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- Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions
- (Flexpack)
- June 13, 2024, ... for PCR plastic will triple by 2030 to about 90 million tons.2 As one of the most common and versatile plastics in packaging, polyethylene (PE) represents a significant opportunity for building recycling ...
- Obtaining Barriers When Coating and Printing Flexible Materials
- (Bag Pouch)
- June 09, 2024, ... easier to decide upon. Film manufacturers and formulators produce modified structures from polymers such as polyethylene, polyester and poly-propylene. Polyethylene for example, when modified and in ...
- FPA Announces 2024 Board of Directors
- (News | New Products)
- April 30, 2024, ... Corporation; Mark Lewis, CEO, Wikoff Color Corporation; Sarah Marshall, Vice President of Polyethylene Marketing, NOVA Chemicals, Inc.; Apurva Shah, Vice President of Strategy & Customer Development, Charter ...
- Creating a Circular Packaging Value Chain: How collaboration with suppliers helps converters meet brand owner demands
- (News | New Products)
- April 28, 2024, ... between resin suppliers, converters, and brand owners, we can learn from our trials and work together to create tangible changes for a better world. ABOUT THE AUTHOR John Avolio is the polyethylene ...
- Principles of Narrow Web Slitting
- (Web Handling)
- April 10, 2024, ... tissue to dual-sided rolls; films ranging from stiffer polyester to thin-stretchy polyethylene; and stability presented by machine-direction (MD) and cross-direction (CD) strength issues. When I worked ...
- Principles of Narrow Web Slitting
- (Converting Perspectives)
- April 08, 2024, ... dual-sided rolls; films ranging from stiffer polyester to thin-stretchy polyethylene; and stability presented by machine-direction (MD) and cross-direction(CD) strength issues. When I worked at a nonwovens ...
- UFlex Begins Commercial Production of Poly-Condensed Polyester Chips in Panipat, India, and a CPP Packaging Film production in Russia
- (News | New Products)
- April 01, 2024, ... the existing capacity of one 8.7-meter-wide Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate (BOPET) Film Line with a capacity of 30,000 TPA and one 2.85-meter-wide plasma enhanced avant-garde metallizer ...
- What’s In Your Flexible Packaging?
- (Upcoming Conference News)
- March 11, 2024, ... plastic use, as well as the effect of polyethylene seals and additives on how food is experienced through the senses. The conversation on additives will continue during Session 7 on April 16 with a focus ...
- FPA: The State of the U.S. Flexible Packaging Industry
- (Print)
- March 10, 2024, ... and resins accounted for the largest spend for converters with the two categories making up over two-thirds of material purchases — films are 47 percent; resins are 23 percent. Within films, polyethylene ...
- Clariant to Showcase Sustainably-evolved Coatings at American Coatings Show 2024
- (News | New Products)
- March 04, 2024, ... to sustainability, we have also developed polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-free and renewable-based solutions for the printing industry,” commented Ray Gonzales, Head of Marketing Coatings & Adhesives, Business ...
- A leader in bag converting equipment
- (Bag Pouch)
- February 12, 2024, ... ARES 400-SUP Hudson-Sharp has been leading the way on polybag machines and polyethylene (PE) pouches for years and continues to do so with our innovative Ares 400-SUP pouch machine. It was created ...
- TekniPlex Healthcare to Expand Cleanroom Film and Bag Production with New Multilayer Blown Film Line
- (News | New Products)
- January 21, 2024, ... needs, TekniPlex Healthcare has a longstanding history of producing low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags that meet strict cleanliness requirements, with both film extrusion and bag sealing conducted in ...
- TekniPlex Healthcare to Debut World’s First Pharma-grade PET Blister Film with Recycled Content
- (News | New Products)
- January 10, 2024, ... materials science expertise to help deliver better patient outcomes, has partnered with petrochemical leader Alpek Polyester to introduce the world’s first pharmaceutical-grade polyethylene terephthalate ...
- High-performance Stretch Wrap Films Improve Puncture Resistance for Better Product Protection
- (News | New Products)
- December 12, 2023, ... Solution: Exceed™ XP 8346 improves puncture resistance for less risk of stretch wrap film failure Termoplasticos Antartida collaborated with ExxonMobil’s polyethylene business which is renowned ...
- At Paris Packaging Week, TekniPlex Consumer Products to Showcase More Sustainable Aerosol Gaskets, Dip Tubes, Liners and Other Solutions
- (News | New Products)
- December 11, 2023, ... sustainability without affecting product performance, the tubes are available in a low-density polyethylene (LDPE), a high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and a polypropylene (PP) versions. Also at ADF, ...
- Pouches 101
- (Bag Pouch)
- December 03, 2023, ... as polypropylene or polyethylene, the typical stand-up bag or pouch is far more complex than what a consumer sees, regardless of what’s inside. From logistical motives, to freshness concerns, to sustainability, ...
- Neopac Receives Hungaropack Award for Intricate Digitally Printed Tube
- (Flexpack)
- November 29, 2023, ... polyethylene (PE) tube. The advanced direct digital printing capabilities allow Herbária to stay in stock without over-ordering, limiting materials waste, transportation costs and storage requirements. ...
- Toray Plastics (America), Inc., Receives International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
- (News | New Products)
- October 22, 2023, ... Toray Plastics (America), Inc., is a leading manufacturer of polyester, polypropylene, and metallized films and polypropylene and polyethylene foams. The company is committed to environmental, social, ...
- Sabic and Partners Introduce First In-Mold Labeling Solution With Certified Polymers for Food Packaging Containers
- (News | New Products)
- September 28, 2023, ... valuable used plastic from ending up as waste.” The label material for the IML containers is a biaxially oriented polyethylene (BOPP) film produced by Taghleef, a leading global supplier of films ...
- Emerging Trends Steering Label Making Towards Sustainability
- (News | New Products)
- September 24, 2023, ... from the facesheet. Options promoted as fully recyclable by many in the label industry are film liners. One example of this is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), mostly due to it being the closest alternative ...
