Packaging Strategies articles from August 2001

Packaging Strategies archives from August 2001

PASTEURIZABLE PET BEER BOTTLE SET TO DEBUT IN CHINA EARLY NEXT YEAR.(polyethylene terephthalate)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... In a development which may help to reinvigorate the beer in PET market, Kortec, Beverly, MA, maker of multilayer preform equipment, has joined with blowmolder Zhong Fu Industries, Zuhai, China, to produce a tunnel pasteurizable PET beer...

ARE INTERNATIONAL PAPER AND STORA ENSO IN MERGER TALKS?(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... The worlds number one and two paper and board makers respectively, International Paper (IP), Stamford, CT, and Stora Enso, Helsinki, Finland, are reported to be in merger talks, according to Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri. However, people...

ARIZONA BEVERAGES STICKS ITS LONG NECK OUT INTO PET BOTTLES.(polyethylene terephthylate)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... In a departure from its unique standout glass bottles, AriZona Beverages, Lake Success, NY, is also packing its AriZona Iced Teas in PET bottles. Crown Cork & Seal subsidiary Constar Inc. developed the 42oz PET container in the signature...

HARD-TO-RECOVER SINGLE-SERVE PET BOTTLES CONTRIBUTING TO SLUMP IN RECYCLING RATES.(polyethylene terephthylate)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... PET container recycling is continuing its downward slide. According to the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the 2000 gross PET container recycling rate was 22.3%, down from 23.7% in 1999. Figures from the American...

PROPOSED MEAD, WESTVACO MERGER AIMED AT COUNTERING CHALLENGING TIMES IN PAPERBOARD SEGMENT.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 31, 2001... As part of a quickly consolidating paperboard industry trying to gain leverage against excess inventory, a slowing global economy, weakening demand, and falling prices, Mead Corp., Dayton, OH, and Westvaco Corp., Stamford, CT, have agreed in...

NEW BOTTLE CAN SUCCESS GROWS THROUGHOUT JAPAN.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Since its debut in the Japanese marketplace last May by brewers Sapporo and Kirin, Daiwa Cans New Bottle Can has found success with consumers and is quickly moving beyond beer into more diversified beverage segments. Contract packers are also...

RIVERWOODS NEW Z-FLUTE: STRENGTH OF CORRUGATED WITHOUT THE FLUTE.(Riverwood International)(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Riverwood International is ready to roll out its new Z-flute paperboard packaging after completing a years worth of test marketing with several multinational consumer product companies. Based on the initial commercialization phase, the...

Packaging Strategies Extends Capabilities For Studies Through Alliance With BRG Townsend.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... In an effort to offer an even more comprehensive library of multi-client studies and reports, Packaging Strategies has signed an alliance agreement with global management consulting firm BRG Townsend, Inc., Mount Olive, NJ. As part of...

Rexam plc.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Rexam plc, London, U.K., has purchased the Danish plastic packaging operation of Danapak AIS, which includes two thin-wall plastic packaging plants in Denmark and Finland. Danapak says it plans to close the Finnish plant and relocate the...

Westvaco Corporation.
August 31, 2001... Westvaco Corporation, New York, NY, has acquired privately-held Poly-Matrix, Pittsfield, MA. Poly-Matrix, a producer of specialty plastic components for DVD, CD, and other entertainment packaging, will become part of Westvacos AGI Media...

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... Packaging machinery producer Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., St. Louis, MO, has purchased the intelleatual assets of Wright Machinery, Richmond, VA, a vertical form/fill/ seal machinery manufacturer previously owned by ACMA GD. Wright...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
August 31, 2001... * Paperboad and packaging company Riverwood International Corporation, Atlanta, GA, bas appointed Thomas M. Gannon as its cbief operating officer.

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
August 31, 2001... The picture of Eastman Kodak's Kodak Advantix film in stand-up pouchesthat appeared on page 5 of the August 15,2001 edition of Packaging Strategies should have been credited to Ben Miyares7 Packaging Management Update. ps

TREND ANALYSIS OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF WHAT'S TO COME IN PACKAGING SEGMENTS.
August 15, 2001... In a departure to Packaging Strategies' annual Aug. 15 "What Ever Happened To" issue, we have focused instead on overall packaging trends currently influencing the direction of the packaging industry -- a "forest rather than the trees" view....

Glass, Plastic, Aluminum Packaging Find Success In Dawning of 'New Age' Beverage Market.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 15, 2001... Today's "new age" of beverages, featuring names like AriZona, SoRe, and Mistic, is thriving thanks in large part to unique and innovative packaging. The "alternative beverage category," which offers consumers a plethora of drink options...

PET Containers Learn To Take The Heat; Serve Up The Bubbly.(new markets for plastic bottles)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... While the outlook for flexible packaging, particularly stand-up pouches, continues to be strong, news and innovations from the PET container front has been somewhat quiet as of late. One reason the growth in custom PET containers may...

Kid's Beverages, Pet Foods Among Identified Pouch Growth Markets.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Take a walk down grocery aisles and it's clear -- stand-up pouches and pouches of all types have appreciated in value as consumers associate them with convenience, resealability, and portability. Two notable U.S. pouch introductions helped...

Kodak Takes A Shot At Marketing Film In Stand-Up Pouches.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... In a unique non-food/beverage application of stand-up pouches, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY, is test marketing its Kodak Advantix film in zippered, gusseted stand-up pouches in Canada. The pouch holds four 25-exposure rolls of film, each...

Interest In Self-Heating, Chilling Containers Heating Up Or Cooling Off?(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... Their benefits have long been touted: self-chilling cans could provide users an ice-cold beverage in a matter of seconds without the need for refrigeration; while self-heating cans could afford one the luxury of a hot meal without the use of...

Many Forces Applying Positive Pressure To Sleeve/Shrink Label Applications.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... The repatriation of contour containers into the realm of consumer-preferred package formats and brand marketing has given new purpose and life to hrink! sleeve labels - offering that form follows function in packaging just as it does in the...

Consumers Packaging Inc.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... * Owens-Illinois, Totedo, OH, has agreed to acquire six Canadian glass container plants owned by Consumers Packaging Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, for C$235mn (US$153mn). The tentative agreement is part of Consumer Packaging's restructuring...

Phoenix Packaging Corp.(acquired by Sonoco)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... * Sonoco, Hartsville, SC, signed a definitive agreement to purchase privately-held Phoenix Packaging Corp., North Canton, OH, a manufacturer of steel easy-open closures.

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... * Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., Philadelphia, PA, plans to install a two piece beverage can line in Seville, Spain. The line will produce 33c1 steel beverage cans and will have an annual capacity of 750mn cans. Crown expects the 36,000 sq...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... * Consolidated Container Company, Irving, TX, has named Stephen E. Macadam president and ceo, succeeding William L. Estes, who is resigning. * The board of directors at Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, GA, elected David J. Paterson...

Eastman Chemical Co.(Voridian Co.)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2001... David Luttenberger Kathryn Martin William H. LeMaire * Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, TN, announced that Voridian Company will be the new name of the company that will manufacture and market its PET plastics, acetate fibers,...