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>>Monday, November 17, 2008 |
MeadWestvaco Will Close North Carolina Packaging Plant
MeadWestvaco announced today that it will discontinue operations at its MWV Packaging plant in Grover, North Carolina, in an effort to streamline costs and improve operational efficiencies. The facility produces packaging for the media and entertainment industry ...
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Toronto Puts Controversial Coffee Cup Ban on Hold
After a marathon meeting, a Toronto city council committee has decided not to ban paper drink cups with plastic lids -- for now. The issue of coffee and other drink cups with plastic lids has been a vexing one for city recyclers. The paper cup portion is recyclable, but not the plastic top. And Toronto officials say a machine to sort the cups and lids would cost at least $3 million. Should taxpayers be forced to foot the bill?
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Adhesion testing
ReliaPull™ equipment for testing adhesion of inks, paints and coatings is designed to reduce human error by mechanizing the application and removal of testing tape.
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New Wine Label Inspired by Beer and Spirits Branding
"Does wine have an identity crisis?" asks public relations consultant Bob Bartels. He thinks so, pointing to several examples -- Guinness has St. Patrick's Day, Abita has Mardi Gras and Dom Perignon gets to share in the most special occasions such as New Year's Eve, weddings and launching ships. But wine drinkers aren't very loyal to any particular brand. Bartels hopes to change that.
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IGA Refreshes Private-Label Line With New Look
IGA will begin marketing private-label products with a new package design early next year as part of an effort to reposition the line as a stronger, more attractive option for consumers. The new design replaces a package design that is more than eight years old ...
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Graphic Packaging Mill Runs Cleaner, Earns Energy Incentive
Graphic Packaging’s Santa Clara, California paperboard mill recently completed a heat recovery retrofit project that will save over 2.7 million therms of natural gas this year. According to Pacific Gas and Electric, Graphic Packaging's investment in waste heat recovery at the Santa Clara mill has resulted in one of the highest natural gas savings on record and an energy efficiency incentive of more than $1.1 million to offset the project costs ...
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Recent news headlines
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• NATPET Launches Polypropylene Plant in Saudi Arabia
• A. Schulman Shifts Focus to Packaging
• MWV Exec to Speak at Sustainable Brands Intl. Conference
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