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Sabic and Partners Introduce First In-Mold Labeling Solution With Certified Polymers for Food Packaging Containers

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2023, ... beverages, home, beauty and personal care packaging. Taghleef offers transparent, white and metalized PP label films, which can all be produced using polymers with bio-based feedstock. Furthermore, they ...

Advancing Curing/Drying Trends: A Pathway to Sustainable Bio-based Coating Solutions

(Coating/Laminating)

August 27, 2023, ... way for the adoption of bio-based coatings processes. Let’s explore the intersection of curing/drying trends and bio-based coatings, shedding light on their potential to shape a more sustainable future. ...

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

(News | New Products)

June 01, 2021, ... sourcing the raw feedstock to producing the polymers, each ton of the company’s bio-based PP and PE resin reduces CO2 emissions by an average of 4 kilograms as compared to fossil-based virgin alternatives, ...

DuPont Joins ADM to Offer Bio-Based Material

(Materials)

January 19, 2016, ... fructose. FDME is a high-purity derivative of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), one of the 12 building blocks identified by the US Dept. of Energy that can be converted into a number of high-value, bio-based ...

Mondi and traceless Develop Ground-breaking Coating Solution

(Sustainability Forum)

June 20, 2024, ... in existing recycling streams throughout Europe. Currently, the properties of the bio-based coating are further optimised, fine-tuning the solution to make it fit for different packaging applications for ...

Addressing Bio-film/Compostables and Plastic Film Processing Challenges

(Bag Pouch)

March 17, 2024, There are a number of bio-based and other materials becoming available that go some way towards meeting environmental concerns. By Tom Kerchiss, Chairman, RK PrintCoat Instruments Ltd. There are ...

Orion S.A. leads industry with four carbon black plants awarded ISCC PLUS

(News | New Products)

December 10, 2023, Orion S.A., a specialty chemicals producer, has announced that a fourth plant has earned International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS). Orion S.A., a specialty chemicals producer, ...

VTT Finds Unprecedented Extensible Limits for Formable Cellulose-based Food Packaging to Replace Single-use Plastic

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2023, ... to plastic packages can be a real game-changer,” said Kristian Salminen, Lead, Bio-based Products at VTT. The development work has been conducted as a part of a research program, where VTT in co-operation ...

CJ Biomaterials’ Amorphous Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Added to FDA’s Inventory of Food Contact Substances

(News | New Products)

May 03, 2023, ... of the biopolymer. It is a bio-based material that is TUV OK Certified for industrial and home compost, soil biodegradable and marine biodegradable. When combined with other biopolymers, it enhances the ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... packaging materials.” The pathway to a circular economy is to redesign packaging to reduce waste, incorporate a higher percentage of sustainably sourced bio-based products or use components that promote ...

Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 15, 2023, ... in Paper and Bio-Based Packaging In recent years, compostable materials such as paper and bio-based resins have increased in popularity among extrusion coaters. However, many converters face the same ...

Sustainability Beyond Recyclability

(Flexpack)

July 04, 2022, ... that made of bio-based renewable materials. Paper is the most widely recognized renewable material, but bio-based polymers are also available. By incorporating a renewable material, packaging users can ...

In the Spotlight: A Q&A with INDA

(News | New Products)

January 03, 2021, ... science will be a great help in this area, and are seeing interesting new developments in bio-based polymers and polymer combinations to advance in this area.  Our drivers are an increasing concern about ...

SABIC Launches Innovative TF-BOPE Film for Frozen Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2020, SABIC has launched a sustainable packaging solution for frozen food which combines a new polyethylene (PE) grade with innovative film production technology. SABIC has launched a sustainable packaging ...

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 ...

Advancements of Bio-Derived and Bio-Degradable Technologies in the Flexible Packaging Market

(Flexpack)

November 25, 2018, ... Reflecting the Rise of Bio-Derived and Bio-Degradable Technologies in The Flexible Packaging Market. In the past few years, a number of new product launches involving bio-based plastic packaging have ...

Emsur Announces Compostable Solution

(Flexpack)

June 04, 2018, A new product from the company’s French facility is a bio-based and compostable plastic bag MADRID, SPAIN | Emsur has added a new product to its portfolio in Ballee, France, that allows it to take ...

Flexible Packaging | Biodegradables Are From Mars

(Flexpack)

February 06, 2017, ... of starch-based products. Their goal: To produce a bio-based film specifically for the Mars and Snickers chocolate product lines. Thijs Rodenburg is CEO of Rodenburg Biopolymers, which worked with ...

Chocolate Bar Wrapper Wins Global Bioplastics Award

(Flexpack)

January 19, 2017, Mondi Solec converts the bio-based film used for Mars and Snickers bars VEGHEL, THE NETHERLANDS | Mars, Rodenburg Biopolymers, and Taghleef Industries have been announced as winners of the 2016 ‘Oscar’ ...

DuPont Announces 2016 Award Winners

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2016, ... USA) SILVER WINNERS Christmas Bow Label (Coca Cola, Belgium) Next Generation Spice Paste Tube (House Foods Group, Japan) Tetra Rex Bio-Based Fully Renewable Chilled Carton (TetraPak, Italy) ] ...