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Octal PET sheet is a good choice for FSS of yogurt multipacks
Yogurt packaging

PET sheet is a good choice for FSS of yogurt multipacks

PET sheet is resilient enough to prevent it from cracking, and it has lower permeability for oxygen, which increases the shelf life of yogurt.
March 29, 2013

A maker of PET sheet explains why this plastic is a good material to use in form, fill and seal packaging of yogurt.


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Elopak is known for its gable-top cartons brands Pure-Pak, Diamond and Slim

A look at new packages for dairy foods

Dairy processors ask a lot from packages. The design graphics need to communicate the brand clearly. Some dairy marketers also want environmentally friendly containers. Here is a look at some new packages, caps and lids with sustainable features.
jim carper
James Carper
March 13, 2013
Changing a package design can be risky. A brand manager doesn’t want to confuse or alienate long-time fans. But times change, as do attitudes. Some health issues, like gluten intolerance, were not as prominent a few years ago as they are today.
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Milk packaging

Processors see the big picture in packaging

If product is spoiled or damaged, then it doesn’t matter how “green” or sustainable the packaging is. Dairy processors are moving beyond waste and recyclability and taking a holistic view of product packages.
Gail Barnes
Dr. Gail Barnes
February 18, 2013

While cost is the top factor driving the packaging industry today, sustainability concerns will dominate packaging industry work in 10 years in both Europe and North America, according to a recent study conducted by Packaging World magazine and DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. Consumers also care increasingly about the environment, and they expect the products they buy to be produced in an environmentally responsible way. Milk is no exception.


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to Ricardo Rodriguez, Director and General Manager South America at SIG Combibloc
International news

SIG Combibloc invests in extrusion line in Brazil plant

The company reported 60% growth in 2012. The packaging plant will help meet demand.
January 21, 2013

SIG Combibloc said this month that it has begun work on the second stage of a plant expansion in Parana state, Brazil. An investment of more than 36 million Euros (100 million Brazilian reais) to install an extrusion line will make allow the company to laminate unprocessed cardboard on-site for the aseptic carton packs. 


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