Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Chapter 1 Packaging and Society......Page 8
Chapter 2 The Packaging Supply Chain......Page 15
Chapter 3 Packaging Functions......Page 29
Chapter 4 Packaging Legislation......Page 55
Chapter 5 Packaging and Environmental Sustainability......Page 70
Chapter 6 Packaging and Marketing......Page 92
Chapter 7 Glass Packaging......Page 112
Chapter 8 Rigid metal Packaging......Page 124
Chapter 9 Aluminium foil Packaging......Page 165
Chapter 10 Paper and Paperboard Packaging......Page 180
Chapter 11 Corrugated Board Packaging......Page 242
Chapter 12 Basics of Polymer Chemistry for Packaging Materials......Page 264
Chapter 13 Plastics Properties for Packaging Materials......Page 289
Chapter 14 Plastics Manufacturing Processes for Packaging Materials......Page 312
Chapter 15 Packaging Closures......Page 363
Chapter 16 Adhesives for Packaging......Page 383
Chapter 18 Packaging Design and Development......Page 410
Chapter 19 Printing for Packaging......Page 440
Chapter 20 Packaging Machinery and Line Operations......Page 489
Chapter 21 Hazard and Risk Management in Packaging......Page 537
Index......Page 559