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The samples market is one in which industry's ingenuity is regularly put to the test EVERYBODY likes to feel that they are getting something for nothing. And it is this [...]

Has the small-character ink jet printer had its day? Some manufacturers are already making changes to ensure competitiveness For several years companies in the coding and marking sector, particularly small [...]

Demand is growing for the introduction of pan European hygiene standards governing packaging for food products SINCE THE 1990 Food Safety Act came into force, the phrase 'due diligence' has [...]

Product tampering may not always be the most serious crime, but its effects on a product's image can be devastating. Hilary Ayshford looks at the industry's efforts to combat the [...]

LAND OF OPPORTUNITY With its economy the fastest growing in Europe and investment by foreign companies -- including the packaging industry -- reaching record levels, it's not just holiday makers [...]

PLASTICS HAVE THE MARKET COVERED ALTHOUGH flexible packaging comprises three main substrates, plastics films are by far the most important, outweighing paper and thin gauge aluminium foil combined in terms [...]

Hilary Ayshford checks out the options as desktop colour printing hits the labels market. Just when it seemed the coding and marking sector was entering a period of consolidation. along [...]

Corrugated cases are still holding their own. The term transit packaging is somewhat misleading. The name implies something temporary, short-lived and disposable, as epitomised by the corrugated case. But as [...]

The ice cream industry is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Gone are the days when ice cream was regarded as a treat for children and came in yellow, brown or lurid pink. [...]

Major retailers are moving slowly but surely towards agreement on the use of returnable transit packaging. The debate concerning the use of one-trip or returnable packaging systems for distribution in [...]

Brand names and packaging are dictating which luxury fragrances sell. STRANGE as it may seem, buying a luxury fragrance has little to do with what the contents of the bottle [...]

Consumers throughout Europe want to be able to buy chilled fresh food any time, anywhere, and rapid progress in CAP/MAP technology is enabling them to do so. CONSUMER reaction to [...]

The recession has meant a sticky patch for the adhesives market, but optimism is reflected in numerous new developments. THE FIRST time most people become aware of a packaging adhesive [...]

DECORATION Decorative techniques are taking glass to new heights, but simple designs are also capable of conveying a strong image of quality WHATEVER your views on consumer perceptions of glass [...]

LUXURY PACKAGING has often been criticised as wasteful. While manufacturers have been addressing this issue, they stress the important marketing role such packaging has to play NEVER judge a book [...]

Advances in inks technology for ink jet printers offer major opportunities for product differentiation THE INKS used in ink jet printing are unique. Any other ink is used only once: [...]

Where a wrong decision could mean life and death, the correct choice of ppackaging material for disposable medical products is critical THERE ARE few areas where pack performance and integrity [...]

The overall European market for drinks containers continues to expand. But it is anyone's guess as to which material will be the next flavour of the month ALTHOUGH the recession [...]

Improvements in productivity and design capability have enabled French corrugated producers to outperform their traditional role of economic indicator AS AN indicator of economic activity, corrugated board has been hard [...]

As demands on labels become increasingly varied, facestock manufacturers are making the most of marketing opportunities COMPARED with the number of label converters in Europe, the manufacturers of labelstocks are [...]

Of all the countries represented at Pakex 92, Germany has changed more in the last three years than perhaps all the others put together. Not only have the 'two Germanies' [...]

Despite a prolonged period of uncertainty caused by the Gulf War, subsequent destocking, unsatisfactory margins, environmental pressures, economic recession and fears of overcapacity in Europe, the polyethylene market is in [...]

Recycling plastics is still in its early stages - but it has value in something more than pound notes. Hilary Ayshford reports TWO YEARS years ago there was no plastics [...]

FOR ONE company to be taken over by another is always a traumatic experience. No matter how logical the acquisition seems, it always gives rise to uncertainty among employees and [...]

CHILL WIND PASSES BY ONE OF the few areas of the high street to be affected least by the slump in consumer spending is the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and toiletries market. [...]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN AN atmosphere of enthusiasm and optimism, more than 100 representatives of the packaging industry, converters, food manufacturers, retailers and environmentalists were brought together by polymer producer [...]

SIZING UP THE MARKET IF A PACKAGING print job fails to run satisfactorily on the press, the first person to receive a telephone call is usually the ink supplier. Why [...]

PLENTY OF ROOM FOR EXPANSION PACKAGING currently represents a relatively small part of the activities of Du Pont's Polymer Products Division (PPD) in Europe. But Keith Lyons, director packaging products [...]

SAFETY FIRST PRODUCT LIABILITY CONSUMERS are traditionally seen as poor, downtrodden creatures, constantly abused by large, wealthy manufacturers and suppliers against whom they are powerless to retaliate. This is why [...]

A NEW adhesive developed by National Starch and Chemical in the US could boost the use of roll-fed wrap-around shrink labelling. Launched at Pack Expo 2000 in Chicago, the Contour [...]

A NEW film coating technology which results in an eye-catching finish has been developed by Rexam Image Products, of Wrexham. The technique produces vivid, bright colours on a film which [...]

THE degree of barrier performance for PET bottles for beer and carbonated soft drinks has increased in leaps and bounds in the last few years. But ingress of oxygen during [...]

Demand for push-pull closures will show rapid growth in Europe over the next five years, according to the newly published 2000 edition of Marketpower's European Caps and Closures database. This [...]

Visitors to Pack Expo International 2000 exhibition in Chicago from November 5-9 can hit the ground running with the help of a new, comprehensive web-based show planner. The easy-to-use registration [...]

THE concept of a packaging material that simply disappears after use is very attractive in today's environmentally aware society - particularly in view of recently introduced UK legislation. In reality, [...]

WHAT is claimed to be a breakthrough in PET packaging resins for beer and other hot-fill applications has been launched by KoSa, one of the world's leading polyester producers. KoSa's [...]

IMPROVEMENTS in the barrier properties of plastic containers for liquids through the application of various coating technologies have recently hit the headlines. Elopak's new Plastic Systems Division, headed by managing [...]

EASTMAN Chemical's new Imperm high-barrier nylon-based polymers for multilayer containers are aimed at PET bottles for beer and juice, and small carbonated soft drink containers. Derived from proprietary nanocomposite technology, [...]

A NEW family of two-piece steel aerosol cans which is said to offer environmental benefits and cost savings is now commercially available from US company Dispensing Containers Corporation (DCC), of [...]

POLYOLEFIN stretch films for wrapping food in the home have been available for some time, but only PVC stretchwrap is suitable for automatic wrapping operations. KRATON Polymers - part of [...]

IMAGINE, if you will, a vast warehouse at 11 o'clock in the morning. In most factories this would be one of the peak time for goods coming in, being sorted, [...]

A METHOD of marketing products in a new and innovative way has been developed by carton producer Field Packaging Thatcham, part of Chesapeake-owned Field Group. Three-dimensional lenticular imaging can be [...]

AN EASY-OPEN flexible pack launched by Danisco Flexible is claimed to be lighter, more cost-effective and easier to handle than many traditional packs. FlexCan is a viable alternative to cans, [...]

A LIQUID carton closure system offering improved pouring characteristics with no glugging has been launched by Elopak. Other benefits of Elo-Snap include good stackability and easy opening, Elopak says. Intended [...]

LAST year US packagers spent some $6.7bn (4.lbn) on packaging equipment and machine parts, of which only around $l.6bn (&982m) was imported, according to the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI). [...]

THE search by international perfume houses for a different look sometimes gives rise to packs which are impossible to label by conventional methods. A striking example was the limited edition [...]

A VALVED lidding film designed for use with food products which have to be cooked in ready meal trays was launched at Pakex by Carshalton-based Harrison Europac. Developed jointly with [...]

A ROTARY valve closure said to be suitable for medicines, household cleaners and still or carbonated drinks has been developed by PCM Group, of King's Lynn. The closure consists of [...]