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Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, ... to plastic is difficult, particularly for food packaging, for which high barrier protection against oxygen and water is an absolute must. Any alternative needs to have similar properties in terms of preservation ...

State of the Industry Report

(Nonwovens)

March 01, 2020, ... $31.8 billion in annual sales for 2018. This $31.8 billion includes packaging for retail and institutional food and non-food (including medical and pharmaceutical), industrial materials, shrink and stretch ...

Spartech Debuts Korad Flat Black Acrylic Film for Highly Esthetic Applications

(News | New Products)

February 27, 2020, ... fenders; Marine – Instrument panels; and Food service – drink dispensers, preparation tables. Healthcare Hospitals – Kick plates, lab carts and furniture. For more information, visit spartech.com. ...

interplastica,and upakovka 2020 Reflect Stabilizing Russian Market

(News | New Products)

February 25, 2020, ... addresses the target groups food, beverage, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, non-food and industrial goods. The food industry is one of the most important manufacturing industries in ...

The FPA Launches New Website

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2020, ... sustainability, the role of packaging in reducing food waste, and food safety issues. The new ‘Advocacy’ section highlights FPA efforts to ensure reasonable government legislation and regulations around ...

Multi-Solution Approach Key to Achieving Sustainability Goals

(Extrusion Coating)

February 24, 2020, ... appearance nor recyclability. Image source: UMP Collaboration between Dow and brand owner Elopak, an international supplier of paperboard-based packaging for food and beverages, is one example of ...

SIG Combibloc Invests in Coating Line from ER-WE-PA GmbH

(News | New Products)

February 24, 2020, SIG has invested in a new coating line from ER-WE-PA GmbH, slated to install in 2020.  SIG has several locations worldwide and works in partnership with its customers to bring food and beverage products ...

NOW Plastics Packaging Solutions Put Environmental Protection First

(Flexpack)

February 04, 2020, ... the packaging value chain. NOW Plastics’ has adopted a strategic focus on eco-friendly and sustainable packaging solutions that do not compromise the shelf life of packaged food, since food waste is also ...

SÜDPACK Announces its Multi SV Skin is Cyclos-Certified

(News | New Products)

February 02, 2020, ... help food and drink producers satisfy relevant legal requirements. SÜDPACK Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG announced it has now received a certificate of recyclability from the Institute cyclos-HTP for its ...

Narrow Web Twists and Turns

(Web Handling)

January 29, 2020, ... in the food and drink sectors have widely embraced the concept of lean manufacturing. These organisations want to control inventory costs. For wider web width printing and converting this translates into ...

AMI’S Multilayer Flexible Packaging 2020 Conference

(Upcoming Conference News)

January 22, 2020, ... energy. Media focus on “single use plastics” includes flexible packaging, despite its valuable contribution to food waste prevention. Governments are responding with accelerated regulations. Companies ...

StePac’s Advanced Packaging Cuts Fresh Green Bean Waste

(News | New Products)

January 21, 2020, The U.S. foodservice industry is discovering the benefits of receiving fresh green bean supplies in lean, modified atmosphere bulk packaging (MAP) newly developed by StePac, Ltd. The U.S. foodservice ...

Uteco Group and ESI Announce the Release of the DIAMOND HP CI FLEXO PRESS Now Configured with ESI’s Flexobeam for Printing Gelflex-EB Inks

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

January 11, 2020, ... the development of this technology, which is presented as a great solution for food-safe packaging applications providing different surface print options, promoting less plastic material and higher recyclability ...

New Wash-Off Adhesive Optimises PET Recycling

(News | New Products)

December 29, 2019, ... focus has long since been not only on PET beverage bottles, but also on detergent bottles, soap dispensers and cans for food and cosmetics. The HERMA adhesive, designated 62Rpw, offers the attributes of ...

InForm Etiketten Gets Future-Ready with Xeikon CX3

(News | New Products)

December 16, 2019, ... labels for the food industry, which represents a large part of InForm’s customer base. The ever-decreasing lot sizes in label printing were a further reason for strengthening the company’s digital capabilities. ...

What’s Next in Inkjet and the Many Reasons to Adopt it

(Digital)

December 16, 2019, ... corrugated printing is making major claims about the sustainability of their inks especially for food packaging. Others will follow with water-based inks, as recently shown for example at Labelexpo 2020 ...

Flexible Packages Standing Out in 2019

(Flexpack)

December 11, 2019, ... collaborated with its customer JUSTIN’S. Utilizing a food-contact FDA-compliant structure, this snack pouch reduces its reliance on virgin resin by using 40 percent recycled plastic content in the sealant ...

UV Inkjet Material Available From Polykote

(News | New Products)

December 08, 2019, ... ready to slit and ship. This new semi-stock offering is produced with a permanent acrylic adhesive that complies with FDA CFR 175.105 for indirect food contact.  The high gloss white facestock provides ...

Sun Chemical Releases 2018 Sustainability Report

(News | New Products)

December 02, 2019, ... practices (GMP) that focuses on contamination control and hygiene management for products such as inks for food packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, cosmetics, and hygiene applications. The GMP policies ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... food packages are others. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, poultry and dairy in the presence of oxygen. Flexible packaging can offer the ...