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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; ...

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 ...

Sun Chemical SunPak® FSP Inks Set New Standard in Eco-friendly Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

September 04, 2019, Sun Chemical SunPak FSP Inks set new standard in eco-friendly food packaging. Sun Chemical’s flagship food packaging offset inkset, SunPak® FSP, which is based on renewable bio-based materials, has ...

Trends Driving Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

June 02, 2019, ... launches involving bio-based plastic packaging have taken place. The rise of bio-based plastic films continues with polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates and poly-trimethylene terephthalate showing the ...

Sustain the World: the Case for Flexible Packaging

(Case Studies)

May 06, 2019, ... can bolster sustainability. From bio-based materials and consumer education, to mono-material recyclable structures and recycling infrastructure, we look forward to the fruits of these collaborations and ...

FPA Publishes Perspectives on the Meaning of Sustainability in Flexible Packaging Study Report

(News | New Products)

March 24, 2019, ... Barriers to increasing sustainability efforts relate to price and quality, and brand owners expect bio-based packaging and biodegradable packaging to drive sustainable packaging trends in the future. The ...

FPA 2019 Flexible Packaging Achievement Award Winners Announced

(News | New Products)

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 ...

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 ...

Toray Advances Lines of Packaging Films

(Film)

August 31, 2018, ... and ultra-thin offerings, transparent high-barrier, metalized to replace foil, a white pigmented appearance, bio-based materials, integrated sealant technology with improved hermeticity and seal strength, ...

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 ...

Sun Chemical Has Big Plans for LatinPack

(News | New Products)

May 28, 2018, ... functionality required to preserve the contents and avoid migration. SunPak FSP is a range of bio-based, lithographic, eco-friendly metallic inks for board and paper. Comprised of four colors—silver, ...

BillerudKorsnas Launches Climate-Positive Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

April 22, 2018, ... materials, disintegrates in a conventional mixer and the bio-based carbon in the paper is captured in the construction itself. The award-winning D-Sack, co-developed in a close cooperation between BillerudKorsnas ...

European Bioplastics Talks About EU Legislation

(News | New Products)

March 21, 2018, ... representing the interests of the bioplastics industry along the entire value chain, the new legislation acknowledges that bio-based feedstock for plastic packaging as well as compostable plastics for ...

Bio4Pack, Futamura Collaborate on Compostable Snack Package

(Bag Pouch)

March 13, 2018, ... PLA. The bio-based, compostable and plastic-free pack is an environmentally responsible packaging choice with outstanding barrier properties. Futamura sales and marketing manager, Andy Sweetman, said: ...

Tetra Pak's Fully Renewable Package on Display at Museu

(Carton Box)

March 05, 2018, Tetra Rex Bio-based beverage carton featured at the Museum of Brands in London LUND, SWEDEN | Tetra Pak has now delivered more than half a billion packs of Tetra Rex Bio-based, the world’s first beverage ...

Coffee Sleeve Is Reusable

(Carton Box)

August 02, 2017, ... sleeve made from bio-based materials. Founder Anukampa Freedom Gupta-Fonner, says, “[We’re] trying to push forward, to propel the idea that zero waste is fun, zero waste is possible, and zero waste is ...

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’ ...

Avery Dennison Adds Narrow Web Solutions

(Label/Tape)

September 18, 2016, Company announces a ChemControl Portfolio for hard-to-hold applications and an expansion of the Stickpak Portfolio MENTOR, OH | Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials (LPM) has added two innovations ...

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) ] ...