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Emrich to Launch PFM Pearl at AUSPACK 2007
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PFM Packaging Machinery will be showcasing their new machine, PFM Pearl, designed for the food industry, at AUSPACK 2007. PFM Pearl has been developed for companies in the bakery, confectionery and produce markets.
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New Film Designed for High-Speed Packaging
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Toray Plastics claims its Lumirror FA5 matte polyester film is up to 50% stronger than its competing products. It has an operating temperature range of -70C to 180C, with a melting point of 260C, and is suitable for a range of applications.
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Packaging Container Offers Real Prestige
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RPC’s commitment to specialization in manufacturing has been rewarded by Breeo Foods’ decision to relaunch its Dairygold spreads range in a stylish new design, that features an in-mould labelled base and a co-extruded lid from RPC Containers.
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PET Packaging Gains Highly Reflective Metal Look
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Ampacet announces a new line of color masterbatches that gives blow molded and extruded PET packaging the look of highly reflective metal. The LiquidMetal line encompasses six metal colors – brass, chrome, copper, onyx, graphite and blue.
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| Eco-Friendly Packaging |
| Packaging Industry Going Green
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The Packaging Association of Canada, and U.S. based Sustainable Packaging Coalition are coming together to make it easier for businesses to make product packaging across the US and Canada more eco-friendly.
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| Wal-Mart on Track to Reduce Packaging
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Wal-Mart's "substainable scorecard" system is a bid by the retailer to push up to 60,000 of its suppliers worldwide, to lower the amount of packaging they use by five per cent, use more renewable materials, and slash energy use.
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| Biodegradable Box Plan Meets Skepticism
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Cascades claims that its new line of containers, made of polystyrene foam, disintegrate in three years. But environmentalists fear it contains harmful heavy metals that could leach when heated or swept into the groundwater.
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| Jute Bags Crush Poly Bags
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Jute bag is proved to be the most environment-friendly packaging material available for storing agricultural products, and it also wipes out the unfavorable impact of the usage of polypropylene bags to our environment and ecology.
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| Editorial |
The problem of disposable food containers has long been a sore spot in the fast-food industry. Environmentalists complain that the containers for the millions of burgers and chicken nuggets people consume each year, litter roadsides and choke landfills.
An estimated 438 billion disposable food and drink containers are used annually around the world. As environmental pressures persist, the quest for a better fast-food plate is gaining momentum.
Glory Team Industrial, China, has introduced its latest single-use dinnerware, sold under the Eatware brand.
The beige containers made out of bamboo fiber and sugar cane pulp are biodegradable, yet sturdy and less prone to soak up moisture. These bamboo plates are an environmentally friendly alternative to polystyrene.
Don’t miss the next issue of Packaging IDeaS, for more industry updates.
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