Closures

Emerging Nations

(Flexpack)

April 30, 2008, ... Color Cap, a supplier of caps and closures. The Suominen Group, a Finnish flex-pack converter, opened a greenfield plant near Warsaw, Poland, in 1999-2000. The group further expanded in 2002 and achieved ...

FTC Plans Green Packaging Workshop

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2008, ... Guides have changed since the Green Guides were revised in 1998, input on whether current recyclability disclosures adequately apprise consumers of the criteria for the recycling of packaging, the appropriate ...

World Pharmaceutical Packaging Demand

(Archive)

August 11, 2007, ... of an extensive government program to upgrade the quality and integrity of nationally produced medicines. Bottles, inhalers, and prefillable syringes primarily will experience this growth along with closures—particularly ...

Sonoco Launches Tube and Core E-Commerce Site

(Archive)

June 11, 2007, ... to offer a fully integrated, automated order processing system. In addition the full online offering of mailing tubes, shipping tubes, ends, and closures, e-corestore.com is the first in the industry to ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

September 30, 2006, ... study predicts the increased focus on these issues will expand growth opportunities for high value-added containers, closures, and accessories, especially blister packs, tamper-evident closures, and RFID ...

Driving Performance

(Magazine)

August 31, 2006, ... much-needed spare parts for older DC drives, drive enclosures, and power distribution equipment still running in the facility. In this setting, the impact of Garaza should not be overlooked—a prominent ...

Packaging Summit 2006 Covers All Bases

(Archive)

March 14, 2006, ... will offer the latest advances in container and material technologies, as well as closures, pumps, fitments, label materials and technologies, and more—any part of the actual package. Packaging Services ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

February 27, 2006, ... information visit packaginggroup.com. Emerging Economies to Benefit Caps and Closures, Study Says CLEVELAND, OH—Global demand for caps and closures is the subject of a study by The Freedonia Group, ...

Trends & Technical Solutions

(Archive)

December 30, 2005, ... in many pressure-sensitive applications today, ranging from no-label look beverage labels to diaper closures, medical applications, and labels for health and beauty aid products. The market for filmic ...

Linerless: The Compromise for VDP Labels?

(Magazine)

October 30, 2005, ... of pack closures and reclosures (a strong market for linered self-adhesives today) and for custom spot-adhesive-coated labels and tags. The arguments in favor of linerless labels include the following: ...

Profit Squeeze

(Flexpack)

September 29, 2005, ... to unsustainable levels and resulting in company closures. Consolidation As a result of recent structural changes and consolidations, the top ten European converters in 2004 accounted for ,5,158 million, ...

First Glance

(Magazine)

August 30, 2005, ... colors are being offered by The Cloth Envelope Co., Traverse City, MI. The company says the products can serve as clever marketing tools or enclosures for holiday greeting cards, wedding invitations, kids’ ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Magazine)

June 29, 2005, ... for at-risk applications ranging from heavily regulated pharmaceutical packaging and OTC drugs to high-priced electronics and trouble-free mail closures for consumer and manufacturer protection. Converters ...

Retort Pouch Causes a Stir

(Flexpack)

April 29, 2005, ... closures can be used for the package. Still developmental, the unit represents Huhtahaki’s attempt to provide a new form for the retort market. Another highlight was Ashok Vasudovan’s talk entitled ...

3M/Emtech Emulsion Technologies Go Digital with New Line of Label Materials

(Archive)

September 12, 2004, ... for nearly "every application"; applications include, but are not limited to, decals, resealable closures, merchandise labels. "These products offer excellent UV resistance in high-stability, low-peel, and ...

Embedded Control

(Magazine)

May 30, 2004, ... combination controller and drive also requires less space than traditional control and drive hardware installations, reducing the need for expensive enclosures and limiting the floor space required. Equipment ...

Converting Industry News, Part 2

(Archive)

May 30, 2004, ... Technical Consulting Services. Closures SSCC Closes Facilities CHICAGO, IL, USA— Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) has discontinued operations at its Anderson, IN, and San Jose, CA, corrugated ...

Making Waves in Fragrance Packaging: Eastman Chemical's Glass Polymer Sleeve Creates Cool Effec

(News | New Products)

February 10, 2004, ... Risdon's director of sales and marketing, closures, Jim Bigham, “The Glass Polymer was really the only material that was capable of achieving the clarity, wall thickness and chemical resistance required ...

Smurfit-Stone to Discontinue Operations at 4 Facilities

(News | New Products)

January 08, 2004, ... to enhance services for our customers and improve operating cost efficiencies." SSCC says approximately 240 hourly and 75 salaried employees will be affected by the closures. The plants are scheduled ...

BOPP Film: How Real Is the China Threat?

(Flexpack)

September 30, 2003, ... In North America, capacity closures and little additional investment, alongside an improving demand situation, have been welcomed as a positive trend for those wishing to improve returns and set aside ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

August 31, 2003, ... determinations. The obvious result is that manufacturers favor cap-and-vial closures over unit dose formats for drug products that are going to be sold in the States.” He adds, “In the [US], most pharmaceuticals ...

Weyerhaeuser to Shutdown Oregon Containerboard Mill Lumber Plant

(News | New Products)

August 19, 2003, ... take a $25 million after-tax charge, or 11 cents per share, in the third quarter for costs associated with the closures. Weyerhaeuser adds it will provide the affected employees with severance pay and ...

Size Doesn't Always Matte

(Magazine)

June 30, 2003, ... in NEMA 1 or NEMA 12 enclosures (without de-rating). Freestanding enclosures of the drives in the range from 150-600 hp turn easily to fit into deep, narrow spaces or wide, shallow spaces, co. notes.  ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

April 30, 2003, ... of its QuadPAK side-gusset, stand-up pouch featuring Hefty Slide-Rite slider closures from Pactiv Corp. The slider option, reports Kapak, enables pouches to be used for applications with particulates ...

Transferring HR Data to US from EU May Hit a Snag

(Magazine)

March 31, 2003, ... is broadly defined to include “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.” “Processing” includes collection, storage, disclosures, and transfers of any personal data (involving ...

What's New in Narrow We

(Magazine)

January 31, 2003, ... predecessors) are available in NEMA 1 or NEMA 12 enclosures (without de-rating). Servo-Driven Press Converts Cartons, Flexible Packaging Paper Converting Machine Co., Green Bay, WI; 920/336-4300; pcmc.com ...

Bone Up on Environmental Awareness/Compliance at NEHS Spring '03

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2002, ... including ergonomics; toxic release inventory; test methods; injury and illness reporting; effective health and safety programs; permanent total enclosures; air sampling; calculating your emissions; and ...

Release Liners: A Worldwide Special ReportReducing Silicone Mist

(Archive)

October 31, 2002, ... of heavy mist and must be changed often to be effective. This method is not to be discounted, however, as supplemental to other methods when mist already is reduced greatly. Large enclosures are added ...

Self-Adhesive Labels: Past, Present, and Future

(Magazine)

October 31, 2002, ... raw material suppliers, label stock producers, and label printers to serve the end-users' needs better and more profitably. They offer real opportunities. Multi-layer leaflet labels, reclosures, time-temperature ...

Protecting Trade Secrets in an Electronic World

(Magazine)

September 30, 2002, ...  Recent disclosures that sensitive classified information was obtained by breaking into government networks or stealing laptops from government personnel are a sobering reminder of just how vulnerable ...