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Articles Tagged with ''barrier materials''

Composite Materials Reduce Plastics on Tray Packaging

Composite Materials Reduce Plastics on Tray Packaging

July 7, 2020

Packaging buyers concerned about the climate should consider the existing alternatives and move to composite materials.


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Country Archer Jerky Company
Brand Packaging: Brand (Re)New

Country Archer Updates Recipe and Branding of Beef Jerky Portfolio

Kristin Joker
May 11, 2020
Country Archer Jerky Company recently rebranded its entire catalog of products and changed the name to Country Archer Provisions.
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Modified Atmosphere Packaging Helps to Reduce Food Waste

StePac reveals a four-pillared strategy for sustainable packaging.
Hila Nagel
April 20, 2020
The environmental problem of plastic pollution is a high concern among a surging eco-conscious global population who are striving to reduce plastic use. When used responsibly, plastic packaging plays a crucial role in mitigating an even more critical problem of food waste.
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KTM Industries’ Green Cell Foam insulation
Brand Packaging: Eco-Packaging Case Study

Brands Turn to Foam for Protection of Perishables

Kristin Joker
April 12, 2020
Green Cell Foam by KTM Industries Inc. has been creating bio-based material for thermal protection and protective packaging applicants for nearly 20 years. The Michigan-based company takes U.S. grown, non-GMO corn and extrudes its starch into foam material.
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Engineering Boxes for Relative Humidity in the Distribution Environment

Rachel Kenyon
Rachel Kenyon
March 20, 2019

The ability to custom design corrugated packaging for specific use underlies its versatility and performance in a wide variety of product and distribution scenarios. To design and engineer an efficient and cost-effective package, it is important to understand the package performance requirements of the environment.


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Tube packaging
Market Trends: Pharmaceutical Packaging

Pharmaceutical Small High-Barrier Tubes on the Rise

Driving the trend are the myriad protection, compliance and ease-of-use benefits these types of solutions offer.
Martine Christiansen
Martina Christiansen
January 14, 2019
Many of today’s newer pharmaceutical formulas require more stringent moisture, light or oxygen protection. Many formulas also are becoming more potent, leading to demand for metered dosing in small tube diameters for low (yet powerful) fill volumes.
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PMMI Corner

Growing Flexible Packaging Demand

Consumer demands for environmentally friendly, convenient and cost-effective packaging continue to drive flexible packaging market growth.
Maria Ferrante, senior director, marketing and communications for PMMI
Maria Ferrante
June 18, 2018
Environmentally conscious consumers are looking for packaging that uses fewer resources and less energy than other forms of packaging. Flexible packaging minimizes transport costs between the converter, packager/filler, retailer and end user.
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Product Packaging for the Food Industry

David Roberge
David Roberge
March 13, 2018

Great packaging tells your customers about your product, your brand and what you stand for, and is a must for anyone producing physical goods for the consumer marketplace. You must get creative with your packaging design to portray the right message to the right people—and you need to attract your target market and get them excited to buy your product. When it comes to packaging food, there are many factors to take into consideration for a successful product.


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Barrier films extend shelf life
Materials Technology: Barrier Films

Making Ends Meat: Packaging Offers Food Safety, Longer Shelf Life

Chub packaging gains ground as it delivers safe food and longer shelf life.
January 16, 2018

Today's chub packaging for meats simplifies handling for consumers and on the packaging line. When research showed consumers want to minimize contact with raw meat, Cargill added an easy-peel feature to its Our Certified brand of ground beef in one-pound chubs.


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Materials Technology: Protective packaging

A global role for protective packaging

Ecommerce is growing rapidly and with more consumers buying online, protective packaging is crucial.
Kristen Kazarian
December 19, 2017

Protective packaging comes in both material and container form. It safeguards the product as a candy bar wrapper or can; and as a container, like a box for shipping with the product inside.


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