August 2008 Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Weekly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS  
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Industrial Packaging
Food Manufacturers Hit By Rising Cost of Packaging in Europe Food Manufacturers Hit By Rising Cost of Packaging in Europe
Packaging material manufacturers, no longer able to absorb rising costs, have hiked prices by almost double digits.
Revolutionary Milk Bottle Sets New Standard for Eco-Packaging Revolutionary Milk Bottle Sets New Standard for Eco-Packaging
UK retailer, ASDA, has launched an innovative recycled cardboard milk container: the first milk bottle in the UK to be 91 per cent recycled and 99 per cent recyclable.
Courses in Packaging Can Add Value to Your Career Courses in Packaging Can Add Value to Your Career
Among Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP`s) many roles, one of its most important is to provide education for packaging professionals.
Exhibitor News
Multivac Launches `Manufacturer Certified Pre-Owned` Business Unit Multivac Launches `Manufacturer Certified Pre-Owned` Business Unit
Multivac, Inc. announced the formation of an entirely new business unit dedicated to rebuilding and re-selling previously owned Multivac equipment. The unit will be headed by Tom Ritter, who joins Multivac as Director of Rebuilding and Re-manufacturing.
Multivac
Food and Beverage Packaging
Overwrap Machine Wraps Moving Loads Up to 82 in. Diagonal Overwrap Machine Wraps Moving Loads Up to 82 in. Diagonal
Providing tailored wraps on wide pallets, Lan-Ringer Stretch Wrapper is suited for packaging heavy and unstable loads up to 4,000 lb.
EABL Invests in New Sh2b Packaging Machinery
East African Breweries Ltd. (EABL) plans to inject Sh2 billion in a packaging line to combat the soaring cost of power.
Exhibitor News
Better to Scrap Loose Packaging of Medicine
Medication dispensing in loose form needs to be revised and, if possible, medication should be dispensed in its actual standard pack. Loose packaging can contribute to the supply of counterfeit medicine and the use of parallel imports by unscrupulous practitioners.
DDL Helps to Ensure the Importance of Vibration Testing
DDL, the leading product and package testing services firm specializing in medical device package testing, recently discovered that only 46 percent of medical device packaging professionals truly understand that vibration testing can prevent defective products or packaging from going to the markets.
Putting Technology to Work for Patient Safety
Virginia Hospital Center will launch a $14 million new Hospital Information System (HIS) in 2009 that will utilize advanced information technologies, here robotic packaging of individual doses for each patient`s medications will be bar coded and sealed.
Editorial

Eco-friendly packaging is escalating in popularity as consumers are becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment.

ASDA has launched an innovative recycled cardboard milk container which is 91 per cent recycled and 99 per cent recyclable. The milk bottle, created by GreenBottle, has a carbon footprint that is 48 per cent lower than plastic. The bottles have been launched as part of ASDA`s ongoing pledge to reduce packaging across its products, while simultaneously increasing the amount of its packaging that can be recycled.

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