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Flint Group Offers EkoCure UV LED Inks

(Curing)

September 16, 2012, Inks for UV LED curing, now offered under Flint Group’s EkoCure brand, reportedly provide both economical and ecological benefits   PLYMOUTH, MN | Flint Group Narrow Web is introducing a series of ...

Nordson, PPC Teach Kids How to be Green

(Carton Box)

June 12, 2012, ... specialist, educated nearly 200 NES first graders about how trees are harvested and processed into paperboard containers. He offered an explanation about efficient use of the trees and other natural resources, ...

Americhem Color Solutions Are Green

(News | New Products)

May 29, 2012, ... solutions. The nBalance product line is comprised of color and additive masterbatches said to reduce impact on the environment, reduce consumption of natural resources, and require minimal energy use ...

DuPont Awards | Packaging that Reduces Food Waste Captures Top Prize

(Carton Box)

May 09, 2012, ... Since 2010, more than 600 tons of cellulosic material has been collected and used for Taeq packaging. This recycling system diverts materials from landfills, conserves natural resources, enables consumers ...

Duncan Print Group Adds New Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105

(Carton Box)

March 27, 2012, ... prevention of pollution, efficient use of natural resources and compliance to all applicable legal requirements. In August 2007 they became accredited to the FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council, certificate ...

Mondi Stresses Innovation in Corrugated

(Carton Box)

February 29, 2012, ... natural resources; EASY, for convenience and easy handling combined with excellent design; and SMART for outstanding solutions with intelligent features. "With this new approach, we're offering a greater ...

ASPAPEL Report Looks at Sustainability in the Spanish Paper Sector

(Flexpack News)

November 09, 2011, ... use of natural resources. The new Pulp & Paper Sector's Sustainability Report published by ASPAPEL (The Spanish Pulp and Paper Producers Assn.) takes a stance in favor of the bio-economy, the low-carbon ...

Pet Food Packaging: Evolution, Revolution & Innovation

(Flexpack)

August 18, 2011, ... and sustainability in their product choices. The Natural Marketing Inst., Harleysville, PA, estimates that one in six US consumers can be characterized as fully LOHAS, with other groups sharing these concerns ...

Green Converting: Landfill Diversion

(Green Converting)

August 16, 2011, ... allow it to break down naturally. The resulting compost is used by farmers and in other agriculture applications to return nutrients to the soil and aid in erosion control, reclamation activities, and ...

Plates Offer Stability

(Prepress)

November 30, 2010, ... environmental benefits, hold smaller dots than those of thermal processed plates, and provide high stability on press. Conserves natural resources by re-using the wash water during processing. Platemaking ...

Looking South

(Label/Tape)

October 31, 2010, ... the packaging value chain undertakes today comes back to two defining and limiting factors: value and cost. Papers are claimed to be the natural answer to sustainability issues in packaging, but release ...

PLA Films Coming

(Flexpack)

May 31, 2010, SAN GIORGIO DI NOGARO, ITALY | BOPP film producer Taghleef Industries (Ti) is introducing a fully natural film range based on NatureWorks PLA (polylactic SAN GIORGIO DI NOGARO, ITALY | BOPP film producer ...

Taghleef Industries Enters Bioplastic Market

(News | New Products)

April 15, 2010, ... the development of sustainable packaging by introducing a fully natural film range based on NatureWorks PLA (polylactic acid) polymers marketed under the Ingeo brand name. The PLA polymers are claimed ...

Flex-Pack = Opportunity

(Extrusion Coating)

January 31, 2010, ...  However, as in all industrial sectors, the global financial crisis has impacted growth, and energy and raw material costs — for natural gas, crude oil, wood pulp, and maize, for example — continue to ...

2010 Year of Recovery

(Trends/Management)

December 31, 2009, ... our payrolls return to the peak levels seen in 2007. As this article is written, the economy is recovering. The natural economic cycle in conjunction with global monetary and fiscal stimulus have joined ...

Paper or Plastic?

(Archive)

November 30, 2009, ... Industry Value Chain Initiatives Citing paper as “the natural answer to the quest for sustainable materials,” Anna Maria Wessmann, VP, sustainability, for Ahlstrom, said release paper recycling is an ...

TLMI Gives Members a Shot of Confidence at Annual Meeting

(News | New Products)

October 29, 2009, ... Eric Wahl, The Wahl Group (www.theartofvision.com). Wahl’s message was all about harnessing natural creativity and innovation. He suggests using this period of economic softness to go on the offensive ...

Eco Fiction

(Substrates)

August 31, 2009, ... down in 90 days or 9 months, in defined conditions of air, moisture, and light, and be (as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency) “capable of decomposing under natural conditions” — there are ...

Carton & Box Reporter

(Carton Box)

July 31, 2009, ... The program highlights the natural renewability and sustainability of paperboard packaging. As part of TICCIT, milk cartons are collected out of schools' waste streams. Seeds and saplings are planted ...

New Technologies Highlighted at NPE2009 Exhibition

(News | New Products)

April 26, 2009, ... Place, NPE2009 will be a showcase a technology exchange for polymers derived from corn, castor beans, soybeans, potatoes, tapioca, and other natural resources. Three raw material companies will report ...