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Plans to build PET, PTA plants expected to create US manufacturing jobs Packaging Digest Share    
The M&G Group announced plans to build a PET plant in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. This manufacturing facility will be co-located and fully integrated with a new purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant at the same site, creating approximately 250 jobs, with an additional 700 indirect positions and 3,000 jobs during construction. More
Pharma pack supplier speaks on sustainability, compliance issues Greener Package Share
Joe Wittemer is the product development manager for Amcor Flexibles Pharma-Americas, which focuses on flexible pharmaceutical plastic film, aluminum foil, and paper products. Amcor converts these materials into blister and strip packs, cold-form laminates, and dosage-cup lidding. More Baked beans go large Packaging Magazine Share
From June, baked beans will be available in a 1kg resealable pack, allowing consumer to get their fill of baked beans from the fridge in portions that suit them. The 1kg fridge pack has been designed to reduce wastage - those who only want a mouthful of baked beans can have their mouthful, screw the lid back on and put the pack back in fridge. More
Dow mixes it with PolyOne for PLA masterbatches Plastics & Rubber Weekly Share
Dow Plastics Additives, a division of Dow Chemical, has teamed up with PolyOne to introduce OnCap BIO L masterbatches, a range of additives aimed at users of bioplastics in the packaging markets. More Russian PET packaging producers fear losses European Plastics News Share
Russian manufacturers of plastic packaging may incur substantial losses in the near future because of a ban on the production of beer in PET packaging in the country. The ban was put in place to harmonise Russian legislation with that of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, and to establish common technical regulations. More
Kleenex packaging gets personal Packaging World Share
Thanks to digital printing on an HP Indigo press, that's exactly what Kimberly Clark is doing. Its oval-shaped paperboard cartons of facial tissue were among the highlights of the HP Specialty Printing System's Digital Supermarket pavilion at interpack 2011. The short-run, fast-changeover capabilities inherent in digital printing make such packaging perfectly practical. More Fruit and vegetable worst offenders in 1.3 billion food waste mountain Packaging News Share
World food losses are greatest in the fruit and vegetable sector and around 1.3 billion tonnes of food are lost every year globally, according to research presented at Interpack. More
Malt-O-Meal campaigns against excess packaging by promoting its cereal in a bag Packaging Digest Share
Through the new Bag The Box movement, Malt-O-Meal is out to change the way people think about their breakfast choices, and how products - such as cereal in a box - can affect the environment. For example, it takes 345 million pounds of paperboard to make a year's supply of cereal boxes - that's the weight of 734,747 jumbo jets. More Kellogg exceeds waste-to-landfill reduction goals Greener Package Share
Kellogg Company has announced that it has exceeded its 2015 goal for reducing waste sent to landfill and reports that nearly half of its facilities worldwide send 5 percent or less of the waste they generate to landfill. More
Green gong for Hi-Cone's multi-pack can holder Plastics & Rubber Weekly Share
Multi-pack specialist Hi-Cone has been awarded a Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) Label for its ring packaging in recognition of its low carbon footprint. According to the CFP assessment panel, based in Japan, each Hi-Cone six-pack carrier for beer cans has a CO2 emission of just 19.6g. More Convertible clamshell for McDonald's earns top AmeriStar Package Award Packaging World Share
Innovation, sustainability, performance, and economics were among the key criteria for packages recognized with AmeriStar Package Awards at a May 10 AmeriStar and IoPP Honors & Awards Dinner hosted by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP). More
Netstal develops multi-layer barrier packaging European Plastics News Share
Machinery maker Netstal has teamed up with Glaroform and Ilsemann Automation to create a new type of packaging for food products – a barrier foil placed between injected layers of plastics. More Survey: Global packaging community stays focused on 'green' Packaging Digest Share
The need to package food, consumer and industrial products in a more sustainable and affordable way dominates the worldwide packaging industry, according to DuPont's global survey of consumer packaged goods companies and packaging converters. More
 7 packaging predictions for a resource-strapped future Greener Package Share
One of the driving themes at this year's Sustainable Packaging Symposium, organized by Greener Package and the AIChE's Institute for Sustainability, was that the global marketplace faces some dire challenges in the near future. A population explosion - 9 billion people by 2050, according to estimates from the United Nations - will put intense pressure on critical resources such as water, energy, and land. More TAPPI's PLACE Weekly Wrap-Up available through MultiBriefs app TAPPI Share
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 European packaging firms may have to hedge prices Plastics & Rubber Weekly Share
Plastics packaging manufacturers may have to hedge prices in future in order to combat rising raw material prices, according to the German and French plastics packaging associations. Germany's IK and the Elipso association of France met in Paris in April to discuss raw material supply and price issues. More Balance water Brand Packaging Share
An unflavored spring water with Australian bush flower essences, Balance water needed a new identity to help it make the leap from a niche brand to a mainstream, functional drink that could take on the likes of SmartWater. More
 Clondalkin creates premium look for chocolate brand Anthon Berg Packaging News Share
Clondalkin subsidiaries Cats-Haensel and LPF have created the packaging for a new range of Anthon Berg chocolates that use gravure-printed sachets and strip aluminium twist-wrappers for a premium look. The firms worked closely with Danish brand-owner Toms Confectionery, to create the packaging for its Sweet Moments line. More Multi-purpose beverage trays from CHEP Packaging Magazine Share
The multi-purpose Beverage Tray creates a one-touch merchandising system to significantly reduce labor costs associated with hand stacking shelves. The tray is configured to carry two types of PET soft drink bottles: 1.25 L CSD and 2 L Juice bottles with products displayed in 24 and 18 bottle configurations respectively on the same tray footprint. More
 Wiedenhammer posts 28 percent sales rise to €215 million European Plastics News Share
Packaging supplier Weidenhammer says group sales increased 27.6 percent to €215 million in 2010. "We are pleased with our financial results - especially in light of the global economic crisis that clearly had an impact on our company in 2009", CEO Ralf Weidenhammer said in a statement. "The company's positive financial results show that our business strategy is on the right track and that our investment in production facilities, staff, research & development and new markets pays off.” More
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