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Go with the Float: CCL announces extended range of floatable polyolefin shrink sleeves that support PET recycling

(Label/Tape)

July 30, 2024, ... sleeves that are still used and should be phased out to improve recycling and enable food grade recycling Photo courtesy of CCL CCL Label, a leading producer of labels and packaging solutions, ...

TIPA and Fresh-Lock Collaborate to Enhance Home Compostable Packaging Market

(News | New Products)

July 23, 2024, ... closures for pouches. These new reclosable solutions for flexible packaging are designed with TIPA's proprietary home compostable resin formulation for various end-use markets including food, nutraceuticals, ...

Update on Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Trends

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2024, ... and a new initiative from the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) to help the industry think more deeply about these critical issues. Paperboard Packaging as a Sustainable Substitute From food products ...

Mondi and traceless Develop Ground-breaking Coating Solution

(Sustainability Forum)

June 20, 2024, ... various end-markets such as eCommerce, frozen food, fatty and non-fatty food. The goal is to achieve a packaging solution which can be scaled for a range of different industries and significantly reducing ...

Sustainability: A Journey Through Coating and Lamination Technology

(Coating/Laminating)

June 19, 2024, ... industry has had positive impacts on nature, developing technologies to reduce energy use in the packaging cycle, the overall carbon footprint and waste of food products (the largest contributor to solid ...

Flexible Packaging — In a Constant Cycle of Evolution

(Flexpack)

June 16, 2024, ... packaging films have reached a milestone of innovation, technology kicks things up another notch. From pharmaceuticals to food, various product lines are protected and preserved with eye-catching packaging, ...

Demand Increasing for PCR Plastics: How Recycled PE supports Sustainable Packaging Solutions

(Flexpack)

June 13, 2024, ... applications such as heavy-duty sacks and e-commerce mailers, as well as rigid applications like blow-molded bottles and more. Recycled resins can even be used in demanding applications such as food ...

Static Charges: Production Mishaps and Product Misbehavior

(Surface Prep)

May 26, 2024, ... to the end use for the web material: Food packaging for example, or packaging for medical supplies. Static control technology has advanced rapidly in recent years and the latest static control and web ...

Surface Treatment: The Importance of Getting it Right

(Surface Prep)

May 19, 2024, ... modern packaging films are multi-layer because they have multi functions — like preventing contamination in food packaging or guaranteeing hygiene for medical applications. A typical coffee pack, for example, ...

Creating a Circular Packaging Value Chain: How collaboration with suppliers helps converters meet brand owner demands

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2024, ... post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin, run smoothly. Suppliers can share information regarding material sources and performance as well, which is particularly important for food contact applications. Recycled ...

Innovation in Extrusion Barriers Can Reduce Brand Owners’ Dependence on Plastic

(Coating/Laminating)

April 17, 2024, ... more renew-able-based options available for their pharma, food and even liquid products. The result is a sustainable approach to reducing plastic consumption. Getting Ahead of Global Policy Change ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Web Handling)

April 10, 2024, For those veterans in the slitting-winding community, this commentary is not necessarily new information, but reviews are always good too.  By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant For those veterans ...

Principles of Narrow Web Slitting

(Converting Perspectives)

April 08, 2024, For those veterans in the slitting-winding community, this commentary is not necessarily new information, but reviews are always good too. By Susan Stansbury, Industry Consultant For those veterans ...

A New Era in Sustainable Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 26, 2024, ... in a large variety of packaging applications like wrapping food, gift baskets, boxes, etc. It keeps products safe from outside elements, increases shelf life and provides tamper-proofing.  Shrink wraps ...

The World Leader in Pouch Making Machinery

(Bag Pouch)

February 07, 2024, ... widely sought after by the food, pet food and lawn and garden industries, it has more recently found its way into coffee packaging.  By utilizing less film for the same amount of volume (as compared to ...

Impressive lineup for drupa cube

(Upcoming Conference News)

February 01, 2024, ... the packaging market in mind, there will also be a presentation outlining the existing global regulations for printing inks on materials that come into contact with food. In addition, Mark Nixon, EVP Global ...

Takes on Tapes, Labels & Liners

(Converting Perspectives)

January 14, 2024, ... for labels: Identification (genuine vs. fake); Marketing and branding; Compliance and usage warnings; Medical, cosmetic and food information’ Usage, disposal, and recycling; and, Contents ...

kp makes waves with Recycled Coastal Plastics® drive

(News | New Products)

January 09, 2024, ... RecyClass-certified facilities, this raw material is then used to create the quality range of food packaging solutions that kp is known for. What sets this apart is the transparency of the system, which ...

Create the Future with Xeikon at drupa 2024

(News | New Products)

December 20, 2023, ... in the following key markets: Flexible Packaging: Xeikon TITON solution ensures food safety even when printing on paper-based flexible packaging, meeting stringent requirements for temperature, chemical, ...

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, ... Now manufactured in Europe and India in addition to the United States, EdgePull® is compatible with a broad array of containers, making them ideal for product categories ranging from food & beverage and ...