Packaging News
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World Wide Packaging Adds Elliptical Compact
World Wide Packaging Inc. has debuted its new pressed powder compact with a unique elliptical design. The compacts are made of ABS and/or SAN, with the cover and base available in any color. More info: www.wwpinc.com.…12.09.05
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Airspray Announces Plant Expansion in The Netherlands
Due to a continued strong demand for its product offering, Airspray will increase plant space in The Netherlands. The company has signed a lease to add a second building for assembly near their main plant in Alkmaar, The Netherlands. Both plants will…12.09.05
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Eriksen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Lars Eriksen, owner and president of the family-owned company Nilpeter A/S, Denmark, is the winner of the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement award, part of the Label Industry Global awards 2005. Mr. Eriksen has been vice chairman since 1975, and a…12.09.05
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IBC/Shell Packaging Introduces the Vizion
IBC/Shell Packaging announced the launch of its new patent-pending Vizion package. The Vizion incorporates the key attributes of traditional rigid set boxes and fine folding cartons. The result is sleek and beautiful, yet the Vizion is a muscular and…12.09.05
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QSLD New World Wins Best Packaging of the Year
The creative team at QSLD New World won Best Packaging of the Year for its work on “Cologne” by Roger & Gallet. Cosmetique Magazine, the sister publication of Cosmeticnews.com, gave out the award acknowledging excellence in the beauty…12.09.05
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Sexy Hair Launches New Packaging Silky Collection
Sexy Hair Concepts unveiled new packaging designs for its Silky Sexy Hair product category. Originally launched in colorless packaging, the line now sports sleek, luminous purple packaging. In addition, the Frizz Eliminator has a new lava-lamp inspir…12.09.05
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Ameri-Seal Prints Shrink Sleeves for Disney
The newest printed PETG heat shrinkable sleeve from Ameri-Seal Inc. is Sun Pals sun care lotions and sprays for Disney. Five different PETG sleeves were printed, nine colors each, on rotogravure presses. Ameri-Seal used PETG film instead of traditio…12.09.05
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Augros Acquires New Presses
Augros Inc. has acquired two additional bi-injection presses, increasing its two-color molding capacity range to between 160 and 250 tons. Purchasing the machines reflects commitment to the growing market-trend for multi-color injection molded packag…12.09.05
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Frost & Sullivan Honors CCL Container
CCL Container received the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Differentiation Innovation for its aluminum bottle development capabilities. The award is presented yearly to the company that best demonstrates the ability to develop innovative…12.09.05
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Clariant Masterbatches Plant Earns Certification
Plant Earns Certification l The Clariant Masterbatches division plant, located in Albion, MI has completed the registration audit of its quality systems to the ISO 9001:2000 standard. The plant previously had been registered to QS 9000 and was prepa…12.09.05
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Eastman Receives Brazilian Packaging Award
Eastman Chemical Company was awarded the Embanews trophy for “Innovative material for cosmetic luxury applications” on April 1, in São Paulo, Brazil. The award recognizes Eastman’s Glass Polymer family of copolyester resins,…12.09.05
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Diamond Packaging Wins Awards in NPA Packaging Competition
Diamond Packaging, Rochester, NY, earned 17 awards in the 55th annual National Paperbox Association (NPA) packaging competition. Awards were announced at the 4th International Packaging Conference and NPA’s 87th annual meeting, held in May in L…12.09.05
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GPA Adds New Member in India
The Global Packaging Alliance (GPA) announced that it has added a new partner in India by signing an agreement with Kumar Printers Pvt. Ltd, located in Gurgaon. Kumar Printers is a folding carton manufacturer producing high-end packaging for the phar…12.09.05
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Seal-It’s Shrink Labels Top Natural Ice Lip Balms
Seal-It is printing decorative shrink labels for The Mentholatum Company’s Natural Ice line of lip balms. The glossy labels, made of PVC, are reverse printed in 4-5 vivid colors and are being used for Natural Ice Original, Natural Ice Cherry a…12.09.05
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Entries Sought for HBA’s IPDA Packaging Awards
Organizers of HBA’s prestigious International Packaging Design Awards (IPDA) are seeking submissions of the newest packaging presentations. Finalists, as well as category leaders, will be selected in mass and limited distribution categories for…12.09.05
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NJ PEC Offers 4th Annual Summer Luncheon Cruise
The 4th annual New Jersey Packaging Executives Club (NJ PEC) Summer Luncheon Cruise aboard the Rendezvous is set to sail from the Weehawken Terminal on August 11 with packaging professional members and guests enjoying a sightseeing cruise of l…12.09.05
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Crown Holdings Introduces Brand-Building Packaging
Crown Holdings, Inc. has introduced a new worldwide corporate identity, Brand-Building Packaging, designed to provide customers with a full array of packaging services that increase brand turnover at point-of-sale and build long-lasting relationshi…12.09.05
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U.S. Can Unveils New Tin
U.S. Can introduced a brand new decorative tin: Life’s a Trip. The whimsical tin was designed as an all-occasion package. Measuring 6 5/8 inches by 5 1/4 inches, the nostalgic packaging by Teresa Kogut was designed to bring back memories…12.09.05
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ExxonMobil Packaging Program Reaches Graduation Milestone
Al Kuhl of Ohio recently became the 9,000th graduate of the University of Oriented Polypropylene (OPP), a packaging and labeling education program hosted by the Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical. Mr. Kuhl is a technical marketing manager for MAC…12.09.05
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Diamond Packaging Earns Five Awards
Diamond Packaging, Rochester, NY, earned five awards at the 62nd Annual National Paperboard Packaging Competition. Awards were announced at the annual spring meeting, held in March at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The company received r…12.09.05
