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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 ...

Trends Driving Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2019, ... flexible packaging formats in a prime position to take advantage of the current social and economic trends. Bio-derived and bio-degradable technologies - In the past few years, a number of new product ...

FPA 2019 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners Announced

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March 10, 2019, ... Director, Mintel Group Ltd. Sustainability continues to be a focus, with a number of entries using bio-based and compostable materials. Kimmel notes, “We saw several examples of bio-based and compostable ...

Toray Plastics (America) Joins the Sustainable Packaging Coalition

(News | New Products)

March 05, 2019, ... a leader in the manufacture of ultra-thin, bio-based, solvent-free, and PVdC-free films. Research continues on other sustainability programs and the development of 100 percent biodegradable films. In addition, ...

Davis-Standard Expertise at TAPPI Course in March

(News | New Products)

February 18, 2019, ... presentation topics, presentation times and brief biographies. Rich Kanarski, Davis-Standard Extrusion Process Engineer Topic: Extruders and Configurations for Blown vs. Cast, March 12, 2:45-3:30 p.m. ...

Flexible Stand-up Bags for Cat Litter: Discovering the Sustainability Benefits

(Bag Pouch)

August 31, 2018, ... carbon “credit” for the carbon sink/sequestration that occurs as a tree grows. The EcoImpact-COMPASS® software considers biogenic carbon (emissions of burning biomass for electricity) and designates as ...