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Solenis to Expand Production for Next-Generation Color Developer for Thermal Paper

(News | New Products)

June 08, 2020, Solenis announced it is expanding production at its Ankleshwar facility in India to manufacture its next-generation Pergafast™ 425 color developer for the thermal paper market. Solenis announced it ...

Sappi Casting and Release Announces New Line of Textured Casting Papers for Solvent-Free Systems: Ultracast Viva

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2020, Sappi, a producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and dissolving pulp, launched Ultracast Viva Sappi, a producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and dissolving ...

Be Part of the Circular Economy by Opting for Cortec® Recyclable Moisture-Barrier Paper and Linerboard

(News | New Products)

April 28, 2020, ... now more than ever, society is about to realize the importance of conserving resources—both for economic and environmental purposes. In the paper packaging sector, this translates into the use of materials ...

Plastics, Packaging and the Environment

(Flexography)

April 22, 2020, ... paperboard and aluminum; for this reason, transparent plastics in food packaging became popular.  Despite this, plastic and paper packaging have had a history of negative consumer perception dating back ...

Sweet Driems From Fresnels Offers New Packaging Visions

(News | New Products)

April 13, 2020, ... is fully recyclable. Manufactured as continuous rolls of transfer film, DRIEMS can be delivered to laminators as master rolls for transference to the paper board of their choice, offering flexibility ...

Digitalize, Automate and Connect: The Backbone of Packaging Production

(Equipment/Machines - Printing)

March 30, 2020, ... agile collaborative operation. “The vision for the future is clear – flawless execution from design, a roll of labels and pouches or a stack of paper boards to the final inspected boxes within the packers’ ...

Tiziano Polito: Digital Printing - From Strength to Strength in Packaging

(News | New Products)

March 15, 2020, ... process that reaches 5000 sheets/hr. Although this is not yet a reality, we can easily foresee in the short term the emergence of complete lines where the material — film, paper, complex or corrugated ...

Is it the End for Non-Recyclable Plastic Packaging?

(Flexpack)

March 02, 2020, ... partners will announce the exciting next stages, including full high barrier PLA and paper packaging structures, moving us one step closer to our goal.” In the short term, use of polypropylene (PP) high ...

Paper Preferred?

(Blog)

February 12, 2020, Research shows that around three out of four people think you can benefit from choosing to use paper when in educational and office settings. By Joan Mantini Research shows that around three out ...

Flexible Packaging, a Converting Dynamo

(Converting Perspectives)

December 01, 2019, ... you are, with trending products and markets. We could begin with paper packaging in flexibles: paper bags, corrugated and boxboard (don’t say cardboard; paperboard is better). Some examples in boxboard ...

AR Metallizing Announced Acquisition of Eurofoil Paper Coating GmbH

(News | New Products)

November 12, 2019, ... comprehensive portfolio of inner liners encompassing laminated, metallized and pure slitted and coated paper products. The plant is well-equipped and enjoys a strong asset base with highly automated ...

Are We on the Road to Achieving Truly Sustainable Packaging?

(Flexpack)

November 11, 2019, ... printed and converted packaging and labels, we can add a lot of value in this area.” Pavone also highlights the potential of paper, which he says has high interest in the industry. Consumers already ...

How Flexible Packaging Converters Stand to Benefit from Rising Snack Culture

(News | New Products)

October 17, 2019, ... from tin and glass towards more versatile flexible packaging. Consumer trends and behaviors like these have a domino effect that directly impacts converters. Made from durable films, foils and papers, ...

RKW Launches Sustainable Product Line for Packaging Industry

(Flexpack)

September 10, 2019, ... that is used in special packaging and agricultural applications. Another long-term success are RKW’s FPO® films that show a similar performance to paper and are used in different wrapping applications. ...

FPA Publishes 2019 State of the Flexible Packaging Industry Report

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2019, ... U.S. packaging industry and is the second largest packaging segment behind corrugated paper, and just ahead of bottles and miscellaneous rigid plastics packaging. Flexible packaging’s solid long-term strength ...

Paperboard Industry Plants Deep Roots with TICCIT®

(Carton Box)

July 17, 2019, Students across the U.S. and Mexico learned valuable lessons about recycling and sustainability when paperboard packaging manufacturers recently taught TICCIT® in their local communities. Students ...

Suck it up Paper

(News | New Products)

July 07, 2019, ... recent yeas is the shift from plastic to paper.  Just when we thought the digital age was giving us reason to believe we had fewer reason to use paper, the material has found its way back into the limelight. ...

Colbert Packaging Celebrates 60th Anniversary Milestone

(News | New Products)

June 10, 2019, Colbert Packaging Corporation announces the celebration of its 60th anniversary. Colbert Packaging Corporation, a provider of paperboard packaging solutions, announces the celebration of its 60th anniversary. ...

Packaging and Labeling Sustainability is a Must for the Industry

(Label/Tape)

April 21, 2019, ... to United Nations Comtrade data – put into effect a policy known as the “National Sword.” This bans the importation of PET and other plastic bottles and containers, along with mixed paper. A March 16, ...

Polyurethane Ink Resins for Flexible Packaging – Current and Future Needs

(Flexography)

April 01, 2019, ...  The flexible packaging segment is the second largest packaging segment (19 percent) in the U.S. behind corrugated paper (24 percent) but ahead of rigid plastics (15 percent)1. The major end-use application ...