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New GR360 from Lundberg Tech Cuts Tough Waste Materials Down to Size

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2021, ... and other stiff and/or thick waste materials for recycling or disposal without manual handling or changing equipment. Expanding the company's line of granulators to 10 standard models, plus custom designs, ...

Nestlé Co-Funds New Professorship Focusing on Sustainable Materials Research to Tackle Plastic Waste

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2020, Nestlé announced that it would co-fund a new Chair for Sustainable Materials at the EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in Switzerland, together with Logitech, SIG and other industry partners. ...

Materials Handling | Pneumatic Conveyor Reduces Injuries, Cuts Waste

(Web Handling)

June 27, 2016, ... tanks. A common dilemma in the industrial world is the manual transport of bulk materials, often to raised platforms where workers dump ingredients into hoppers. This arrangement presents ergonomic hazards ...

Materials Waste Calculator Available Online

(News Eclips)

February 16, 2009, Rotary Technologies has launched a materials waste calculator on its website ORLANDO, FL | Rotary Technologies has launched a materials waste calculator on its website. The calculator is a tool for ...

Reducing Waste in the Production Line

(Surface Prep)

February 11, 2024, ... web materials being processed, the application, the flexibility required by the converting line and the available budget. While web cleaners can help deter issues surrounding product quality and staff ...

Materials Lead The Way

(Web Handling)

November 26, 2023, Increasingly, materials are going beyond their functionality of just a few years ago. By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant Increasingly, materials are going beyond their functionality of just ...

Mondi and Skånemejerier Partner to Introduce Mono-material Plastic Packaging

(News | New Products)

November 08, 2023, Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has collaborated with Skånemejerier to create a mono-material, polypropylene (PP) based packaging for, among others, ICA’s Hushållsost cheese. Mondi, ...

Addressing Plastic Waste with Mono-web Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

October 25, 2023, ... address this issue, including the US Plastics Pact, and make public commitments to increase the rate of recycling and recycled material use in their packaging by 2025 and beyond. Single-use plastics ...

New Self-adhesive Label Material with a High Content of Recycled PE

(News | New Products)

October 16, 2023, How Sustainability Can Become the Standard How Sustainability Can Become the Standard Sustainable and cost-effective? A new self-adhesive label material from HERMA shows that this is feasible. The ...

INDEVCO Packaging Solutions to Showcase Sustainable Converting Materials at Pack Expo 2023

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August 14, 2023, INDEVCO North America’s packaging division will highlight environmental impacts of converting materials for packaging converters, co-packers, CPG companies, and retailers. INDEVCO North America’s packaging ...

CJ Biomaterials Launches New Website to Showcase Revolutionary PHA Technology

(Sustainability Forum)

August 01, 2023, CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and a primary producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) CJ Biomaterials, Inc., a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang ...

At AMI Thin Wall Packaging Conference, TekniPlex Consumer Products Highlights Materials-Diverse Approach to Sustainability

(News | New Products)

July 11, 2023, TekniPlex Consumer Products, a globally integrated provider of innovative solutions through materials science and manufacturing technologies TekniPlex Consumer Products, a globally integrated provider ...

Neopac Debuts Mono-Material Double Barrier Tubes with High-Percentage PCR

(News | New Products)

May 14, 2023, ... for pharma, beauty and oral care, launched its new Polyfoil® EcoPro mono-material double barrier tubes at Luxe Pack NY in May 2023. Ideal for personal care and cosmetic products, Neopac’s latest EcoDesign ...

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

(News | New Products)

May 03, 2023, FDA listing clears the way for CJ Biomaterials’ amorphous PHA to be used in the manufacture of food contact materials sold in the US. FDA listing clears the way for CJ Biomaterials’ amorphous PHA to ...

Stora Enso Introduces Recyclable and Peelable Board Material for Vacuum Packaged Fresh Food

(News | New Products)

May 02, 2023, Trayforma BarrPeel by Stora Enso is a new, easy-peeling board material for vacuum skin packs enabling packaging fresh food on recyclable paperboard trays. Trayforma BarrPeel by Stora Enso is a new, ...

NexKemia Acquires Assets of Eco-Captation, a Prominent Polystyrene Waste Recycler

(News | New Products)

January 29, 2023, ... innovative materials, testing services, packaging and monitoring solutions, and contract manufacturing. Eco-Captation is the leading recycler of polystyrene wastes in Quebec and has a special focus on ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 3

(Converting Expert)

September 26, 2022, ... of our three-part series on material properties. In April, we discussed tensile testing and how your material properties relate to common customer complaints. Last month we discussed 12 aspects that will ...

The “5R” Framework: An Approach Designed to Reduce Packaging Waste

(News | New Products)

September 20, 2022, ... public commitments to, among other things, increase the rate of recycling and recycled material use in their packaging by 2025. Achieving these packaging sustainability goals occurs when organizations ...

Material Properties, Testing & Applications: Part 3

(Coating/Laminating)

July 17, 2022, ... of our three-part series on material properties. In April, we discussed tensile testing and how your material properties relate to common customer complaints. In May we discussed 12 aspects that will directly ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2022, ... around 70 percent of the material is either Polyethylene (PE) or Polypropylene (PP) and that 20 percent is mixed plastic and aluminium foil plastic laminates. Currently the PE fraction is down-cycled to ...