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Seasonings company puts spice into production

Thursday 18 December 2008

To meet the increasing demand, J.O. Spice Company, based in the US, installed new packaging and mixing equipment and reorganised its production operations, effectively quadrupling the capacity.


FFS Packaging Systems

Thursday 18 December 2008

New products for FFS (Form, Fill and Seal) applications from Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H), includes four different machines for varying output levels up to in excess of 2,200 sacks/hour.


AUSPACK's new bioplastics pavililion

Wednesday 17 December 2008

AUSPACK will be introducing a new Bioplastics Pavilion in 2009 to further enhance the visitors’ experience and educational opportunities over the four day exhibition.


Ten Trends to Watch in Packaged Goods in 2009

Thursday 11 December 2008

With 2009 nearly upon us, Datamonitor’s Product Launch Analytics takes a look at trends in consumer packaged goods for the coming year including beauty foods and drinks, detox products and concentrated liquid cleaners that cut costs and help the environment.


Chicken Brand Introduces New Traceable Packaging

Wednesday 03 December 2008

Just BARE brand organic chickens has developed a unique transparent package with a system that enables consumers to trace which family farm their specific package of chicken originated.


GCS Receives International Food Safety Certifications

Tuesday 02 December 2008

Global Closure Systems (GCShas announced that all its Asian plants have successfully extended their range of international standards into Food Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).


Amcor adopts PIQET

Thursday 27 November 2008

Amcor has adopted the new Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool (PIQET) to strengthen its internal capabilities, to enable quicker packaging life cycle assessments.


Nanomaterials may pose safety risk

Friday 27 June 2008

Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges according to a new report.


Plastic bottle revolution begins

Wednesday 14 May 2008

Sidel unveils the www.no-bottle.com Web site, detailing the company’s actions to reduce the environmental impact of plastic bottles.


From bottle design to palletising

Wednesday 20 February 2008

Sidel, one of the world’s top suppliers of complete bottling lines, will take part in Interpack, packaging’s biggest trade show, in Dusseldorf, Germany.


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