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Sun Chemical Releases Latest Edition of Its Annual Sustainability Report

(News | New Products)

December 01, 2021, ... has built a sustainable framework to guide future roadmaps in each of the strategy’s three pillars, which are referred to as the ‘five Rs’: Reuse, Reduce, Renew, Recycle and Redesign. This framework ...

Expansions and New Markets for Nonwovens

(Nonwovens)

November 28, 2021, ... that are difficult to recycle and/or repurpose.  The continuing challenge remains in finding applications which would consume sufficiently large quantities of these materials to lead price reduction, allowing ...

A Guide to Selecting the Optimal Water-Based Primer for Extrusion Coating and Extrusion Lamination Applications

(Surface Prep)

November 28, 2021, ...  What is the end-use application? To determine the type of primer needed, you should consider the product’s end-use and the exposures that the product needs to withstand during its lifecycle. ...

Sappi Rockwell Solutions Launches a Sustainable Lidding Film for the Soft Fruit Industry

(Flexpack)

November 10, 2021, ... a strong, peelable seal onto a wide variety of substrates including rPET, aPET, PVC and aPET lined paperboard. The film can be produced with 30 percent and 60 percent post-consumer recycled content variants ...

For a Sustainable Pharma Supply Chain: Schreiner MediPharm Among Founding Members of “Alliance to Zero”

(Equipment & Machines)

October 13, 2021, ...  “For Schreiner MediPharm, as a pioneer in the production of innovative functional labels, sustainability starts as early as in product development that considers all lifecycles to achieve a reduced environmental ...

Solvay Announces Groundbreaking Solution for Recycling PVDC

(News | New Products)

September 28, 2021, ... company delivering high performance materials for safe and reliable food packaging, has conducted a proof of concept showing that polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) has the potential to be recycled. PVDC is ...

UFlex Teams Up with Hoffer Plastics and Mespack to Launch 100 Percent Recyclable Mono-Polymer Hot-Fill Pouches

(News | New Products)

September 26, 2021, ... with its new mono-polymer structure and the spout caps, thus bringing many ecologically responsible brands closer to reaching their sustainability goals. The newly designed Recycle Ready Single Material ...

Flex Films to Launch Metallic Polyester Ultra-High Barrier Film ‘F-UHB-M’ for Aluminum Foil Replacement

(Coating/Laminating)

September 26, 2021, ... from cost efficiency, higher sustainability quotient to efficient use in logistics and e-commerce. F-UHB-M helps the converting industry move from a ‘difficult to recycle 4-ply laminate structure with ...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Coating Methods

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2021, ... fluid from being recycled or reused. Is solvent allowed to evaporate from the slurry vessel during the coating process? This can cause variation in the slurry make-up which will influence the downstream ...

Going the Distance with Utah PaperBox’s Trim Removal Solution

(News | New Products)

September 09, 2021, ... The waste is then deposited into a baler, or container for easy handling, recycling, or disposal. As an added bonus, the solution now makes it easier for UPB to maximize collection for premium recycled ...

Pregis Invests Additional $32 Million in Blown Film Extrusion Facility

(News | New Products)

September 06, 2021, ... strength, puncture and flex crack resistance attributes. This will also create opportunities for downgauging without sacrificing performance.” Continued focus on light-weighting and increasing recycled ...

FLEXcon Expands Eco-Friendly Packaging Product Line

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2021, ... In undecorated form, both products meet or exceed the Association of Plastic Recycler’s HDPE-CG-01, Critical Guidance Protocol for HDPE colored or natural bottles with resin additives, barriers, layers, ...

ISRA VISION Heralds Dawn of a New Era as Construction of New Headquarters Begins

(News | New Products)

August 17, 2021, ... by KfW). It will also feature a high proportion of green spaces and charging facilities for electric vehicles and bicycles, and will be constructed using clean, low-noise methods. The completion of the ...

Cortec Unveils Revolutionary Biodegradable VCI Paper with Eco-Bio Technology

(News | New Products)

August 15, 2021, ... made from 100 percent recycled content paper, doubling its sustainable sourcing. CorShield VpCI-146 is recyclable and repulpable, giving users the option of sending it for reprocessing into new paper ...

Avery Dennison Advances Support for Circular Packaging with USDA BioPreferred Certification for Hot Melt Adhesives

(News | New Products)

August 11, 2021, ... Avery Dennison announced that 100 percent of its standard products will contain recycled or renewable content by 2030. The company is also working toward a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. The USDA ...

Papresa Implement Opt-Studio to Maximize Performance for Future Infrastructure Development Projects

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August 01, 2021, The Papresa Paper Mill in northern Spain produces newsprint paper and packaging paper from recycled paper. The Papresa Paper Mill in northern Spain produces newsprint paper and packaging paper from ...

Water-Based Flexographic Printing Steps Up to the Sustainability Challenge

(News | New Products)

June 30, 2021, ... Japanese association, to calculate GHG emissions during the entire printing process for each of these two technologies, using the Life Cycle Assessment method. The results were enlightening. We found ...

VPF Uses Mondi's World-First Sustainable Release Liners for Its Label

(News | New Products)

June 23, 2021, ... with German manufacturer VPF, an expert in self-adhesive materials and coatings, to create the world’s first sustainable release liner range made from recycled paper. VPF committed to make its labels ...

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

(News | New Products)

June 06, 2021, ... Rockwell’s solvent-free coating line. The Starlid GPE-CL coating can be applied onto any film, including those with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The company currently coats up to 60 percent ...

PolyQuest to Expand Darlington, South Carolina Facility for the Eighth Time

(News | New Products)

May 31, 2021, PolyQuest, Inc. (PQ), the leading distributor of PET resins and manufacturer of recycled PET resins in North America, announces the expansion of its facility in Darlington, South Carolina. PolyQuest, ...