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Sabic Certified Renewable Polymers Used in New More Sustainable Delizio Coffee Capsules

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2021, ... capsule machines. Delica is using certified renewable polypropylene (PP) resins in the coffee capsules. The bio-feedstock based “second generation” materials are part of SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio ...

Antibacterial Laminates: A Line of Defense Against the Spread of Germs

(Film)

May 02, 2021, ... durable scuff-resistant surface allows for direct contact and cleaning, with no reduction of antibacterial efficacy. Silver ion technology kills up to 99.9% of bacteria to include antibiotic-resistant ...

H.B. Fuller Launches Game-Changing Compostable Adhesives for Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

April 06, 2021, ... sound dampening and excellent adhesion, to a variety of biodegradable film substrates from bar wrap to snack packaging and much more. Flextra Evolution WB1200CP/XR2200CP, a water-based two-part system ...

KM Packaging Launches Compostable Product Range

(News | New Products)

November 30, 2020, ... new range of compostable products. The C-Range of bio-plastic packaging materials includes shrink wrap, stretch wrap, adhesive tape, nets and bags. It enhances KM’s portfolio of sustainable flexible packaging ...

AIMCAL Hall of Honor Inducts First Five Members

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2020, ... will be available on the AIMCAL Website, www.aimcal.org, later this year. The number of candidates inducted each year is expected to vary. Hall of Honor Inductee Bios Dr. Charles A. Bishop, C.Eng., ...

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Names Christopher Voght General Manager of the Torayfan® Division

(News | New Products)

October 04, 2020, ... that are fossil fuel-free, compostable, biodegradable, and/or recyclable. The company’s sustainability initiative, launched in 2004, includes the operating of one of Rhode Island’s larger solar farms and ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexpack)

June 29, 2020, ... and will not compost naturally into the earth or a landfill. Biodegradable: Typically made from plants, foods, or animal sources, biodegradable products break down over a period of time through the action ...

Coating on Trial

(News | New Products)

May 05, 2020, ... development have been ramped up with interest and some concrete results obtained in areas such as biopolymer materials derived from polysaccharides, proteins, lipids or a combination of material formulae ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... and will not compost naturally into the earth or a landfill. Biodegradable: Typically made from plants, foods, or animal sources, biodegradable products break down over a period of time through the action ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... important ink market trends can play a role in helping to reach sustainability goals. Bio-renewable/compostable ink content - Brand owners should work closely with converters to ensure that the inks, ...

PFFC’s Companies to Watch

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, ... national scale and works with the communities in which it resides to reduce waste. Given the company’s growth in just four years, the ePac is proving to be rapidly evolving. Biofilms and Recycling: ...

Acucote Introduces Broad Stocked Portfolio of Cannabis Label Materials

(Label/Tape)

April 01, 2020, ... included in the Acucote Cannabis Portfolio including P2000 (durable rubber resin for plant life cycle), P50 (durable acrylic for plant life cycle), CP1 (environmental rubber resin with biodegradable components), ...

BOBST Joins CEFLEX

(News | New Products)

March 25, 2020, ... BOBST and its partners is to create high barrier mono-material laminate solutions designed for easy recyclability. As well as alternative high barrier paper and biofilm structures. “High barrier mono-material ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, ... unfriendly; non-biodegradable and challenging to recycle. Increasingly alarming projections around environmental damage have changed attitudes and focused minds in recent years. Environmentally friendly ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... production efficiency and content protection. Integrating Bio-Based Materials Reducing the impact of plastic production on the environment is an important part of reaching sustainability targets. ...

NOW Plastics Packaging Solutions Put Environmental Protection First

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2020, ... in the following categories: Post-Consumer Recycled content (PCR) films (PET, BOPA, PE, etc.); Film structures for making packaging recyclable; Bio-based/sustainable sources for raw materials/resins; ...

New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ... sustainability, the recycling of PET containers and bottles is an especially interesting topic. According to a 2017 study commissioned by the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union, and conducted ...

Are We on the Road to Achieving Truly Sustainable Packaging?

(Flexpack)

November 11, 2019, ... huge R&D budgets to the sustainability, biodegradability and recyclability of their packaging. Many of the self-imposed deadlines are challenging, but there is a real focus on this area now that makes ...

How Flexible Packaging Converters Stand to Benefit from Rising Snack Culture

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2019, ... from bio-based polymers. As a result, converters have access to the latest high-performance, bio-based thermoplastic starch and polylactic acid films. These advancements will allow the converting industry ...

Liepajas Papirs Utilizes Hybrid MPS EF SYMJET

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2019, ... in flexo and digital inkjet printing, the MPS EF SYMJET press significantly helped Liepajas Papirs save material and labor costs. The MPS EF SYMJET is a symbiotic combination of the established MPS EF ...