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fire breaks out at portage cheese packaging plant

16 Dec 2014
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portage, wis. a fire caused damage at a cheese packaging plant in portage friday night.columbia county sheriff&39s office said friday that firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 301 brooks st. at about 7 p.m. firefighters fought the blaze at associated milk producers inc. building and were still at the scene after 10 p.m.portage resident walt gjavenis lives on washington street near the plant and saw the fire when he returned home friday night at about 11 p.m.&quotthe smoke was billowing out very heavy,&quot gjavenis said. &quoti could ...

print pack india trade expo to be held during feb 1115 next

16 Dec 2014
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kochi, dec 15 the printing and packaging industry can play a significant role in achieving the make in india vision of prime minister, c.p.paul, general secretary, indian printing packing &amp allied machinery manufacturers association ipama has said.the 16,000million printing and packing industry, one of the largest among worldwide, is primarily dominated by sme and msme sector.

producers to pack a punch for customers

15 Dec 2014
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kozhikode the order of eating food while on a journey and tossing the package in the dustbin might become a thing of the past as you can eat the pack, too. at least, that is what some industry experts are saying about the fast changing food packaging technologies world over.&nbspgoing by the changing times, kerala market, which is witnessing largescale sprouting of supply chains along with food processing businesses, is opening its doors for new and advanced food packaging technology and promoters.

packaging m&a activity in the plastics packaging sector continues global competition changes the landscape la seda bankruptcy sale almost wrapped up coca colas sustainability drive hits a snag

15 Dec 2014
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for the global plastics packaging industry, 2014 marked another year of transformation. mergers and acquisitions continued apace, competition &ndash between european rigid packaging producers in particular &ndash heated up, and the market&rsquos players increasingly focused on issues such as sustainability and recycling.

new tpe technology makes cap sealants safer and sustainable

15 Dec 2014
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&bullmost sealants for metal lids and caps are manufactured from liquid pvc compounds which require high temperatures for curing.&nbsp&bullthese pvcbased sealant compounds contain phthalates or other plasticizers that are added to the formulation to increase elasticity and workability, thus softening the seal.&bulltpe technology is supplied in granulate form, liquefied using extrusion, and applied directly into the closure.&nbsp&bullsince the process does not require curing, it saves energy, reduces co2 emissions, and reduces production costs.

closing bell news buzz graphic packaging holding company gpk, triquint semiconductor, inc. tqnt, comstock resources inc. crk, new gold, inc. ngd, suncor energy inc. su

13 Dec 2014
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wallstreet scope &ndash friday december 5th closing bell reports volume moversgraphic packaging holding company gpk of the consumer goods closed out friday at 12.89 with a relative volume of 0.87. graphic packaging holding company gpk has changed by 1.18 change from open of 1.26 at a volume of 3,656,250 shares. graphic packaging holding company gpk&rsquos weekly performance stands at 2.91 and their 52 week low at 44.18 with insider ownership of 0.80.

major brands seek to improve recyclability of flexible packaging

13 Dec 2014
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several &lsquohighprofile global brands&rsquo, including nestl&eacute uk and unilever, are to begin working with the resource industry in a new project to improve the recyclability of flexible packaging.utilising &pound917,000 of funding from the uk&rsquos innovation agency, innovate uk formerly known as the technology strategy board, the twoyear collaborative research and development r&ampd project reflex is being led by resource recovery consultants axion consulting part of the axion group.