bag that is guaranteed 100% fully recyclable

A Hybrid Vehicle

Published: December 08, 2008
Bemis Paper Packaging Div., Omaha, NE, says its HybriCore poly/paper hybrid bag integrates the benefits of both paper and plastic, making it one of the strongest, most versatile bags in the marketplace

Candy Assortment

Published: December 08, 2008
Ideal for a range of sweets, a new line of products from Noble Gift Packaging, Cedar Grove, NJ, offers marketers an array of style, color, size, and strength options from resilient to delicate packages, many of which can be custom-designed with branded messages

Curwood Turns 50

Published: December 01, 2008
Oshkosh, WI | When businessmen Howard Curler and Bob Woods launched Curwood Inc. in a small garage in 1958, their vision was to develop polymer extrusion

Press a Perfect Fit

Published: December 01, 2008
Bristol, TN | The Robinette Co., a full-service flexible packaging and specialty converting manufacturer, is making way for a new 52-in., eight-color

Ore-Ida launches packaging line for Steam'n'Mash potatoes

Published: November 12, 2008
Ore-Ida has launched a line of frozen potato products in four varieties. Packaging for the Steam n' Mash potatoes allows for quick microwave cooking

Film Line Comes in Early

Published: November 01, 2008
Hoogstraten, Belgium | Davis-Standard has completed the installation of a 65-ft agricultural film line for Hyplast NV. Says Paul Leenders of Hyplast,

Sustainability and Flex Pack: a Study

Published: October 01, 2008
Manteno, Il Zip-Pak recently announced its latest research findings on the relationship between flexible packaging and sustainability. Zip-Pak says the

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