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Flexible Packaging | PPT Earns Top Prize in FPA Awards

(Flexpack)

March 05, 2018, ... waste due to breakage. The package is available in sizes up to 55 pounds capacity, and is made completely with polyethylene making it more readily recyclable without loss of quality. This package also ...

PSSMA Video Touts Recycling of Paper Sacks

(Carton Box)

February 04, 2018, ... It signifies that eligible sacks—those that have been used to package food and food-grade products and do not contain polyethylene liners for moisture resistance—are now accepted by most mills in the same ...

Pregis Invests in Blown Film Testing Lab

(Flexpack)

January 20, 2018, ... resources in place to support them.” The facility produces polyethylene film that is converted into a variety of flexible packaging structures for applications such as food (stand-up pouches, form/fill/seal), ...

Uflex Gives Makeover to UK’s Veetee Rice Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 10, 2017, ... pack with front openability through a Slide to Close (STC) zipper. The front, back and bottom panels of the pack are a 3-ply structure comprising Stackable Polyester/ Metallized Polyester/ Polyethylene ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, ... quality, plastic film has some unique characteristics. Plastic films begin in a liquid state that is cooled to become the final product, whether that is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented or bi-oriented ...

IIMAK Offers Longer Thermal Transfer Ribbon

(Flexpack)

November 27, 2017, The longer-length NETFlex+ XL near-edge ribbon for flexible packaging is said to aid productivity AMHERST, NY | IIMAK announces the NETFlex+ XL ribbon said to provide the same strong performance as ...

AMI Issues Report on Agricultural Films

(Flexpack)

October 24, 2017, ... already healthy growth over the last ten years. The three types of agricultural films—mulch film, greenhouse film and silage film—represent a major segment of polyethylene usage globally, valued at more ...

Toray Films Touted as Foil Replacements

(Flexpack)

October 23, 2017, ... associate product manager of the Torayfan Polypropylene Film Division, says that several customers were early adopters of MET OPP as a drop-in replacement in paper-polyethylene-foil-polyethylene (PPFP) ...

Medical Patches | Faustel Meets Challenge of Hydrogel Pad Production

(Coating/Laminating)

October 23, 2017, ... curing the hydrogel, cooling the web, and finally adding a another polyethylene web as a top liner before slitting and winding into manageable rolls. Katecho knew this could only be achieved with highly ...

Protective Packaging | Add Value with Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... equipment from corrosion. When coated onto rolls of paper or compounded into polyethylene film, VCI technology is the source of multiple packaging and storage solutions. This added-value packaging saves ...

Constantia Flexibles Wins Packaging Award for CompresSeal

(Flexpack)

September 24, 2017, ... is used to create the CompresSeal film that has a higher seal integrity than standard polyethylene and weighs up to 30% less, while still having the same thickness as standard packaging. In addition, it ...

Constantia Flexibles Invests in German Plant

(Flexpack)

September 11, 2017, ... with high property barriers, in the confectionery, processed food (coffee, dry food, and snacks) and processed meat industries. As part of the investments, Constantia has installed two blown film (polyethylene) ...

Flex Films Launches Twist Wrap Film

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2017, ... engineered FLEPET (FLEXPET F-WTG-AS.) F-WTG-AS low-opacity, good-gloss white anti-static twist wrap polyester film. This bi-axially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) film is suited for candy ...

Constantia Flexibles Wins German Award

(Flexpack)

August 29, 2017, ... than standard polyethylene and weighs up to 30% less, while still having the same thickness as standard packaging. In addition, it reportedly ensures not only tighter packs but also constant processing ...

Domino Announces Inks for Security Uses

(News | New Products)

August 26, 2017, ... or finishing line, and the UV80CL ink is compatible with standard medias including polyethylene, polypropylene, and coated and uncoated papers. “In today’s price competitive and technology savvy marketplace, ...

Ceresana Issues Study of European Bags/Sacks

(Bag Pouch)

July 25, 2017, ... could become the ones who benefit from the EU directive. The report predicts the European market for bags and sacks made of polyethylene films, other plastic films, woven plastics, and paper to reach ...

Cortec Products Recertified as Compostable

(Flexpack)

July 18, 2017, ... (reg # 7P0091) Compostable Shopping Bags (reg # 7P0343 Eco Film is a replacement for traditional nondegradable films such as low and high density polyethylenes. The film can be made into waste disposal ...

Clasper Technology Wins AmeriStar Award for PTI

(Label/Tape)

June 11, 2017, ... in the alcoholic beverages category. The Clasper bottle—engineered by Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI)—is a combination of two polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers and a shrink label. The first ...

Blown Film | Which Applications Are Most Suited for 7/9/11 Layers? Part 2

(Flexpack)

June 05, 2017, ... film structure, showing a core layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) as a barrier layer, inner and outer layers of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and "tie" or adhesive layers to join together ...

Smithers Pira Reports on Functional & Barrier Coatings

(Coating/Laminating)

May 28, 2017, ... Food products in particular will need insulating, and lower cost and sustainable products are being sought to replace non-sustainable materials like expanded polystyrene, wax, polyethylene, and polyvinylidene ...