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Good Morning Packaging: Keeping pace with packaging around the world, Issue# 44, Vol. 4, 2009

03 November 2009

The Toblerone-display convinces through its form and multi-usage. The unmistakable Toblerone-triangles are recognisable throughout the whole display. The trays may be used for the display as well as for conventional shelves. They slightly incline forward. As a result, the products are openly presented and new bars automatically slip forward. Both the display and the trays are made of 100% recyclable paperboard and meet today's ecological trends Model AG • Switzerland Phone: +41 71 626 7241 • Fax: +41 71 626 7466 E-mail: karin.baecher@modelgroup.com www: www.modelgroup.com

A special lid construction allows a convenient and spill-free consumption of tea on the go. After a brewing time of two to five minutes, the tea bag can be pulled into an integrated compartment in the lid and after consumption can be disposed of as one. The unit of cup and lid accordingly remains closed during brewing time as well as consumption. RPC Bebo Plastik GmbH • Germany Phone: +49 4761 860133 • Fax: +49 4761 860225 E-mail: m.rademacher@rpc-beboplastik.de www: www.rpc-beboplastic.de

Plastimin, Wilder, KY, has developed a mineral made from calcium carbonate (CaCO3) that can enhance the output of multilayer, blow molded bottles by 15 to 20 percent. The additive, made from crushed marble that is mined and compounded, has been used in plastic bags for about 15 years to enhance production. However, blow molders have been more reluctant to add the compound and increase their costs, even though less material is needed. Plastimin and development partner Heritage Bag, Carrollton, TX, worked to develop a CaCO₃ reinforcement that offers a lower cost option with advanced processability features, he said. The mineral additive can spike production and offer corresponding benefits in resin, natural gas, and energy reductions while decreasing energy usage and lowering the carbon footprint. The additive also can be recycled when used with a host of resins, including polyethylene- and polypropylene based packages. It is blow molding and injection molding where the company expects to gain the most in new market share. The compound disperses well in a bottle with no negative impact on properties while offering better adhesion and strength. The company also is targeting injection molded caps and closures in personal care, where the material again saves resin use and protects against warpage. The use of the mineral gained some traction several years ago in the wake of sharp resin price increases after Hurricane Katrina. But former iterations of the technology still needed to prove that performance advantages outweighed costs and potential weight gain with the use of the additive. Plastimin gets its material from mines in Picayune, MS, and Sylacauga, AL, close to the Appalachian Mountains. The material, coming from football-sized rock, is crushed to a fine particle weight and then added into a compounding line with base resin.

Each product is in a sleek contoured bottle with a colored matched dispenser on top. SeaquistPerfect Dispensing supplies the Hawk spray pump which complements all 3 packages. New! Battle the burn with Got2b’s first-ever patented 425ºF Heat Protection. These three new products by Got2b are formulated with proven 425º F heat protection plus patented combined styling support – Heat Protect’N Blow Out -blow dry lotion and gloss finish, Heat Protect’N Curl - curl iron spray and gloss finish and Heat Protect’N Flatten flat iron balm and gloss finish. Each product is in a sleek contoured bottle with a colored matched dispenser on top. SeaquistPerfect Dispensing supplies the Hawk™ spray pump which complements all 3 packages.

This eight-sided corrugated tray is designed to pack, protect, stack, deliver and display the fresh produce. The eight cornered design provides better stacking performance against its four cornered alternatives and has 25 % more stacking strength which presents more strength with same cost or same strength with less cost. Its octagonal shape enables more ventilation rooms through out vertical and horizontal when stacked onto pallet. Olmuksa Int. Paper – Sabanci, Ambalaj San.veTic AS • Turkey Phone: 0090 262 754 7460 • Fax: 0090 262 754 6190

E-mail: murat.garipcan@olmuksa.com.tr