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Pet Food Packaging

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Brand Insights

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

EDL, as Massman Company

EDL Double Tight Wrap shrink wrapping machines use two perpendicular bands of LDPE film to tightly unitize and totally enclose a product or collation.

Pet Food Manufacturer Thinks Outside the Box with EDL’s Double Tight Wrap Machine

Pet Food Product Database

NuTec Manufacturing 710 patty forming machine literature

Pet Food Product Database

Flexicon Corp. open chute box dumper

Pet Food Product Database

Presto Lifts Inc. DXL series compact scissor lifts

Presto Lifts Inc

Plastic packaging manufacturer relocates to larger Indiana,USA, facility

Plastic petfood packaging company Fibertech Inc. announced it completed a move from Huntington, Indiana, USA, after 20 years at that location, to a larger facility in Elberfeld, Indiana, USA. The 95,000-square-foot facility sits on 15 acres located at 11744 Blue Bell Road.

Fibertech completed relocation to this 95,000-square-foot facility in Elberfeld, Indiana.

Petfood packaging manufacturer invests in new extrusion plant in Germany

Petfood packaging manufacturer Nordenia International is investing nearly €3 million (US$4.35 million) to construct a new factory building for extrusion at its Osterburken, Germany, site. The building, expected to be completed in mid-July, will be the site of the company's new three-layer coextruding facility.

Nordenia's new building will house its extrusion operations at the Osterburken, Germany, site.

Market Trends and Reports

Sustainable petfood packaging: much more than a trend

By now, sustainablity should be somewhere near the top of your list of important priorities for your petfood brand. Not only do consumers look for "green" aspects of products on the shelf like ingreident sourcing, environmentally-friendly manufacturing processes and recycled packaging materials, but a ssutainable plan for your company means savings for you. Though some "greening" campaigns may be nothing more than a trend in an adapting market, sustainable packaging isn't going anywhere but everywhere, and fast.

Though some 'greening' campaigns may be nothing more than a trend in an adapting market, sustainable packaging isn't going anywhere but everywhere, and fast.

Pet Food Product Database

Concetti Group petfood bagging systems

Concetti North America, Concetti Group

FEDIAF issues draft on communication for petfood

European Union Regulation 767/2009 on placing on the market and use of animal feeds sets out basic rules for the way information about petfood should be provided to the consumer. Common principles set out in this legislation are that information communicated about products must be truthful, objective and quantifiable, and it must also not mislead or deceive customers.

PMMI calls for nominations in Packaging Hall of Fame 2011

PMMI announced that nominations are open for the Packaging Hall of Fame Class of 2011, which recognizes packaging professionals for contributions to the industry and packaging education. The annual honor will be presented at a reception during Pack Expo on September 26, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Pet Food Packaging

Using the 7 R’s to develop more sustainable petfood packaging

Paul Kearns, Director of Sustainability at Exopack LLC, explains how sustainable packaging can be implemented in the petfood industry. See his full presentation from Petfood Forum 2011.

DuPont survey reveals sustainability as greatest packaging challenge

DuPont recently conducted an online global survey of consumer packaged goods companies and packaging converters, which found that the desire for greater sustainability dominates the packaging industry. More than 500 packaging professionals were surveyed and over 40% cited sustainability as the toughest challenge, while 33% named cost as a major factor (see figure).

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