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Sustainability starts at PACK EXPO >>

Begin your next sustainable initiative by collaborating with leading suppliers at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011. In one efficient trip, examine multiple solutions: environmentally friendly materials, reusable packaging, energy-conserving and waste-reducing equipment, automation technologies and much more. Register today.

Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute

Packaging and adhesives industries share raw materials woes >>

Rising crude oil prices and falling natural gas prices are setting the stage for tight supply and higher costs for raw materials used in packaging.

Henkel Corporation

Latest advances in PLA bio-resins for thermoformed packaging >>

Technology brief from Plastic Ingenuity explains the latest advances in using PLA bioplastics for most thermoformed food packaging applications. Covers advances in heat deflection, typical cost, capacity, clarity, and brittleness.

Plastic Ingenuity

Case Study: Switching from bottom gusset to a side gusset saved $7.8 million! >>

Can you save $7.8 million by switching to a side gusset bag? Learn how to reduce materials by roughly 12% per bag, improve efficiency, and save greenhouse gases. Plus, add greater pack out on retail shelves.

Triangle Package Machinery Company

Flexible packaging project in the works?

New! Download this free, 84-page Flexible Packaging Playbook jam-packed with strategies for success, best practices, and pitfalls to avoid. Whether your job involves machinery engineering, package design, package development, or production, download this playbook now.

Packaging World