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Roundtable Q&A: Static Control

(Static Elimination)

August 08, 2021, ... to how fast the process can be run, how safely the line is operated and the quality of the delivered product. Static control eliminates one of the greatest barriers to achieving high quality - contamination. ...

Best Practices: Corona Treating Pretreated Films Prior to Converting

(Flexpack)

August 01, 2021, ... are needed in the film’s ultimate use, such as flexible packaging applications. In either case, these additives will ultimately migrate to the film’s surface and create a barrier to successful adhesion. ...

Mondi and Unilever Serve Up Aluminium-Free Paper-Based Packaging for Colman’s Meal Makers

(News | New Products)

July 20, 2021, Unilever, together with Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, have developed a new high barrier paper-based packaging material Unilever, together with Mondi, a global leader in packaging and ...

Polysack and Flessofab Launch Novel Recyclable Packaging Available In British Market

(News | New Products)

June 14, 2021, ... properties: mechanical, optical, gas transmission (barrier) and thermal resistance, all while maintaining a particularly low film thickness of less than 25 microns. Already commercialized for dried fruits, ...

Sappi Rockwell Solutions Launches a Sustainable, Coated Lidding Film Ahead of the Proposed UK Plastic Packaging Tax

(News | New Products)

June 06, 2021, ... good oxygen and moisture vapour transmission rate barriers to increase product shelf-life. Moreover, the Starlid GPE-CL seals to all types of food packaging trays, including PP, paperboard and all PET ...

Web Considerations for Today’s Flexible Packaging

(News | New Products)

May 16, 2021, ...  Technical advancements in flexible packaging materials have enabled thinner webs to be processed with the same or greater strength and barrier properties. Physics states that the resistance of webs to ...

Mondi Packages Potatoes in Award-Winning Paper Bag with Sustainex Bio-Based Coating

(News | New Products)

May 04, 2021, ... kraft paper to ensure strength in handling while providing barrier properties to keep the produce fresh. The bag has multiple sustainability features: a corn starch-based netting for a small cut-out ...

Achieving Durable Codes in the Toughest of Conditions

(Coating/Laminating)

April 21, 2021, ... available. Some industries, such as food and pharmaceuticals, are also particularly challenging. For example, oils inherent to nuts, chips and popcorn production can form a barrier between the package ...

Teknos and Brightplus Cooperate to Develop Bio-Based and Biodegradable Solutions for Food Packaging

(News | New Products)

April 07, 2021, ... the amount of waste. The new barrier coating developed by Teknos and Brightplus is bio-based and biodegradable and can be used to replace the traditional fossil-based plastic film.  “By replacing the ...

Michelman Joins the International Molded Fiber Association (IMFA) to Help Advance Fiber-Based Packaging in a Circular Economy

(News | New Products)

March 11, 2021, ...  “We want to help transition the industry into more sustainable packaging. Our barrier coatings help improve fiber-based packaging’s functionality and performance while managing its end-of-life,” said ...

Mondi’s Sustainable Packaging Hits the Right Note for Orkla’s New Climate-Smart Food Launch

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2021, ... shelf life, balances portion control and is recyclable. Original soft tortillas will be one of the first food products to be packaged in Mondi’s innovativeBarrierPack Recyclable, which reportedly uses ...

Mondi Celebrates Eight Wins at the 2021 WorldStar Packaging Awards

(News | New Products)

January 11, 2021, ... efficient and now 100% recyclable design, it offers safer and more reliable shipping, easier handling and better economics. PerFORMing PerFORMing is a thermoformable paper-based packaging with a barrier ...

The Myriad Benefits of Metallized Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 28, 2020, ... barrier metallized polyester films. The migration trend from aluminum laminate to metallized films continues globally, following a strong trend of substituting rigid packages for flexible packaging, especially ...

Terphane’s Velvet Touch Lamination Films Benefit the Look and Feel of Packaging

(News | New Products)

December 20, 2020, ... for products with higher added value, adding matte barrier (BMAT) and sealable (SMAT) films to the portfolio.” “We currently offer solutions for different segments such as cosmetics, baby wipes, pet ...

TOPAS Advanced Polymers’ Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) Earns Certification as Recyclable Material in Europe

(News | New Products)

November 01, 2020, ... labels for decoration and other applications such as polyolefin-based high-barrier films and recyclable pouches.”  The findings by Institut cyclos-HTP reportedly conclude that COC can be considered as ...

AIMCAL Hall of Honor Inducts First Five Members

(News | New Products)

October 19, 2020, ... NY), offers consulting and technical training in film orientation, barrier technologies, coextrusion, and extrusion and also measures polymer melt viscosity with a capillary rheometer. A leading developer ...

Comexi Joins CEFLEX And Reaffirms Its Commitment to Sustainability

(News | New Products)

October 01, 2020, ... existing materials and maintaining client demands. These solutions were created as a response to the two principal trends of sustainability: the use of mono-materials and the use of paper for low barrier ...

Exploring New Options in More Sustainable Packaging Formulations

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2020, ... Development Manager Barrier Coatings - Pulp and Paper Technologies Solenis More and more consumers, brand owners and other stakeholders are now looking beyond the traditional three-arrow triangle “seal ...

Technical Support Under Extreme Circumstances

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

August 02, 2020, ... engagement as distance is no longer a barrier. While the current pandemic may have physically separated us, in many ways we are more connected than ever. Through the transition to remote service and ...

Mondi Partners With Meat Producer Hütthaler to Create New Fully Recyclable Plastic Packaging

(News | New Products)

July 16, 2020, ... recycled and provides a barrier to protect the food and extend its shelf life. Hütthaler's requirement was to replace the previously used film with a recyclable solution. The company was looking for a ...