Packaging Elements

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Bericap Opens Factory in Kenya

June 25, 2024

Bericap, a manufacturing of closures for lubricant containers and other applications, announced last week that it has op ...

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VLS Brings Changes for Cutting Fluid

June 25, 2024

Industry watchdog Verification of Lubricant Specifications reported recently that a metalworking fluids supplier altered ...

Packaging’s Tricky Target

Packaging’s Tricky Target

August 5, 2020

The best packages hit the bull’s eye in the center of sustainability, product differentiation, performance claims and ...

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The Whats What of Waste

August 19, 2019

Leftover product often clings to the insides of industrial containers after theyve been drained. Definitions of empty va ...

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Automotive

July 22, 2019

Steve Swedberg explains the origins of ILSAC and API symbols and what they really mean.

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Judging an Oil by Its Label

July 22, 2019

What can a reasonable consumer be expected to glean from an engine oil bottle? The answer seems to be a moving target.

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API Fights Against Unauthorized Labels

March 13, 2019

The American Petroleum Institute is posting information on unauthorized oils displaying API engine oil certification mar ...

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The Sticking Point

September 27, 2016

As higher fines loom for GHS label violations, a streamlined labeling tool could rescue distributors still trying to cat ...

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New Weapons Fight Counterfeits

December 1, 2015

Anti-counterfeiting packaging technologies come with costs, but proponents say lubricant marketers should balance them a ...

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Take Stock of Your Label Management

May 17, 2014

Without a correct label, your lubricant cannot be shipped. But managing the labels for all those totes, kegs, pails and ...

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Bericap Uncorks U.S. Expansion Plans

September 26, 2007

Bericap, an international producer of specialized plastic closures, has announced plans to build a new plant in Cherokee ...