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Amcor Joins U.S. Plastics Pact to Advance Circular Economy Goals in the United States

(News | New Products)

August 30, 2020, ... average recycled content or responsibly sourced bio-based content in plastic packaging to be 30 percent. Amcor believes there will always be a role for responsible packaging that offers differentiated ...

Gateway to Indonesian Plastics, and Printing Sectors

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May 24, 2020, ... businesses from the 3D-Printing, corrugated packaging and bio-based plastics sectors. About 400 exhibitors from 20 countries and will network with over 20,000 trade visitors. The three trade fairs will ...

Nestlé Co-Funds New Professorship Focusing on Sustainable Materials Research to Tackle Plastic Waste

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2020, ... impact of materials and the exploration of bio-based, bio-degradable and recyclable materials, including high-performance paper-based barrier materials that could help to address environmental concerns ...

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

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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

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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

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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 ...

Toray Plastics (America) Joins the Sustainable Packaging Coalition

(News | New Products)

March 05, 2019, ... a leader in the manufacture of ultra-thin, bio-based, solvent-free, and PVdC-free films. Research continues on other sustainability programs and the development of 100 percent biodegradable films. In addition, ...

Investors Back Grass Paper: Recycled Paper Alternative Shows Promise for Good Returns

(Online Exclusives)

December 13, 2018, ... such as printing products, note pads, books and even office papers, but also for all corrugated and folding box food packaging applications.  Because of its bio-based water and fat barriers, it is also ...

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

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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: ...