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European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2020, ... outlook is having a limiting effect on investment, particularly in areas such as recycling where investment from small start-ups is common due to lower barriers to entry than for petrochemicals, and where ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, Nothing perhaps defines our consumer-driven society of recent decades better than plastic. The different types of mono-material high barrier pouches exhibited on the BOBST stand at K 2019 By BOBST ...

Tekni-Plex to Display Thermoformable Films, High-Performance Flexible Structures

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 25, 2020, ... moisture barrier.  Also suitable for thermoformable medical device applications is TekniMD COC.PG, a PETG/COC/PETG coextrusion.  Both TekniMD films structures can be sterilized using gamma, EtO or e-beam ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... Dow’s approach comprises of concepts for simple multilayered structures without barrier, more complex packaging with customized barrier for food protection, as well as conversion process redesign – including ...

Domino Digital Printing Launches UV95 Food Packaging Compliant Ink Set

(News | New Products)

February 20, 2020, ... contact with Food Regulation. In the video, Louise dispels the myth about ‘low migration’ inks, and explains the difference between absolute and functional barriers emphasising the necessity for conducting ...

Charter NEX Joins the Association of Plastic Recyclers

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, Charter NEX Films, North America’s leading independent producer of specialty films, proudly announces they have joined the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Charter NEX Films, North America’s ...

BOBST Opens the Doors to its New Flexo Center of Excellence

(News | New Products)

February 16, 2020, ... results and exceptional productivity with both solvent and water-based inks. Attendees were able to see the EXPERT CI print sustainable flexible pouches made from new high barrier mono-material laminates, ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... of sample pouches, and label replacement films (an increasingly important area of growth) are thin filmic or combo laminate structures that are engineered to provide specific degrees of barrier resistance ...

Looking Forward and Back

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2020, ... one example of a company that is already recognizing partnerships bringing progress, announcing it has teamed up with several partners to produce new high barrier mono material flexible packaging solutions ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... various products. The new mono-material PE film was developed to be 100 percent recyclable by eliminating barriers (like EVOH) and adhesives that can prevent recyclability. The package’s decoration is ...

Davis-Standard’s Global Equipment Platform at Plast Eurasia

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2019, ... systems for applications in high-barrier food packaging, agricultural films, geomembrane, stretch film, printing and laminating films, flexible packaging, collation shrink films and stretch hooders. For ...

Are We on the Road to Achieving Truly Sustainable Packaging?

(Flexpack)

November 11, 2019, ... with.” Partnerships bring progress BOBST has teamed up with several partners to produce new high barrier mono material flexible packaging solutions designed for recyclability. The project has involved ...

Driving Flexible Packaging

(Flexpack)

November 07, 2019, ... is $44 billion at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.16 percent from 2018 to 2023, with key drivers being: the increasing demand for consumer friendly packages, improved product protection barriers ...

Substrates Create Challenges & Opportunities

(Converting Perspectives)

November 05, 2019, ... films may be: Polyester (PET) is able to withstand heat, such as in the microwave oven; popularity for food packaging products; known for its clarity, rigidity and barrier properties. PET is able ...

Innovia and Wildcorn Develop a Fully Recyclable and Sustainable Pack

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2019, ... Propafilm™ Strata high barrier film which quickly achieved the “Made for Recycling” logo from Interseroh, an Independent German recycling and consulting company. “This certification proves the recyclability ...

Afinia Label and Sihl Unveil New Flexible Packaging Solution

(News | New Products)

October 21, 2019, ... of packaging films, which have been created with the goal of simplifying the question of film choice. All ARTYSIO films come with outstanding printability as well as great barrier and sealing properties, ...

How Flexible Packaging Converters Stand to Benefit from Rising Snack Culture

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2019, ... to other types of packaging, because it requires fewer resources to manufacture. This allows converters to reduce energy costs and build better business models. In contrast to pouches, these high barrier ...

Dow and Mespack industry Collaboration Displayed

(News | New Products)

October 13, 2019, ... Dow combines this technology with barrier solutions in structures that are designed for recyclability. As recently announced at Pack Expo in Las Vegas, Dow will install Mespack’s 180 FE HFFS machine ...

Dow Presents New ADCOTE™ L76-500 High-Solids Adhesive for High-Speed Metal Lamination

(News | New Products)

October 07, 2019, ... such as laminates with metallized films, aluminum foil, OPA, PET, barrier films, as well as triplex and quadruplex compositions with PE and cPP. Showing good wettability on most demanding films and excellent ...

Xeikon Flexflow for Pouch Production Daily demonstrations in the Flexible Packaging Arena

(News | New Products)

September 18, 2019, ... the full process where the text and graphics are digitally printed onto the thermal laminate, preparing the outside layer ready for the construction of the pouch with a series of barriers before the manufacturing ...