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Market Trends | Profile of North American Label Industry

(Label/Tape)

August 12, 2013, ... more advanced in this arena than North America, and there are plenty of alternative options on offer today in terms of recycling and re-use, which we expect to see gaining importance in the countries of ...

Seven Win In-Mold Honors for Seventh Awards Competition

(Label/Tape)

August 05, 2013, ... image suiting the customer's promotional or event needs. Made from 75% post-consumer recycled polypropylene, the cup's PP label also allows recycling with the cup. Best Injection Molded (IML) Package, ...

Appleton Mfg. Division Upgrades Core Recycler

(Nonwovens)

July 26, 2013, ... concept of safe, efficient slabbing and core recycling.  The unit comprises: • Conveyor for loading and moving rolls onto the slabbing arm • Laser mounted onto slabbing arm to assist with roll positioning ...

Trends | The Future of Package Printing

(Print)

July 17, 2013, ... of the chemistry involved, IML often leads to a more durable container, and a resulting in a reduction in total resin. IML also offers recycling advantages over separately applied labels that often use ...

Museum Reef Exhibit Features Paper-Based Packaging

(Carton Box News)

July 16, 2013, ...  Called Recycle Reef, the exhibit has been designed to promote recycling and also allow visitors to actually participate in creating the exhibit. A 2,000-sq ft section immediately outside the main ...

Cortec Anti-Corrosion Film Now with High Recycled Content

(Bag Pouch News)

July 09, 2013, ... received approval by the Federal Drug Administration for indirect food contact for use on food containers and food handling equipment and approval from a leading institute regarding the recycling and disposal ...

Bolton Emerson Expands into New Industries

(Coating/Laminating News)

June 18, 2013, With new leadership and a new facility, manufacturer of recycling and coating equipment finds opportunities in a wide range of industries   SALEM, NH | Bolton Emerson Americas, a manufacturer of ...

Flexible Packaging | Precision Color Graphics Breaks Course

(Bag Pouch)

June 18, 2013, ... Ingeo, which is free of petrochemicals commonly found in other plastics. Because there are no petrochemicals, Ecoterah packaging is safe for recycling, composting, and landfills. Ecoterah bags are FDA ...

Roll Handling | API Foils Finds Custom Roll Cradle Solution

(Foil)

June 11, 2013, ... sensitive materials. “He would have needed as many as five different sized fiber cradles and he would have been recycling them after a few uses, which wouldn’t have been very cost-effective for him,” ...

Amcor Flexibles Launches Packpyrus Packaging

(Flexpack News)

June 10, 2013, ... was created by Eco Emballages to help encourage consumers to correctly sort their household waste for recycling. In addition to its environmental credentials, Amcor Packpyrus is also creating particular ...

PPC Program Helps Tree Planting

(Carton Box News)

June 05, 2013, ... educational program sponsored by PPC that promotes planting trees in recycled cartons or paperboard boxes as a way to highlight the importance of recycling and the sustainable nature of paper-based packaging.  ...

Labels | Market Update on IML & Sleeve Technologies

(Label/Tape)

June 03, 2013, ... TripleS films for large-area bottle decoration—which is claimed to offer cost and energy savings and easy recycling. Environmental concerns No discussion of plastics-based technologies would be complete ...

AWA Updates Linerless Label Market Study

(Label/Tape News)

May 28, 2013, ... sustainable labeling method." Eliminating the costs and waste/recycling issues related to label release liner, linerless labels nevertheless demand a different approach to coating, conversion, and application, ...

Global Packaging Alliance Meeting Strengthens Cooperation

(Green Converting)

May 22, 2013, ... biodegradable, and compostable materials, and clearer, more prominent recycling labeling. To that end, the GPA has pioneered the use of several more sustainable innovations, most notably its Green Chic ...

Shurtape HP 235 Improves Bond for Recycled Corrugate

(Carton Box News)

May 22, 2013, New packaging tape features higher adhesion on highly recycled boxes HICKORY, NC | According to the Corrugated Packaging Alliance, “corrugated has one of the best recovery and recycling records of ...

YouTube: The Modern How-To Guide

(Slit News)

May 15, 2013, ... recycling are just a few of the machines someone like myself can research and review videos of in their operating environment to gain a better understanding of mechanical processes and knife and blade ...

Packaging Awards | AidPod Takes Top Spot as DuPont Celebrates Innovation

(Flexpack)

May 12, 2013, ... Black’ to print on corrugated shipping containers. One drum of PCR Black stops approximately 200,000 ink cartridges from going into a landfill. This recycling process recovers about 30 million ink cartridges ...

Foam Labels | Cool Intentions

(Label/Tape)

May 06, 2013, ... label is said to be the lowest density label material available and easily separable for container recycling, offering a key sustainability advantage for a product that is often misconceived as being environmentally ...

FTA Honors Excellence in Flexography

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2013, ... water treatment, digital platemaking equipment, drought tolerant landscaping and a variety of recycling areas. They created the “Green Team” and brought in assistance to help them find ways to further ...

Commodore Plastics Offers Foam Label Technology

(Label/Tape News)

March 20, 2013, Labec labels are said to help keep containers cold for longer periods and to improve recyclability   BLOOMFIELD, NH | Commodore Plastics offers the Labec foam label stock, targeting breweries. Company ...