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First clear aseptic pouch.


Tetra Pak Tetra Pak is a multinational food processing and packaging company of Swedish origin. It was founded in 1951 in Lund, Sweden by Ruben Rausing and Erik Wallenberg. The company is part of the Tetra Laval group which also includes Sidel- who specialise in PET bottles- and DeLaval, a  of Switzerland (U.S. headquarters in Vernon Hills, Ill.) began testing the world's first totally clear, high-barrier aseptic aseptic /asep·tic/ (-tik) free from infection or septic material.

a·sep·tic
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by asepsis.
 pouch in Mexico last year. The Tetra Wedge Aseptic Clear pouch made its debut for shelf-stable orange juice from Jumex, a Mexican beverage company distributed through Wal-Mart, Comercial Mexicana Comercial Mexicana is a Mexican hypermarket group, which features stores similar to those owned by Wal-Mart in the United States or Carrefour in France. It is part of the Controladora Comercial Mexicana Group which also owns the local Costco warehouse franchise and Restaurantes , supermarkets, and schools. Tetra Pak now plans to bring the wedge-shaped pouch to the U.S. this year and to launch it globally in 2007. It is fabricated from a laminate laminate,
n a thin slice of porcelain or plastic fabricated in a dental lab, which is cemented to the front of the teeth to cover gaps, whiten stained teeth, or reshape chipped or broken teeth.
 of two SiOx-coated PET films that protect the taste of high-acid juices and low-acid foods like milk. Aseptic packaging typically uses a composite of paper, aluminum, and plastic. The special clear barrier film is made in Lund, Sweden. Tel: (847) 955-6000 * www.tetrapak.com

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Title Annotation:KEEPING UP WITH: Extrusion
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Mar 1, 2006
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