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AIMCAL Announces Winners During Virtual Award Ceremony

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2020, ... CT)/Plastic Suppliers Inc. (Columbus, OH). ProAmpac has developed a high-barrier pouch with 25% post-consumer-recycled (PCR) content. It’s used for Justin’s nut butter covered nuts. A zipper provides ...

Three Ink Market Trends Helping to Achieve Sustainability Goals

(Inks/Coatings/Primers)

April 16, 2020, ... go as far as performing lifecycle assessments, a technique used by companies to better understand their environmental impact. These analyses help address the potential environmental impact of a product’s ...

PFFC’s Companies to Watch

(Flexpack)

April 09, 2020, ... reduce their carbon footprint by returning used VpCI films to Cortec for recycling. Cortec reprocesses it into new VpCI film products at up to 20 percent recycled content, a level at which Cortec can ensure ...

Acucote Introduces Broad Stocked Portfolio of Cannabis Label Materials

(Label/Tape)

April 01, 2020, ... life cycle labels (Kimdura® Inkjet Ultra and 2.6 mil Matte White Premium TT BOPP) and digitally topcoated materials (for dye, pigment, laser, UV Inkjet and HP presses). Seven different adhesives are ...

European Recycling Markets Reel From Coronavirus

(News | New Products)

March 22, 2020, ... on virgin prices - with which recycled material competes - and individual customer relationships in countries such as Italy. The coronavirus has had a major impact on petrochemicals, hindering global ...

Tiziano Polito: Digital Printing - From Strength to Strength in Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... the trend for the ever-shorter consumer product lifecycles. Now really is the time for packaging to enter into the digital arena. Of course, the number of digital presses sold in this new segment is still ...

Static Control: Crucial to Fluid Converting Processes

(Static Elimination)

March 15, 2020, The static charge often found on converting lines is an ongoing problem for a variety of industries. By Matt Fyffe, Vice President and General Manager at Meech International The static charge often ...

Leaders in Converting Solutions

(Slit)

March 05, 2020, ... system from single rolls to multi roll 2, 4 or 6 roll configurations. Increased capacity = shorter lead times and better service levels for our customers. Increased cycle times = best possible pricing ...

Safety, Efficiency, Savings

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

March 05, 2020, Novation is on a Mission with the AF3 WebFlagger Novation is on a Mission with the AF3 WebFlagger Quick, think of something traveling nearly 50mph. You probably thought of an automobile or motorcycle ...

Leaders in Sustainability

(Equipment/Machines - Converting)

March 05, 2020, ... the highest level, not only thanks to its sustainability. New Total Recycled PE Pouches Nowadays, thanks to ELBA’s SA-V machine technology, it is possible to produce totally recyclable PE stand-up ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, ... unfriendly; non-biodegradable and challenging to recycle. Increasingly alarming projections around environmental damage have changed attitudes and focused minds in recent years. Environmentally friendly ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... is nearly 70 percent.  A box-maker’s product is the most recycled item on the planet.” According to the AICC, 80 percent of paper mills are utilizing recovered fibers to some degree.  Any virgin fibers ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... initiatives that reduce their impact on the environment, increase the recyclability of their packaging, and incorporate more postconsumer recycled content into packaging where possible while ensuring optimal ...

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; ...

New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ... – no remains of paper or film labels, and no residual adhesive. Unlike downcycling or cascading, the resulting continuous cycle ranks among the most important requirements of a sustainable economy. The ...

Flexible Packaging: Buying Into Sustainability

(News | New Products)

December 22, 2019, ... packaging has a sustainable lifecycle (33 percent); is manufactured with less energy (33 percent); and has been transported efficiently (32 percent). According to survey responses, 36 percent of millennials ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... by PMMI.  Amongst the 2019 Technology Excellence Award Winners, winning in the Baking & Snack category, was Entour Front of Store Recycle capable Bear Naked Granola Package, Berry Global, Inc. As part ...

Digital Printing Driving Innovation in Textile Printing

(Digital)

December 05, 2019, ... the supply chain. Integration into Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) When brands plan their next season, they usually resort to the use of a Product Life Cycle Management system (PLM). These tools ...

Flexible Packaging: Buying Into Sustainability

(Flexpack)

December 02, 2019, ... packaging has a sustainable lifecycle (33 percent); is manufactured with less energy (33 percent); and has been transported efficiently (32 percent). According to survey responses, 36 percent of millennials ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... tolerant, costing less than some other substrates. Its specialty characteristics include having a low coefficient of friction and good chemical resistance. It’s not widely recycled, but the recycling rate ...