The Institute of Packaging Professionals is putting out a call for presentations for its Packaging Learning Center conference at Pack Expo 2012. The conference will take place Oct. 29-31 as
Updated with the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, The Food Institute’s Demographics of Consumer Food Spending 2012 Edition contains more than 170 pages of data. While it will surprise
The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) has signed four prominent new companies as Voting Members: Anheuser-Busch LLC, General Mills Inc., The Hershey Company, and McDonald’s USA, LLC,
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced March 30 its decision to reject a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to ban bisphenol-A (BPA) in food-contact materials. According
Growing demand for carbon neutral products has led to the new exclusive partnership of NSF International and the Carbonfund.org Foundation, owner of the CarbonFree® Product Certification Program. CarbonFree product certification
Where can you locate a control system integrator to perform projects and provide service on your industrial automation equipment and systems? Start with the “Find an Integrator” tool from the
A new report from Research and Markets , Packaging (Plastics) Market Report 2012, analyzes the UK plastic packaging market, currently the fastest growing market in the packaging industry. In 2010,
More than 150 packages were submitted for IoPP AmeriStar awards consideration in North America's most prestigious packaging awards competition. Judges evaluated and analyzed packages from 18 categories at IoPP Headquarters
The EPS Industry Alliance (www.epsindustry.org) has been established as a new trade association to represent the expanded polystyrene (EPS) industry. The EPS Molders Association (EPSMA) and the Alliance of Foam
World demand for aseptic packaging is projected to grow 9.1% per year to $35.8 billion in 2015. Advances will be driven by the increasing number of applications and the cost