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Labelexpo Americas 2012, label release liner reports ahead
Narrow-web aficionados—and those who love “not so narrow-web converting,” too—will have plenty to keep them busy next week. The biennial Labelexpo Americas 2012 will run Tuesday-Thursday at the...
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Labelexpo Americas 2012: It was “A Materials World”
Now that the dust has settled on another Labelexpo Americas, the following provides a glimpse at just a few of the many new coated and laminated materials that debuted at the biennial tradeshow and...
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In Sync: Consumer trends and flexible packaging align for 2013
Perhaps the greatest attribute that flexible packaging has going for it today (and in the next few years) is how well it syncs with a variety of consumer trends, says Lynn Dornblaser,...
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Flexible packaging recycling: The positive economics of pyrolysis
Laminated packaging waste (courtesy Enval) The positive environmental traits of flexible packaging are well known: Recycled content, potential for bio-based materials, low package-to-product ratio,...
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PACK EXPO Intl. 2012 Film Fest
PACK EXPO is a terrific, annual venue of new packaging film and substrate introductions, and (per usual) this week’s event in Chicago didn’t disappoint. Here’s a few of the many new materials available...
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How2Recycle packaging recycling label gains traction
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s (SPC) How2Recycle on-package recycling labeling system, introduced in October 2011, is gaining plenty of extra traction in the US marketplace. Major brands,...
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Ten myths about packaging & the environment debunked
Those of us in the packaging and package converting industries know perfectly well the real value and benefits that our materials and containers bring to the consumer, the retailer, the CPG...
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“Innovation rocks” with 2013 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award winners
Twenty-five winners were honored last night in the 57th annual Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards competition, sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Assn. Recognized for innovative enhancements that...
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Microwaveable bacon pack sizzles as 2013 AIMCAL Product of the Year
The Assn. of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) bestowed its Product of the Year Award* on Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for a microwaveable bacon package...
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A global flexible-packaging market SWOT statement to 2016
At the recent ICE USA 2013 in Orlando, UK-based PCI Films Consulting president Simon King (left) offered a traditional SWOT statement in his keynote presentation on the “Global Flexible Packaging...
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