October 2008 Welcome to Packaging IDeaS, Your Weekly Packaging Newsletter from Industry IDS  
Supported By: Foodservice Packaging Institute International Plastics, Inc. The Adhesive and Sealant Council Women in Packaging DVI European Plastics Converters
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Coven Egidio S.n.c.
Coven Egidio specializes in the production of crimping and filling machinery for perfume manufacturing. Our 25 years of experience allows us to create high quality and user-friendly products; from the simplest manual crimping tools up to automated filling crimping line.
News From Our Exhibitors
ALLIEDFLEX Technologies Receives 2008 Best of Sarasota Award ALLIEDFLEX Technologies Receives 2008 Best of Sarasota Award
ALLIEDFLEX Technologies has been selected for the 2008 Best of Sarasota Award in the Packaging Machinery category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA).
Virginia Cullison Named Healthcare Packaging Leader for Multisorb Virginia Cullison Named Healthcare Packaging Leader for Multisorb
Cullison will be responsible for implementing Multisorb`s value-added, consultative approach to cater to customers` product stability needs in the medical device markets.
EskoArtwork Brings Innovative Design and Supply Chain Solutions at Luxe Pack EskoArtwork Brings Innovative Design and Supply Chain Solutions at Luxe Pack
At Luxe Pack, brand owners meet with suppliers to the luxury packaging industry to learn about innovative approaches to their business challenges.
Green Packaging
Green Apples Are Good For You Says Steve Jobs
At the launch of Apples new notebook, Steve Jobs went out of his way to play up the green elements of the new MacBooks, which include reduced toxics, more energy efficient, and less packaging.
HP to Double Renewable Power, Dell Says `Good First Step`
HP is already participating in Austin`s Green Choice program, to purchase almost 20 million kilowatt hours of wind energy from wind farms in western Texas.
Innovative Packaging Lowers Operating Costs with Energy Efficient Lighting
This switch will prevent the emission of more than 147 tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The new fixtures provide better quality light and are expected to improve productivity and warehouse safety.
Food & Bevarage Packaging
Coke, Pepsi, Parle to Juice up Packaging
The company is supporting the rollout of its new variants with an extensive out-of-home consumption drive with the theme - gulp the pulp on the move.
The French Packaging Industry Is Developing On a Sustainable Basis
Conducted in late August by the World Packaging Exhibition EMBALLAGE and partner associations, the survey findings confirm the industry`s environmental concerns.
Lawson Software Launches Analytics for Food & Beverage to Improve Business
The new application helps food companies access meaningful business intelligence to improve decision making without having to develop analytics tools in house.
GE Scientists Develop Battery Free, Multi-Detection Wireless Sensors
GE has announced a battery-free, multi-detection radio-frequency identification sensing platform that could enable a wide range of low cost wireless sensing products in food packaging and healthcare.
Editorial

Our newsletter sponsor for this week is Coven Egidio, who specializes in the production of crimping and filling machinery.

In a move towards green packaging, companies are opting for the use of renewable energy.

HP recently pledged to double its purchase of renewable power from under 4 percent in 2008 to 8 percent by 2012. The company has also committed to reducing energy consumption, and the resulting GHG emissions from HP-owned, and HP-leased facilities worldwide to 16 percent below 2005 levels in two years.

For more updates, read the next issue of Packaging IDeaS.

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