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- Sappi Rockwell Solutions Launches a Sustainable Lidding Film for the Soft Fruit Industry
- (Flexpack)
- November 10, 2021, ... a strong, peelable seal onto a wide variety of substrates including rPET, aPET, PVC and aPET lined paperboard. The film can be produced with 30 percent and 60 percent post-consumer recycled content variants ...
- Waddington Europe Offers New Punnet That's Easier to Recycle, Uses Less Plasti
- (News | New Products)
- October 11, 2021, ... padding attached with a glue adhesive to protect soft fruit from bruising and spoiling in transit. However, the padding must be removed from the container to be properly recycled. "The MONOAIR cushion ...
- Avery Dennison Advances Support for Circular Packaging with USDA BioPreferred Certification for Hot Melt Adhesives
- (News | New Products)
- August 11, 2021, ... Avery Dennison announced that 100 percent of its standard products will contain recycled or renewable content by 2030. The company is also working toward a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. The USDA ...
- Polysack and Flessofab Launch Novel Recyclable Packaging Available In British Market
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- June 14, 2021, ... that can be fully recycled. By combining suitable raw materials and a unique production process, Polysack has reportedly achieved a sustainable solution that will change the flexible packaging market. ...
- Sappi Rockwell Solutions Launches a Sustainable, Coated Lidding Film Ahead of the Proposed UK Plastic Packaging Tax
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- June 06, 2021, ... Rockwell’s solvent-free coating line. The Starlid GPE-CL coating can be applied onto any film, including those with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The company currently coats up to 60 percent ...
- PolyQuest to Expand Darlington, South Carolina Facility for the Eighth Time
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- May 31, 2021, PolyQuest, Inc. (PQ), the leading distributor of PET resins and manufacturer of recycled PET resins in North America, announces the expansion of its facility in Darlington, South Carolina. PolyQuest, ...
- New Generation of H.B. Fuller Swift tak Adhesives Enables Growing Demand for Paper Straws
- (News | New Products)
- February 10, 2021, ... comprises less than 5 percent of the total dried weight of a paper straw—enabling paper straws to be recycled and/or industrially composted. This technology reportedly allows paper straws to be compliant ...
- Mondi Celebrates Eight Wins at the 2021 WorldStar Packaging Awards
- (News | New Products)
- January 11, 2021, ... consumption and CO₂ footprint. Mono-material film for thermoforming This mono-material thermoforming film for food packaging can be recycled in existing plastic recycling streams, provides excellent ...
- Verstraete IML’s SealPPeel wins Plastic Recycling Award Europe
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- December 20, 2020, ... IML’s efforts on sustainability. SealPPeel is a novelty which ensures the complete package is easily sorted and recycled. It introduces a mono polypropylene die-cut lidding, replacing existing aluminum ...
- TOPAS Advanced Polymers’ Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) Earns Certification as Recyclable Material in Europe
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- November 01, 2020, ... been certified as a recyclable polyolefin as part of the EU initiative for a circular economy. “This designation is a major development for brand owners, manufacturers, and processors who seek recycled ...
- Plastics, Packaging and the Environment
- (Flexpack)
- June 29, 2020, ... and the combination of multiple substrates have solved many complex issues, the combination itself often negatively impacts the package’s ability to be recycled. In other words, combining two different ...
- Bockatech and Westfall Technik Solidify EcoCore License Deal
- (News | New Products)
- April 28, 2020, ... tackle the issue and comply with laws across all territories are essential. EcoCore is helping brands transition to lightweight single use packaging that can be recycled. And, explore new opportunities ...
- Be Part of the Circular Economy by Opting for Cortec® Recyclable Moisture-Barrier Paper and Linerboard
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- April 28, 2020, ... be recycled through normal channels. Due to its strong emphasis on developing non-hazardous, environmentally friendly options for packaging and/or corrosion protection, Cortec® Corporation has been able ...
- Plastics, Packaging and the Environment
- (Flexography)
- April 22, 2020, ... and the combination of multiple substrates have solved many complex issues, the combination itself often negatively impacts the package’s ability to be recycled. In other words, combining two different ...
- AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony
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- April 16, 2020, ... CT)/Plastic Suppliers Inc. (Columbus, OH). ProAmpac has developed a high-barrier pouch with 25% post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content. It’s used for Justin’s nut butter covered nuts. A zipper provides ...
- PFFC’s Companies to Watch
- (Flexpack)
- April 09, 2020, ... reduce their carbon footprint by returning used VpCI films to Cortec for recycling. Cortec reprocesses it into new VpCI film products at up to 20 percent recycled content, a level at which Cortec can ensure ...
- European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus
- (News | New Products)
- March 22, 2020, ... on virgin prices - with which recycled material competes - and individual customer relationships in countries such as Italy. The coronavirus has had a major impact on petrochemicals, hindering global ...
- State of the Industry Report
- (Nonwovens)
- March 01, 2020, ... is nearly 70 percent. A box-maker’s product is the most recycled item on the planet.” According to the AICC, 80 percent of paper mills are utilizing recovered fibers to some degree. Any virgin fibers ...
- Pregis Joins CEFLEX to Further European Flexible Packaging Sustainability Efforts
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- February 24, 2020, ... and sorting of flexible packaging materials, as well as the identification of sustainable end markets for their downstream use. The initiatives also include a business case component which calls for recycled ...
- 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; ...