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Flint’s Inks Certified by NAPIM

(Green)

December 01, 2012, Flint Group’s FlexiStar BRC packaging inks from Flint Group are the first solvent-based biorenewable ink certified by NAPIM   WILLSTÄTT, GERMANY | Flint Group reports its announces FlexiStar BRC ...

POP Displays | Opaque Paperboard Solves Bleed-Through Problems

(Carton Box)

November 28, 2012, ... campaign deadlines across multiple locations. The opaque paperboard also is recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable, which is important for businesses invested in sustainable practices and the triple ...

Sustainability | Q&A with Kyla Fisher

(Carton Box)

October 11, 2012, ... compounds leaching into food and beverage products as well as at end-of-life disposal. At PaperWorks, we are seeing more requests for biodegradable film in windows on cartons and in blister packs. However, ...

Consumers Buy with Their Eyes | Designing to Differentiate

(Print)

September 19, 2012, ... offers a fully biodegradable and compostable packaging solution called the Biosleeve, which is a shrink sleeve developed from biopolymers. Unlike the majority of plastics derived from petroleum products ...

Toray Plastics (America) Is Certified by FDA for Dairy Shipping

(Carton Box)

May 27, 2012, ... polyester, PP, and bio-based films, reports the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has granted the company Interstate Milk Shippers (IMS) certification for single-service ...

Heat Recovery | Shields Bag Reduces Natural Gas Consumption

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2012, ... and reduce its energy waste from the oxidizers: Install a system that would capture the waste heat for other uses Install a new, more efficient oxidizer unit Replace the oxidizer with a biological ...

Precision Color Pouches & Bags are BPI Certified

(Bag Pouch)

April 04, 2012, Ecoterah multilayer bags and pouches are certified by the Biodegradable Products Inst. as meeting ASTM standards for compostability   FRANKLIN, WI | Precision Color Graphics (PCG) has earned Biodegradable ...

NPE2012 Has Exciting Opening

(Substrates)

April 01, 2012, ...  Along with the “return of the machines,” one of the main themes of NPE2012 is advances in technology for bioplastics. Dozens of exhibitors are involved, ranging from manufacturers of new bio-based resins, ...

Carton/Box | Heavyweight SBS Is Ready to Print

(Carton Box)

March 26, 2012, Eliminate the extra mounting step by printing or foil stamping directly on thick SBS board from vertically integrated Lamitech.   With razor thin margins and fierce competition in the industry, converters ...

Featuring More Stars of NPE2012

(News | New Products)

March 10, 2012, Among the highlights at NPE2012 event will be bioplastics, motion control solutions, and what is said to be the world’s smallest blown film line   WASHINGTON, DC | NPE2012 is approaching quickly. ...

Smokin' Hot Cigarette Cartons Are Top Product of the Year

(Coating/Laminating)

March 08, 2012, ... Gesellschaft fur Selbstklebebander Gmbh & Co. KG, Harrislee, Germany, employs a bio-based, compostable material based on Ingeo PLA resin from NatureWorks LLC, Minnetonka, MN, that relies on a proprietary ...

Barrier Coating Launched by NanoPack

(Coating/Laminating)

March 06, 2012, ... sustainability programs with source reduction and elimination of highly chlorinated alternative coatings, and it will compost with current bio-film products. The new coating has been approved for indirect ...

Flexible Packaging | Clear Lam Develops Renewable Package for Snack Cheese

(Flexpack)

February 20, 2012, ... reducing our energy consumption and environmental impact—a long-term goal to which we are fully committed.” Clear Lam produces the proprietary bio-based layer used in the film from pellets and additives, ...

Plastics Will Star at NPE 2012

(Coating/Laminating)

February 18, 2012, ... polymer modifiers, and the bio-based ingredients business resulting from the recent acquisition of Danisco. (Visit booth 35013) Messe Düsseldorf will participate to promote its worldwide program of ...

Color-Logic Chosen for Launch of MirriNor Metallized Microflute Board

(Carton Box)

February 07, 2012, Joint venture combines biodegradable metallic film with T-flute WEST CHESTER, OH | The Color-Logic process, which produces decorative effects on metallic substrates or with metallic ink, recently was ...

Green Converting: Landfill Diversion

(Green Converting)

August 16, 2011, ... to limit the amount of garbage going into landfills every year. For converters and manufacturers, it is not as simple. Steve Mojo, executive director of the New York-based Biodegradable Products Inst. ...

SVC To Explore Future Innovation at Annual Symposia

(News | New Products)

August 10, 2011, ... Impulse Magnetron Sputtering • Vacuum Processes and Coatings for Biomedical Applications • Optical Coating • Large Area Coating • Plasma Processing A total of 26 Tutorial Courses will be offered ...

Package Design: Make an Impact

(Flexpack)

July 31, 2011, ... recycled, sustainable, biodegradable, unbleached board, die-cut on a Heidelberg KSBA. It is printed at Lithozone Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand, on a Komori Sprint 425BP press using vegetable-based inks ...

Experience Speaks: Jim Streicher

(Bag Pouch)

July 31, 2011, ... it made sense. What sustainability efforts have you made? We recycle all scrap films, cardboard, anything that can be reused. Some products we make use bio- and photo-degradable films and zippers. ...

Holographic Technology: Pattern Pressing

(Print)

June 30, 2011, ... utilizing Cast & Cure as an integral part of their brand strategy are Blackberry [for its mobile phone accessories], Valvoline motor oil, Hallmark greeting cards, Prilosec OTC heartburn medication, probiotic ...