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new santa sweets packaging encourages youngsters to eat brighter

05 Dec 2014
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procacci bros. sales corp. has unveiled new sesame streetthemed packaging for its popular santa sweets authentic grape tomatoes. the new packaging and label, which features sesame street&rsquos lovable red character, elmo, is procacci&39s first contribution to the produce marketing association and sesame workshop&rsquos nationwide eat brighter initiative. procaccieatbrighterlabe&ldquoour santa sweets grape tomatoes are a perfect fit for this fantastic initiative,&rdquo rick feighery, procacci bros. vice president of sales, said in a press release.

forecast from pack expo

05 Dec 2014
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pack expo always provides immediate feedback on current market developments and presciently indicates where the packaging market will be in the near future.by ben miyares, packaging sherpa, contributing editorlast month&rsquos pack expo international was no exception.

plastics industry protests against health ministrys order

05 Dec 2014
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plastics waste image via shutterstock.says no scientific validity for pet packaging ban, to take effect by march argues spinoff will be widespread job loss, higher drug pricesa number of small and medium size polyethylene terephthalate pet converters specially dedicated to packaging of drug formulations have begun shutting down operations, says the industry, as a sequel to the central government order banning the material&39s use in this regard.of the 600,000 tonnes of pet production, the pharmaceutical industry uses 16 per cent or around 100,000 tonnes every year.

deloitte corporate finance llc advises agishorewood group in the sale of its north american and asian print businesses to multi packaging solutions

04 Dec 2014
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chicago, dec. 4, 2014 prnewswire deloitte corporate finance llc &quotdcf&quot acted as exclusive financial advisor to agishorewood group, a portfolio company of atlas holdings llc &quotatlas&quot, in the sale of its north american and asian print businesses to multi packaging solutions &quotmps&quot, a global leader in valueadded print and packaging solutions for the branded consumer, healthcare and multimedia markets. the deal closed on nov.

packaging corp of america earns bbb credit rating from morningstar pkg

04 Dec 2014
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packaging corp of america nysepkg has received a &ldquobbb&rdquo credit rating from analysts at morningstar. the firm&rsquos &ldquobbb&rdquo rating suggests that the company is a moderate default risk. they also gave their stock a three star rating.other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. analysts at citigroup inc. reiterated a &ldquobuy&rdquo rating on shares of packaging corp of america in a research note on tuesday, october 28th. they now have a 80.00 price target on the stock, up previously from 71.00.

elopak launches first beverage carton made of renewable polyethylene in europe

04 Dec 2014
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elopak has launched a range of beverage cartons that are made of certified renewable polyethylene pe, said to be the first for the european market.another first for the company is that elopak has used second generation renewable pe, made out of europeansourced biomass that is not in competition with food supply.the move is a part of the company&39s future proofed packaging strategy under which it plans to replace all fossilbased raw materials with renewable alternatives.the company said that an increased use of biobased pe helps in reducing the use of fossilbased materials and also lead

ecolean opens new office in texas

04 Dec 2014
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ecolean, a company that develops and manufactures innovative packaging systems for the dairy and liquid food industry, has opened a new office in dallas, texas.the company said that the new facility is targeted at gaining foothold in the growing markets in north and south america.ecolean stated that the north american market for standup pouches has seen a dramatic growth in the past five years.the increase in demand from consumers regarding food safety and convenience has been a key driver for the increasing use of such packaging by liquid food producers, which in turn, is spiking interest