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Pixelle Launches New Portfolio of Barrier Paper as a Sustainable Replacement to Single-Use Plastic Packaging

(News | New Products)

July 10, 2023, ... oxygen, aroma, and mineral oil barriers to chocolate, OGR and moisture vapor barriers among several others. Barriers can be applied individually or layered to enhance packaging performance. “The ARMOR™ ...

What’s Special About Films and Synthetics?

(Converting Perspectives)

July 09, 2023, ... Packaging film options include water and oxygen barrier properties, heat seal, anti-fog, multi-layer film laminates, film and foil laminates. In the printing industry companies like Legacy Flexo in Green ...

At Connect in Pharma, TekniPlex Healthcare to Present Forward-looking Approaches to Latest Sustainability & Recyclability Packaging Regulations

(News | New Products)

June 07, 2023, ... of PVC super barrier polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) coated structures – which offer exemplary barrier against oxygen and moisture – as well as an array of Aclar® laminates designed to preserve the efficacy ...

Extinguishing the Threat of Dangerous Battery Fires

(News | New Products)

May 09, 2023, ... this occurs, the protective PACT® Thermo ShieldTM wrap immediately cools the internal environment of the package, while limiting oxygen around the payload. This process prevents the thermal runaway from ...

Sun Chemical to Showcase Sustainable Ink, Coating and Adhesive Solutions at Flexo & Labels Summit 2023

(News | New Products)

May 01, 2023, ... higher levels of bio-renewable sourced resin content that also delivers the performance attributes needed across a range of paper packaging applications. SunBar® Aerobloc oxygen barrier coatings enable ...

INX introduces sustainable DuraINX HRC Inks and Ecostage GB-XA Coatings

(News | New Products)

April 16, 2023, ... natural-based inks and the Ecostage GB-XA oxygen barrier coatings were unveiled at INFOFLEX 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. Renee Schouten, Vice President of Marketing for INX, says these products support the ...

INX Reinforces Commitment for Sustainable Solutions and Circular Economy at INFOFLEX 2023

(News | New Products)

April 04, 2023, ... GelFlex-EB,™ INXFlex™ Contour inks and EcoStage GB-XA Oxygen Barrier coatings benefit brand owners and other customers. This year’s INFOFLEX theme of “Building on the Future” interlaces with the Coloring ...

Michelman Solutions for Creating Sustainable Flexible Packaging on Display at PAMEX 2023

(News | New Products)

March 19, 2023, ... solutions allow converters and brand owners to downgauge packaging structures or switch to monolayer structures. They also help improve moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR), oxygen transmission rate ...

Achieving Sustainability: Q&A with Sun Chemical’s Dr. Nikola Juhasz

(Coating/Laminating)

March 12, 2023, ... Sun Chemical’s SunBar (Aerobloc) oxygen barrier coatings allow for down-gauging of packaging and a reduced carbon footprint, while also being cost-effective and press-ready, not requiring changes to current ...

Understanding Dyne Decay

(Surface Prep)

March 12, 2023, ... by long molecular chains that repel the liquid and resist adhesion (Figure 1). The electrical discharge breaks up those long chains and in doing so allows more points at which the oxygen molecules ...

Toyo Ink Group to Feature Packaging Solutions for Enhanced Sustainability at interpack

(News | New Products)

March 07, 2023, ... product portfolio is a new lineup of functional coatings used to replace plastic in paper or film packaging as part of the growing drive toward increased recyclability. Product highlights include oxygen ...

The Path to Sustainable Growth

(News | New Products)

February 07, 2023, ... therefore also very important for recycling. REAL ALTERNATIVES. REAL SOLUTIONS. The right barrier coatings, inks and adhesives, can together enable a monomaterial package with oxygen barrier properties ...

How a Full Lineup of Coatings Can Transform Packaging

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2023, ... are composed of multiple layers of various polymers, which provide superior performance as barriers to oxygen and other gases, as well as moisture that could otherwise cause spoilage and reduce freshness ...

The Role of Corona in Flexible Packaging Lamination Requires an Understanding of Filmic Substrates

(Surface Prep)

January 29, 2023, ... rigidity and strength for high-quality printing or stiffness for good barrier properties to keep aroma in, but water vapor, oxygen and light out. Ensuring that all these layers ‘stick’ together securely ...

Three Ways Water-Based Primers are Advancing Extrusion Coating Trends in the Flexible Packaging Industry

(Bag Pouch)

January 15, 2023, ... may not be able to afford the barrier or containment properties necessary for aqueous, acidic or oily foods. To enhance oxygen, water or vapor barrier properties, another material often needs to be incorporated ...

The Versatility of UV Curing

(News | New Products)

December 15, 2022, ... UV (VUV). The VUV band contains the shortest wavelengths of ultraviolet light. These wavelengths are entirely absorbed by oxygen and do not travel through air. As a result, when 172 and 222 nm excimer ...

Toray’s Commitment to Innovation Helps Forge the Future of Flexible Packaging

(Upcoming Conference News)

October 10, 2022, ... the manufacture of a standard two-ply lamination. Lumirror PA6HB, a clear, ultra-high-oxygen-barrier film, and MK6HB, a metallized ultra-high-oxygen- and moisture-barrier film that is used as a replacement ...

Thinking Inside and Outside the Coating Box

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2022, ... insurmountable but need to be taken into account. Paper and paperboard on its own is permeable to water, water vapor, fatty esters, oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Poor barrier resistance make the ...

Sun Chemical to Highlight the “Power of Sustainable Packaging” at PACK EXPO International 2022

(Upcoming Conference News)

September 26, 2022, ... Shelf Life and Make Packaging Pop Sun Chemical booth visitors will also learn about a variety of coatings that can enhance their packaging. In addition, SunBar (Aerobloc) oxygen barrier coatings can ...

The Importance of Monomaterial Polypropylene Laminates in Flexible Packaging

(Bag Pouch)

June 26, 2022, ... gloss and the inner layer of LDPE offers strong seals and hermeticity. A more sophisticated laminate is used in some pouch applications where barrier to moisture and oxygen is accomplished using an aluminium ...