http://my.packexpo.com/NHL-8/Other-Segments/Headlines.aspx2008 packexpoen-ushttp://my.packexpo.com/Skins/packexpo/365/logo.pnghttp://my.packexpo.com/Default.aspxPackaging News - Other SegmentsFri, 08 Aug 2008 16:37:33 GMT60http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50085200/Diamant-Art-Introduces-Fully-Compostable-Plastic-Bags.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50085200/Diamant-Art-Introduces-Fully-Compostable-Plastic-Bags.aspxThe bags, produced by Diamant's subsidiary Bio-Plastics Film, are Certified Compostable under ASTM-D-6400.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50084513/Vertazzo-Recognized-for-Glass-Recycling-Innovations.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50084513/Vertazzo-Recognized-for-Glass-Recycling-Innovations.aspxThe company, which produced the first commercially viable recycled glass countertop surface, has received the "Outstanding Closing the Loop Commitment" Award from the California Resource Recovery Association.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50083804/Alcoa-s-Kawneer-Arm-Emphasizes-Sustainability.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50083804/Alcoa-s-Kawneer-Arm-Emphasizes-Sustainability.aspxKawneer Company manufactures architectural aluminum building products and systems for commercial construction.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50082178/Bemis-Company-Declares-Regular-Quarterly-Dividend.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50082178/Bemis-Company-Declares-Regular-Quarterly-Dividend.aspxThe flexible packaging firm will pay shareholders 22 cents per share beginning September 22.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50082235/Polyair-Inter-Pack-Renegotiates-Debt.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50082235/Polyair-Inter-Pack-Renegotiates-Debt.aspxThe company has reached an agreement with its primary lender on the extension of the maturity of a $1.8 million portion of its term loan facility.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50082287/Plastics-and-Packaging-Carry-Costs-Hidden-From-Consumers.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50082287/Plastics-and-Packaging-Carry-Costs-Hidden-From-Consumers.aspxHigh oil prices are driving up costs for making the bins and boxes that hold consumer goods, and these costs are reflected in products' prices.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50080309/Storage-Tank-Blast-Kills-3-at-Wisconsin-Mill.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50080309/Storage-Tank-Blast-Kills-3-at-Wisconsin-Mill.aspxThe workers were doing maintenance on a recycled fiber storage unit at the Packaging Corp. of America facility, which produces paperboard.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50080849/Recycle-or-Pay-Price-Sacramento-County-Tells-Businesses.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50080849/Recycle-or-Pay-Price-Sacramento-County-Tells-Businesses.aspxCompanies that do not comply with new rules that require all businesses that subscribe to garbage service of 4 cubic yards or more each week to have a recycling program face fines of up to $1,000 per day.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50080856/Lexmark-Reports-Move-Towards-Sustainable-Future.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50080856/Lexmark-Reports-Move-Towards-Sustainable-Future.aspxThe company recently report that in the last 10 years, it has reduced packaging for its products by 24 percent.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50079521/-Upcycling-Food-Packaging-an-In-Demand-Specialty-for-N-J-Firm.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50079521/-Upcycling-Food-Packaging-an-In-Demand-Specialty-for-N-J-Firm.aspxTerraCycle has signed deals or is in talks with Kraft Foods, Kellogg and Coca-Cola to collect some of their packaging waste and sew, fuse or weave it into new products.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50078690/Multisorb-Technologies-Appoints-New-Human-Resources-Director.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50078690/Multisorb-Technologies-Appoints-New-Human-Resources-Director.aspxCatherine E. Irish will spearhead the company's global HR program to support the growth of its family of subsidiaries.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50078691/PACK-EXPO-International-to-Open-With-Keynote-on-Sustainability-Scorecard.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50078691/PACK-EXPO-International-to-Open-With-Keynote-on-Sustainability-Scorecard.aspxWal-Mart's Amy Zettlemoyer-Lazar will present “Keeping Score: How Wal-Mart and its Suppliers Continue to Advance Packaging Change, Innovation and Sustainability” to kick off the meeting set for November 9-13 in Chicago.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50078735/Sonoco-Recycling-to-Add-Fuel-Surcharges.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50078735/Sonoco-Recycling-to-Add-Fuel-Surcharges.aspxThe fee will be based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Weekly Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices Index for collection suppliers and take effect on or after August 1.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50078024/RockTenn-Announces-Dividend.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50078024/RockTenn-Announces-Dividend.aspxThe paperboard manufacturer will pay $0.10 per share on its Class A Common Stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 5, 2008.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50076997/Brooks-Sports-Launches-BioMoGo-Biodegradable-Shoe.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50076997/Brooks-Sports-Launches-BioMoGo-Biodegradable-Shoe.aspxBioMoGo, the world's first biodegradable midsole, is now available to consumers in the new Trance 8 premium support shoe.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50077021/Xerox-s-2Q-Profit-Falls-19-Percent.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50077021/Xerox-s-2Q-Profit-Falls-19-Percent.aspxThe office-equipment maker was hurt by restructuring charges, but its supplies and services business hummed along smoothly.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50076285/PACK-EXPO-International-Goes-Green.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50076285/PACK-EXPO-International-Goes-Green.aspxProfessionals needing guidance on how to apply sustainable packaging initiatives to their businesses need to look no further than PACK EXPO International 2008, Nov. 9-13 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50076303/Sonoco-Issues-First-Annual-Sustainability-Report.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50076303/Sonoco-Issues-First-Annual-Sustainability-Report.aspxThe report (http://www.sonoco.com/sustainability) focuses on environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic performance.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50075513/STATS-ChipPAC-Receives-Advanced-Packaging-Award.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50075513/STATS-ChipPAC-Receives-Advanced-Packaging-Award.aspxThe company's Flip Chip Package-In-Package solution won the 2008 Advanced Packaging Award in the 3D Packaging Technology category.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50074741/Packaging-Machinery-Purchasers-Confirm-Predictions.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50074741/Packaging-Machinery-Purchasers-Confirm-Predictions.aspxPockets of growth emerge in what has been a slow year for packaging machinery sales.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50074744/DuPont-Introduces-New-Bio-Based-Resins-for-Packaging.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50074744/DuPont-Introduces-New-Bio-Based-Resins-for-Packaging.aspxBiomax TPS (thermoplastic starch) resin pellets with 85% to 90% renewable content come in a g-p injection grade and a high-flow grade for thin-wall parts.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50074832/DuPont-2Q-Profit-Rises-Beats-Expectations.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50074832/DuPont-2Q-Profit-Rises-Beats-Expectations.aspxThe company said its bottom line was boosted by agriculture sales, a lawsuit settlement and a lower tax rate.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50073942/Cereplast-Experiencing-Strong-Growth.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50073942/Cereplast-Experiencing-Strong-Growth.aspxThe bio-based plastics manufacturer saw an 83% increase in sales for the second quarter of 2008.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50073994/Bio-Based-Compostable-Sheet-Arrives-for-Packaging.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50073994/Bio-Based-Compostable-Sheet-Arrives-for-Packaging.aspxA line of formable sheets based on renewably sourced polymers is now commercially available from DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers under the name Biomax TPS.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50074014/Republic-Rejects-Waste-Management-s-Unsolicited-Bid.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50074014/Republic-Rejects-Waste-Management-s-Unsolicited-Bid.aspxIn a stinging letter Friday, Republic Services claimed the $6.19 billion cash offer "seriously undervalues" its company.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50072835/Web-Site-Offering-Ideas-on-Reducing-Packaging-Taking-Off.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedFri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50072835/Web-Site-Offering-Ideas-on-Reducing-Packaging-Taking-Off.aspxMichael Butler designed PullApart.co.uk, which "pulls apart" packaging and tells producers where they're going wrong.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50072032/EXPO-PACK-Mexico-Mirrors-Commitment-to-Latin-American-Packaging-Market.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50072032/EXPO-PACK-Mexico-Mirrors-Commitment-to-Latin-American-Packaging-Market.aspxEXPO PACK Mexico (June 24-27; Centro Banamex, Mexico City) welcomed 32,000 packaging professionals.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50072064/Waste-Management-Launches-Online-CFL-Recycling-Service.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedThu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50072064/Waste-Management-Launches-Online-CFL-Recycling-Service.aspxThinkGreenFromHome.com will help consumers dispose of compact fluorescent lamps, batteries and other household electronics in an environmentally responsible way.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50071438/Closed-New-Hampshire-Mill-Might-Take-Town-With-It.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50071438/Closed-New-Hampshire-Mill-Might-Take-Town-With-It.aspxForeign competition, rising fuel costs and plunging demand have taken their toll in paper towns throughout the United States.http://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50070637/Waste-Management-Offers-to-Buy-Republic-Services.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://my.packexpo.com/NST-8-50070637/Waste-Management-Offers-to-Buy-Republic-Services.aspxThe unsolicited bid of $6.19 billion in cash was made to prevent Republic from merging with Allied Waste Industries.