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Glass is The Consumers Preferred Packaging Material

Consumers around the world overwhelmingly prefer foods and beverages in glass to other packaging materials, but new research commissioned by Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) suggests consumers struggle to find their favorite brands packaged in glass on store shelves.

From O-I Glass 8 Jul 2009

Samsung UltraTouch Mobile Phones to be Protected by Gorilla Glass

Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that Corning's Gorilla glass was selected as the protective cover glass for Samsung UltraTOUCH mobile phones. "The full touch screen mobile category is growing...

8 Jul 2009

Bemis to Acquire Flexible Food and Packaging Assets

Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging, a business unit of international mining group Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO;...

From Amcor PLC 7 Jul 2009

Samuel Manutech to Take Full Ownership of Polypropylene Strapping Products JV

Samuel Manu-Tech Inc. (TSX - SMT), a leading North American industrial products and technology company, today reported that it has signed a letter of intent with Sekisui Jushi America, Inc. to acquire their 50% interest ...

7 Jul 2009

Winners Announced For The First International Plastics Design Competition at NPE2009

The first International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC) culminated at NPE2009 with the announcement of the winning entries at an evening ceremony, it was announced by the Alliance for Plastics Processors (APP), a unit of SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. SPI produces the triennial NPE, which is now under way at Chicago's McCormick Place (June 22-26).

6 Jul 2009

Materials Scientists Turning Corn into Plastic

Some call it corn. Others say maize. It originally came from Mesoamerica (now Mexico) and is now the most widely grown crop in the Americas. At Battelle, it's being converted into plastic by a team of innovative materials scientists.

1 Jul 2009

Development Of An Overall "Organic Electronics" Process To Permit The Industrial Use Of Smart Labels

Merck KGaA announced today that it has launched the "Printed Organic Switches and Chips" project (Polytos) together with its partners in the excellence cluster known as the "Forum Organic Electronics"...

30 Jun 2009

Green Packaging Products from Spartech Corp get SCS Certification

Spartech Corporation, a leader in the development and design of green packaging materials, has received Material Content Certification for three products in the UltrosRenu line from one of the most respected green certif...

From Spartech Corporation 29 Jun 2009

BASF to Shut Polystyrene Plant

Effective June 30, 2009, BASF will close one polystyrene plant at the Ludwigshafen site. This will reduce BASF's annual production capacity for the standard plastic polystyrene in Europe by 80,000 to 540,000 metric t...

From BASF Corporation 25 Jun 2009

Alcoa Commissions Coated Aluminum Plant to Serve Packaging Industry

Alcoa Russia's Samara Plant today commissioned a new state-of-the-art coating line for production of high-quality coated sheet used in the packaging market for aluminum soft drink and beer cans as well as serving the...

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 25 Jun 2009

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