www.packagingconnections.com is now the proud member of indo german chamber of commerce, indianew cheese packaging by cryovac a new range of vacuum cheese packaging allows the curing process to continue while extending product shelf life. cyovac claims its new permeable darfresh offers cheese processors an alternative to traditional modified atmosphere packaging map flowpack and thermoforming packaging. cryovac claims its new permeable darfresh limits the entrance of oxygen while permitting carbon dioxide to escape. the process allows cheese curing to occur after packaging. block cheeses can then develop their natural flavour and texture, while retaining colour after packaging, the company claims. thin walled packaging for chilled foods the use of thinwalled packaging for food products is growing in europe, with demand in the chilled sector for the format increasing at the fastest rate, according to a new report.  in a survey of the segment, applied market information ami says thinwalled packaging has become an increasingly well delineated subsegment of the rigid plastics market. in total in europe the segment accounts for about two million tonnes of thermoplastics. the report indicates some of the trends in this plastic packaging segment, as the market responds to higher raw material costs, and changes in demand for particular types of food products. thin walled packaging is used mainly to display goods for sale, but the format may also incorporate features for extending shelflife and other functions. in the ami report, thin walled packaging is defined to include yoghurt pots, butter and margarine containers, meat and fruit trays, blister packaging and similar new small character coding printer from imaje  imaje has introduced a new small character printer, the imaje 9040, with one or two printheads, single jet or bijet and three different printhead resolutions. it prints 71dpi with the g head, 115dpi with the m head and up to 178dpi with the p head. it also prints up to 16 lines of text dual head, bijet and can achieve a 5.5 metres per second print speed with a character height ranging from 0.7mm18.2mm.wellman introduces titanium pet resins wellman, inc., the largest producer of pet polyethylene terephthalate resins in the u.s., has introduced its new permaclearti, a titaniumbased, antimonyfree product is specifically designed for the carbonated soft drink industry. the new product compliments wellmans thermaclearti the premier titaniumbased resin for hot fill packaging. titanium provides significant bottle enhancement opportunities over traditional antimony catalyst systems, which have been the market standard. baginbox beer bags replace kegs in a pioneering partnership with bavarian brewer ankerbru, rapaka part of ds smith plasticshas launched the first ever baginbox system for the keg beer market. the new technology, which is suitable for all types of beers, offers a low cost alternative to the traditional keg.  the beer is filled in 25liter rapak bags using rapaks autokap 650 semiautomatic beer filler and then packed in boxes. the innovative bag in box system for beer includes the following benefits to customers lower transport costs a longer shelf life and a firmer, longerlasting foam on the beer. key to this innovative packaging is the removal of co2 from the beer after brewing and a specially developed carbonator box that reintroduces it at the trade outlet.                             new members          swit packaging, spain          modi mundipharma pvt ltd, new delhi, india          banas dairy, palanpur, india          indotraders, new delhi, india          sandoz private limitedoffers          quick pallet manager for loadability calculations and layouts          pharmaceutical bottles, eye droppers, dosing cups etc          flexible packaging professionals          sterilisable medical packaging company for joint venturesevents          jan. 2223 atlanta international poultry scientific forum, by u.s. poultry & egg association. at georgia world congress center. to register, visit www.ipe07.org.          jan. 30 feb. 2 moscow interplastica 2007, international trade fair for plastics and rubber industries by messe dsseldorf. contact messe dsseldorf north america at 3127815180 or via e mail info@mdna.com.          jan. 31 feb. 3 shanghai cosmoprof shanghai 2007, beauty industry products and services exhibition by cosmoprof asia ltd. at shanghai new international exhibition center. contact antonella pezzarossa or annalisa beretta at 39 02796 420 or go to www.cosmoprof.com.important emails press@packagingconnections.com jobs@packagingconnections.com offers@packagingconnections.com  info@packagingconnections.com  more details at www.packagingconnections.com new press releases          modular cup packer the new champ          best in metal awards 2006. more details at download section of www.packagingconnections.com  enjoy packagingthe editor
